FL Leila Cavett, 21, of GA (son Kamdyn, 2, found wandering), Miramar, 27 Jul 2020 *MEDIA,MAPS,TIMELINE*

FBI assists with investigation of missing mom

FBI assists with investigation of missing mom whose son was found abandoned

Police in South Florida, including Miramar and Hollywood departments, have been on the hunt for the toddler's mother, Leila Cavett, since July 26.

"Police have stated she was possibly in the Fort Lauderdale beach area before her disappearance in the company of a Black male," according to the family's attorney.

The law firm has posted daily updates on Cavett's case to its Facebook page since Monday. Request for comment from the attorneys was not returned.

"The FBI is providing assistance to local law enforcement," public affairs specialist Jim Marshall confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

The little boy has been placed in the state's foster care system.

Cavett's family, who drove from Alabama and Tennessee to assist with regaining custody of Kamdyn, were granted visitation by a family court judge on Monday, according to the family's attorney.

They saw and spoke with the child through a Zoom video conference call due to the coronavirus pandemic
 
Leila Cavett: FBI joins investigation as mom of abandoned toddler remains missing over a week
The FBI has joined in on the investigation of missing Georgia mother Leila Cavett, who mysteriously vanished July 26, leaving her family desperate for answers.

As CrimeOnline previously reported, police are continuing the search for Cavett, 21, of Dawsonville, Georgia, who was possibly spotted on July 26 in Hollywood, Florida, close to Hollywood Boulevard and State Road 7. Around two miles away in Miramar, her son, 2-year-old Kamdyn Cavett Arnold, was found wandering alone in a t-shirt and a diaper.

A passerby discovered Kamdyn outside and alone at an apartment complex on July 26, off of 1860 block of SW 68th Avenue, and contacted the police.

Police discovered Cavett’s white truck, a late ’90s Chevrolet 3500, in Hollywood at a Walmart parking lot off of 441 and Hollywood Blvd. Investigators said Cavett may be in danger.

While Kamdyn is currently in foster care, his mother has not been seen or heard from, according to family. Cavett’s sister, Gina Lewis, said that the family is trying to get custody of Kamdyn amid the search for his mother, but the process has not been easy.

They are only allowing Zoom calls,” Lewis said, according to the Miami Herald. “But I think he’ll be excited to see everybody.”

The family’s attorney, Javaron D. Buckley Sr., told the outlet that family will likely have a long process to go through before getting custody of the boy.

“It will be a while before anybody can get custody of Kamdyn because there are multiple states involved: Florida, Georgia, and Alabama,” Buckley said.

Meanwhile, Cavett’s father, Curtis Cavett, of Ohio, said he thinks someone knows something and found her departure extremely concerning. Curtis Cavett told Local 10 News that investigators said Cavett may have “left her home in Georgia abruptly” in the middle of the night.

“Leila actually picked up in the middle of the night and just left which sounded strange,” Curtis Cavett said. “Every day I have to pick myself up and try to move along to try and figure out to keep myself together for my daughter and my grandson.”

Cavett stands 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. She has a tattoo on her inner right arm that reads, “Kamdyn,” in cursive and a small tattoo of a “Jesus fish” on her right wrist.

Anyone with information should contact the Hollywood Police Department in Florida or call 911.
 
Ga. Mom Whose Toddler Was Found Wandering in Fla. Might Have Met Man Online Before Vanishing: Dad


Ga. Mom Whose Toddler Was Found Wandering in Fla. Might Have Met Man Online Before Vanishing: Dad
Leila Cavett's father told a local news station he is worried she may have been abducted


By Chris Harris
August 06, 2020 11:03 AM

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It's on her Facebook," Cavett says. "I have to meet with detectives tomorrow so we can see if we can go into her messages on her Facebook."


The young mother, 21, is from Alabama, but was living with relatives in Georgia at the time she vanished.
 
Missing Georgia woman: FBI now helping in the search for the woman whose toddler was found alone in a Florida parking lot - CNN
Updated 9:05 PM ET, Thu August 6, 2020

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Leila Cavett was last seen July 25, according to an attorney for the family.

“Leila Cavett, 21, of Dawsonville, was last seen July 25 in a Walmart parking lot in Hollywood, Florida, with a man, according to Javaron Buckley, an attorney hired by Cavett's family.”
 
Leila Cavett: Law firm volunteers ramp up search for missing mother of abandoned tot, lawyer says she was seen with a male in FL [Reports]
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Volunteers for a Chicago-based law firm are in Hollywood, Florida, passing out flyers in hopes of finding missing Georgia mother, Leila Cavett.

As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cavett, 21, of Dawsonville, Georgia, hasn’t been heard from since July 26, after she possibly drove to Florida with her son.

During the morning hours of July 26, a passerby discovered Cavett’s son, 2-year-old Kamdyn Cavett Arnold, wandering alone in a t-shirt and a diaper outside of an apartment complex off of SW 68th Avenue in Miramar. After searching the area for the toddler’s caretakers without luck, the passerby contacted the police
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Where is Leila Cavett? | Dateline NBC
•Aug 10, 2020
FBI joins search for missing Georgia woman whose toddler was found wandering alone in Florida
''Family members are working with investigators to gain access to Leila’s social media accounts for clues on her disappearance. They have also hired an attorney, who has published updates on his Facebook Page. Requests for comment from the attorney were not returned as of Monday.

Leila’s family is pleading with the community to keep an eye out for her and call police with any information.

“If you know anything about the whereabouts of my child, please contact your local authorities,” Leila’s mother, Tina told WTVJ last Thursday. “We just want my daughter back safely.”

Leila is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighing about 110 pounds. She has brown, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo that reads “Kamdyn” on her right arm and a small tattoo of a Christian fish symbol on her right wrist.

Anyone who may have information on Leila’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Hollywood Police Department at (954) 764-4357 or 954-967-4411. Tips can be emailed or texted to hollywoodpdtips@hollywoodfl.org. You can also contact the Broward Crime Stoppers at www.browardcrimestoppers.org.'
 
FBI update on 21-year-old mother, Leila Cavett, who disappeared in South Florida last month
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Young son later found wandering alone
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Leila Cavett with her son Kamdyn
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By: Scott Sutton
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MIRAMAR, Fla. — The FBI said Thursday they are asking for the public's assistance in the mysterious disappearance of a woman who visited South Florida last month.

Officials said they are pursuing multiple leads in the disappearance of Leila Cavett, 21, who disappeared in South Florida July 26 after
arriving the day before.

FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro said Thursday that Cavett was in Hollywood, Miramar and Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Cavett's 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, was later found wandering alone barefoot in Miramar, prompting a search for the woman.
 
Mystery: FBI releases new images of mother who vanished in Florida
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MIRAMAR, Fla. – The FBI has released new pieces of information in the case of missing mom Leila Cavett and it has to do with the white truck that was found in Hollywood and surveillance of her seen at a gas station not too far away in a different car, News 6 partner WPLG-TV reported.

At the headquarters in Miramar, the FBI on Thursday showed images from surveillance video of the last few times Cavett was seen, which was three weeks ago.

Detectives confirmed that the 21-year-old mother and her 2-year-old son were alone when they drove from Georgia in a white pickup truck south to Florida on July 24 and 25.

“She arrived on July 25 and it appears she went missing on July 26, so its during that time that’s really critical for us,” said Georg Piro, FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge.

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FBI releases new video of Leila Cavett before she vanished
Surveillance at the Race Trac on US 441 and Hollywood Boulevard shows Cavett getting into a Lexus sedan on July 26, the same day her son was found wandering alone in Miramar, barefoot and wearing only a diaper and a T-shirt.

The gas station is in the same plaza in Hollywood that the white pickup truck was found on Wednesday, July 29.
 
FBI Releases New Pictures Of Missing Mom Leila Cavett Before Her Disappearance In South Florida
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The FBI on Thursday made an urgent plea asking for the public’s help in finding missing Georgia mother, Leila Cavett, whose toddler was found barefoot, wandering alone outside a Miramar apartment complex more than two weeks ago.

During an afternoon news conference, FBI Miami Special Agent in Charge George Piro told reporters they are aggressively pursuing a large number of leads in efforts to find the missing mother.

The FBI also released new surveillance photographs of Cavett prior to her disappearance when she was inside a Cracker Barrel in Vero Beach the evening of July 24.

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A picture released by the FBI on August 13 shows Leila Cavett at a Cracker Barrel in Vero Beach from the evening of July 24. (FBI)

She was also seen at a RaceTrac gas station on Hollywood Blvd. in the early afternoon of July 25. The FBI released photos of her exiting and entering a Lexus sedan about 3pm.

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These two photos show Leila Cavett exiting and entering a Lexus sedan about 3 pm on July 25th at the Race Trac gas station on Hollywood Blvd, in Hollywood. (FBI)

That same night, July 25, she was inside the same Race Trac gas station at 10:20 pm with her son Kamdyn.

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Photo of Leila and Kamdyn Cavett at Hollywood Race Trac gas station at 10:20 p.m. on July 25th (FBI)

Piro said she arrived in town on July 25, disappeared on July 26, and her white Silverado 3500 pickup truck was found in Hollywood on July 28. It was found in a Walmart parking lot at 441 and Hollywood Blvd right next to the RaceTrac gas station. Its “baby on board” sign still displayed in a passenger side window.

Piro said the FBI is compiling a list of people who may have come into contact with her while she was in South Florida.

“We believe some people who are familiar with the circumstances surrounding Leila’s disappearance remain in our community, while some have left the area,” said Piro. “For those who have already been interviewed, we thank you for your cooperation, as we may be asking for your help again.”

The FBI says Cavett was last seen on July 26, hours before her son Kamdyn was found in Miramar. Two residents there called police, and cared for the toddler in the meantime.

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Kamdyn Cavett was found wandering alone in Miramar on July 26. (Source: Miramar Police)

“Leila’s separation from her son is completely out of character,” said Piro. “Her family and others in our community are very concerned about her safety and well-being.”

In addition to being seen in Hollywood, Piro said she was also spotted in Miramar and Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Family members previously told CBS4 that Cavett’s grandmother was the final person to have any communication with her through a Facebook message on July 26. They said Cavett had no plans to come to Florida.

The family told CBS4 that Cavett is single and does not have a relationship with her son’s father.

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Undated photo of Leila Cavett. (FBI)

Cavett is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds and has a tattoo of her son’s name “Kamdyn” on her right inner arm and a Jesus fish tattoo on her right wrist.

If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call FBI Miami at 1-800-CALL-FBI or go to FBI.GOV/TIPS.
 
Special Agent in Charge Piro Press Statement — FBI
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Public Affairs Specialist Jim Marshall
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August 14, 2020
Special Agent in Charge Piro Press Statement
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking the public’s assistance for information on the mysterious disappearance of Leila Cavett. Leila is a 21-year-old mother who was last seen on July 26, 2020, hours before her 2 year old son, Kamdyn was found wandering alone in an apartment complex near the 1860 block of SW 68th Avenue in Miramar, Florida.

Leila’s separation from her son is completely out of character. Her family and others in our community are very concerned about her safety and well-being. Thanks to our community Kamdyn is safe and being cared for.

Leila is approximately 5'4" tall and weighing about 120 pounds. Leila has her son’s name, “Kamdyn,” tattooed on her right inner arm and a “Jesus fish” tattooed on her right wrist. Leila was a visitor to our community, having arrived on July 25, 2020. Leila spent time in the areas of Hollywood, Miramar, and Ft. Lauderdale before her disappearance. Leila’s vehicle was found unattended on July 28th in Hollywood.

We are investigating every possibility as to why Leila went missing. Additionally, along with our other law enforcement partners, we are relentlessly pursuing a large number of leads developed out of the investigation to date to reunite Kamdyn and Leila.

We believe some people who are familiar with the circumstances surrounding Leila’s disappearance remain in our community, while some have left..
 
Leila Cavett: FBI releases last known photos of missing mom whose toddler was found wandering alone in Florida

On Thursday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released additional images of missing mother, Leila Cavett, who mysteriously disappeared last month.

As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cavett, 21, of Dawsonville, Georgia, disappeared July 26, after she possibly drove to Florida with her toddler son.

During the morning hours of July 26, a passerby discovered Cavett’s son, 2-year-old Kamdyn Cavett Arnold, wandering alone in a t-shirt and a dirty diaper outside of an apartment complex off of SW 68th Avenue in Miramar. After searching the area for the toddler’s caretakers without luck, the passerby contacted the police.

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On July 28, police discovered Cavett’s white truck, a late 90s Chevrolet 3500, in Hollywood, Florida, at a Walmart parking lot off of 441 and Hollywood Blvd. Investigators didn’t locate Cavett and announced that she could be in danger.

Kamdyn is in foster care while the search continues. Cavett’s sister, Gina Lewis, said that the family is trying to get custody of Kamdyn but the process has not been easy.

Meanwhile, the FBI announced that they believe whoever is responsible for Cavett’s disappearance is likely still in the area.

“We believe some people who are familiar with the circumstances surrounding Leila’s disappearance remain in our community, while some have left the area,” FBI Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro said. “For those who have already been interviewed, we thank you for your cooperation, as we may be asking for your help again.”

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Leila Cavett and son, Kamdyn, were spotted at a Cracker Barrel in Vero Beach, Florida, on July 25. [FBI]
Security footage captured Cavett on the evening of July 24 at a Cracker Barrel in Vero Beach, with her son. She was spotted the following day at a RaceTrac gas station on Hollywood Boulevard, next to the Walmart where police found her truck.

Cavett entered and exited a Lexus sedan at RaceTrac at around 3 p.m. on July 25. Cavett returned to the same gas station that evening, with her son, according to authorities.

The Cavett family lawyer, Javaron D. Buckley Sr., Esq., said Cavett was in the presence of a black male before her disappearance, who may have ties to Texas. The male was reportedly in Hollywood Beach visiting his girlfriend, Buckley told Dr. Phil.

“He’s believed to be the boyfriend of a young lady who’s currently here in Hollywood, Florida…He was, from my understanding, detained by the Hollywood Police Department and released…I’m not sure the line of questioning, but they did question him. There was not enough to keep him, which is why they let him go.”

Buckley Sr. added that the man’s girlfriend initially refused to speak with authorities. No one, so far, has been named a suspect in Cavett’s disappearance.

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Leila Cavett at a RaceTrac gas station in Hollywood, Florida [FBI]
“It’s not out of character for her to go places, but it’s definitely out of character for her to be in Florida,” Cavett’s sister, Gina Lewis, previously told NBC 6. “We’re in Alabama, she lives in Georgia. If it’s not those two states, we don’t understand why she would be here, for sure.”

Cavett stands 5-feet-4-inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. She has a tattoo on her inner right arm that reads, “Kamdyn,” in cursive and a small tattoo of a “Jesus fish” on her right wrist.

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Leila Cavett spotted on security footage at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Vero Beach on July 25 [FBI].

Anyone with information on Cavett’s whereabouts should contact the FBI Miami at 1-800-CALL-FBI or go to FBI.gov/tips.
 
Self-proclaimed witch doctor claims to know missing Alabama mother in Facebook video
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HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - A self-proclaimed witch doctor claims, in an hour-long video posted to social media, that he was with the missing mother from Alabama, whose toddler was found wandering alone in Miramar, the night of her disappearance.

Shannon Ryan, who is also from Alabama, is a teacher of witchcraft, according to his Facebook business page, who claims to have known Leila Cavett for over a year.

“Why is it you have a missing woman, and the last person that’s seen her, which is me, who talked to the police, you ain’t heard nothing about me,” Ryan said. “I want to talk about Leila Cavett.”
 

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