Jenni Rivera Body Parts: DNA Tests Being Conducted As Remains Are Flown Home
Jenni Rivera, the late Latin music sensation who lost her life in a horrific plane crash over the weekend has made her last trip home.
The 43-year-old Southern California native's three brothers along with her remains, made the trek on a Thursday night flight from Mexico to the Long Beach airport.
The singer's casket, which was police escorted, was then taken to a Long Beach mortuary, where a dozens of fans stood by to give their support.
Many other well wishers waited in front of her mother's residence in Lakewood, where they left flowers, candles and balloons, amongst other items.
While results of DNA tests on Rivera's body were still pending, Rivera's family had confirmed on Thursday that she was dead.
"We have received 100 per cent confirmation that my sister Jenni is gone to be with the Lord. She is in the presence of God now. They did show pictures to my brothers of the body; it is not the full body."
The 43-year-old Rivera died on early Sunday morning when the plane she was riding on nose-dived into the ground while making the trip from Monterrey to Toluca in Mexico. Six others were killed in the crash as well.
Christian Esquino, an ex-convict with a questionable past, is strongly believed to be the person in charge at Starwood Management, the aviation company that owns the plane that crashed, but corporate records list the 50-year-old's sister-in-law as being its only officer. However, insurance companies that cover some of Starwood's' airplanes claim that the woman is a front while Esquino is still in charge.
Rivera was arguably the most successful musician in grupero, a male-dominated Mexico regional style. Known as the "Diva de la Banda," she sold over 15 million records and was well received in both Mexico and the U.S. She had also ventured into acting and reality television.
