Mack the Knife
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Not much is new, but since that Fayetteville Observer article is the first news in a while...
Call outs:
Updated Timeline
| 1996 | Avantae Deven is married in Las Vegas | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| 5 years prior to 2006 | Avantae Deven begins living separately from her husband 5 years before a divorce is granted | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| Around 2001 | London's (~4) biological mother said she hasn't seen or heard from London since around 2001 | WRAL video April 9 |
| 2006 | Avantae Deven is granted a divorce from her husband, who she has not lived with for 5 years. They have no children or property in common | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| Around 2007 | Most recent available photo of London (~12) (according to the FBI) | CBS 17 April 6 |
| 2007 | Deven Academy homeschool is established at the Deven family's Eichelberger Dr home | WRAL April 10 |
| 2007 | Deven Academy homeschool is licensed in the city of Asheville in Buncombe County. | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| 2007 | Deven Academy address is changed to the town of Marshall in Madison County. | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| 2009 | Deven Academy address is changed to the town of Leicester in Buncombe County | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| 2010 | Deven Academy address is changed to a different address in Leicester | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| 2011 | Avantae Deven is listed as the registered agent for Infinity Institute (EIN: 91-1890966). The Infinity Institute sells the teachings of deceased Advaita Vendata teacher Robert Adams. The institute's address and her address at this time are a PO Box in Enka, NC. | IRS |
| January 2011 | Avantae Deven filed petition to adopt January 2011 and was granted 2 months later | WRAL April 9 |
| 2011 | London's (~14) biological mother says she received a photo of London in 2011 | WRAL video April 9 |
| February 2011 | Madison County Department of Social Services received Blake Julian Trenton Deven (~4) into its custody. | WRAL April 4 |
| March 2011 | Avantae Deven's petition to adopt London (~14) was approved. | WRAL April 19 |
| May 2011 | Blake was placed in a foster home in Buncombe County through a licensed private child placing agency (according to Madison County Department of Social Services) | WRAL April 4 |
| December 2011 | Miranda Miller, the sister of Blake's biological father Trevor Shuler, last saw Blake | Fayetteville Observer April 12 |
| 2012 | Avantae Deven is listed as the registered agent for Infinity Institute (EIN: 91-1890966). The Infinity Institute sells the teachings of deceased Advaita Vendata teacher Robert Adams. The institute's address and her address at this time are a PO Box in Enka, NC. | IRS |
| 2012 | Most recent available photo of Blake (~5) | CBS 17 April 6 |
| 2013 | Avantae Deven is listed as the registered agent for Infinity Institute (EIN: 91-1890966). The Infinity Institute sells the teachings of deceased Advaita Vendata teacher Robert Adams. The institute's address and her address at this time are a PO Box in Enka, NC. | IRS |
| 2013 | According to WRAL, documents show another child (not Blake or London) was adopted in 2013 | WRAL April 10 |
| 2013 | Deven Academy enrolls two new students | WRAL April 9 |
| April 2013 | Avantae Deven filed petition to adopt Blake (~6) | WRAL April 9 |
| 2013 | Blake's biological mother, Felicia Chandler, says she last saw Blake in 2013. | WRAL April 19 |
| July 2013 | Blake (~6) was adopted by his foster family (according to Madison County Department of Social Services) | WRAL April 4 |
| 2013 | Two additional students enrolled in Deven Academy | WRAL April 10 |
| 2014 | Avantae Deven is listed as the registered agent for Infinity Institute (EIN: 91-1890966). The Infinity Institute sells the teachings of deceased Advaita Vendata teacher Robert Adams. The institute's address and her address at this time are a PO Box in Enka, NC. | IRS |
| 2015 | Avantae Deven is listed as the registered agent for Infinity Institute (EIN: 91-1890966). The Infinity Institute sells the teachings of deceased Advaita Vendata teacher Robert Adams. The institute's address and her address at this time are a PO Box in Enka, NC. | IRS |
| 2015 | Deven family moves to Fayetteville | CBS 17 April 6 |
| 2016 | Avantae Deven is listed as the registered agent for Infinity Institute (EIN: 91-1890966). The Infinity Institute sells the teachings of deceased Advaita Vendata teacher Robert Adams. The institute's address and her address at this time are a PO Box in Enka, NC. | IRS |
| September 2016 | Avantae Deven registered Nelson & Johnson LLC in New Mexico under a Sedona, AZ address in 2016. That LLC owns her Berriedale Dr. home | CityView NC April 24 |
| November 2016 | Deven family moves to home on Eichelberger Dr, where they live until June 2019. | WRAL April 19 |
| November 29 2016 | Avantae Deven's LLC, Nelson & Johnson, purchases the home on Eichelberger Dr. | Cumberland County Tax Administration |
| March 30 2017 | Deven Academy address is changed to their home on Eichelberger Dr. in Fayetteville | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| December 19 2018 | Warrant advised for ALL OTHER - COMMUNICATING THREATS at Eichelberger Dr house. Case number: 2018033465. UCR code 13C (intimidation). | Fayetteville NC OpenData |
| 2019 | Last time the Deven family saw London (~22), she was not reported missing (according to police) | CBS 17 April 6 |
| Five years ago | Blake's paternal aunt says family members haven't seen Blake in five years, and "As far as we know, from the time that she got them, she homeschooled them". It's unclear if this means that Blake's adoptive mother had taken in his biological siblings. | WRAL April 4 |
| June 5 2019 | Avantae Deven's LLC, Nelson & Johnson, purchases the home on Berriedale Dr. where the Deven family resides. | Cumberland County Tax Administration |
| June 6 2019 | According to CityView NC, an incident report says London Deven has not been seen since this date. | CityView NC April 24 |
| June 2019 | Police say Deven family lived in their Eichelberger Dr home until this time | WRAL April 10 |
| June 2019 | Deven family moved to Berriedale Dr home, where they continue to live as of 2024. | WRAL April 19 |
| Christmastime about 6 years ago | Neighbor James last saw Blake (~11) and a girl he believed to be 17 that he thought was London (~21) at the Berriedale Drive house about 6 years ago. Note: in 2018 (6 years ago), the Deven family had not yet moved to the Berriedale house. | WRAL April 9 |
| A month after Christmastime 6 years ago | Neighbor James says "Ava Maxwell" told him she had sent Blake (~11) back to the state about 6 years ago. Note: in 2018 (6 years ago), the Deven family had not yet moved to the Berriedale house. | WRAL April 9 |
| August 31 2021 | Deven Academy is marked closed | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| 2022 | Last time the Deven family saw Blake (15), he was not reported missing (according to police). (Other reports say that police have not confirmed when Blake was last seen, and 2022 comes from the Missing Children Database.) | CBS 17 April 6 |
| August 1 2022 | Date Blake has been missing since, according to NCMEC. (Compiler's note: I doubt this date is particularly accurate. Police have not confirmed a date and family members don't seem to know. I would bet that a date is required by the database, so they are forced to guesstimate.) | NCMEC |
| August 1 2022 | An incident report from Fayetteville PD (as reported by the Fayetteville Observer) indicates this is the last date Blake was seen. (This contradicts the November 30 date in the same report.) | Fayetteville Observer April 12 |
| August 1 2022 | CityView NC reports that police discovered that Blake Deven had been missing since this date. It may be that after the 911 call in which Avantae says she hadn't heard from Blake since the holidays in 2022, police were dispatched and she clarified that she spoke to him on the phone at that time, but hadn't seen him in person since August. | CityView NC April 24 |
| November 30 2022 | An incident report from Fayetteville PD (as reported by the Fayetteville Observer) indicates this was the last date Blake was seen, at the Berriedale Drive home. (This contradicts the August 1 date in the same report.) | Fayetteville Observer April 12 |
| Between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2022 | In a 911 call, Avantae Deven says she last spoke to Blake Deven some time around the holidays in 2022. | CityView NC April 24 |
| September 2 2023 | Warrant for VANDALISM / DAMAGE TO PROPERTY that was cleared by arrest. Case number: 2023021996. UCR code: 290 (Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property) | Fayetteville NC OpenData |
| October 19 2023 | Fayetteville PD arrest of White male for assault - simple. Case number: 2023026406 | Fayetteville NC OpenData |
| October 20 2023 | Fayetteville PD field contact with 15 y/o White male at 1433 Berriedale Dr. Case number: 2023026406. Category: MCEM. Warrant also listed on this date. | Fayetteville NC OpenData |
| November 2023 | Leonie Maxwell, 95, Avantae's mother, sustained an anoxic brain injury rendering her nonverbal and nonresponsive. At some point she was admitted to the cardiatric ICU at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | CityView NC April 24 |
| December 22 2023 | Deven Academy was reopened then inactivated in the same day | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| January 1 2024 | Deven Academy was reopened with two enrolled students: an 8th grader and a 10th grader, both males | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| January 16 2024 | Hope Mills police officers discover skeletal remains in the woods near Bordeaux Park Dr. in Fayetteville while conducting an unrelated investigation. | WRAL Jan 16 |
| January 19 2024 | An incident report from Fayetteville PD (as reported by the Fayetteville Observer) says Avantae Deven reported Blake missing. This was done while at the Walmart on Ramsey Street. | Fayetteville Observer April 12 |
| January 19 2024 | Avantae Deven called 911 and reported Blake Deven missing for at least a year. She said she believed him to be at a Buddhist retreat, but he had not called her. | CityView NC April 24 |
| February 2024 | Blake Deven's biological mother Felicia (who had no custody of Blake) says she was informed by Fayetteville police that Blake was missing in February | WRAL April 4 |
| February 2024 | According to a District judge, Leonie Maxwell was released to her daughter's home in February, following a November stroke that left Leonie unresponsive and on a ventilator and feeding tube. | Fayetteville Observer May 11 |
| February 2024 | According to a District judge, 11 days after being released, Leonie was readmitted to the hospital with pressure wounds, swelling, dehydration and sepsis from a urinary tract infection. Avantae Deven says that injuries were caused by a home health nurse who fell asleep on their shift. | Fayetteville Observer May 11 |
| March 20 2024 | Police were called to Avantae Deven's Berriedale home after a 15 year old boy called 911 and discussed plans to harm himself. He said "My brother, he's been punching me and teasing me all day and right now I'm feeling very suicidal." Though not confirmed as the caller, one of Blake Deven's two younger biological brothers who were placed with Avantae is 15. | Fayetteville Observer May 11 |
| March 27 2024 | Police conducted interviews in a separate investigation and family members mentioned not having seen Blake in years. | WRAL March 28 |
| March 27 2024 | Fayetteville police begin searching properties associated with the Deven family. As of 2024-04-06 they have searched at least 3. | CBS 17 April 6 |
| March 27 2024 | A petition to place Leonie Maxwell in emergency protective care states that Cape Fear Valley Medical Center has not been able to contact Avantae Deven since March 27 2024. | CityView NC April 24 |
| April 4 2024 | London's biological mother says she learned London was missing last Thursday | WRAL video April 9 |
| April 5 2024 | Fayetteville PD field contact at 1433 Berriedale Dr. Category: HV | Fayetteville NC OpenData |
| April 5 2024 | Fayetteville PD and FBI execute search warrant at a Fayetteville home where the Deven family previously resided. | Police press conference April 5 |
| April 8 2024 | Fayetteville PD and FBI search the Deven home at Berriedale Drive. | Police press release April 12 |
| April 8 2024 | Docket number: 24JB9092 Paper Type: JS served to Leonie Maxwell. Plaintiff: State of NC. Status Code: ACTI. Address: Berriedale Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| April 8 2024 | Docket number: 24JB9092 Paper Type: JS served to Avantae Deven. Plaintiff: State of NC. Status Code: SVRC. Address: Berriedale Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| April 10 2024 | A woman who says she is London's bio mom says the FBI came and swabbed her DNA | CBS 17 April 13 |
| April 10 2024 | DSS officials requested a guardian ad litem be appointed for Leonie Maxwell. DSS also requested the court freeze Leonie's financial assets and allow her records to be inspected. | CityView NC April 24 |
| April 11 2024 | Docket number: 24CVD2338 Paper Type: NH served to Leonie Maxwell. Plaintiff: State of NC. Status Code: SVRC. Address: Owen Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| April 11 2024 | Docket number: 24CVD2338 Paper Type: OTH served to Leonie Maxwell. Plaintiff: State of NC. Status Code: SVRC. Address: Owen Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| April 11 2024 | A judge found an emergency order against Avantae Deven was warranted on behalf of Leonie Maxwell. Avantae would be prohibited from making medical and financial decisions for Leonie. Maxwell's finances were also ordered frozen on the assertion that Maxwell may have been financially exploited by her caretaker. | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| April 12 2024 | Fayetteville PD located partial skeletal human remains during the investigation. The remains have not been identified and were not found at the Deven home at Berriedale Drive. | Police press release April 12 |
| April 12 2024 | Docket number 24JA9092 Paper Type: JS served to Avantae Deven. Plaintiff: State of NC. Status Code: SVRC. Address: Berriedale Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| April 15 2024 | Docket number: 24CVD2338 paper type: SUBA served to [compiler's redaction, this is a nurse who likely received the paperwork because Leonie is not responsive]. Plaintiff: State of NC. Status Code: SVRC. Address: Owen Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| April 15 2024 | A judge ordered that Avantae Deven would be allowed to visit Leonie Maxwell, but was not in charge of her care and could be made to leave if she caused a disruption. | Fayetteville Observer April 25 |
| April 17 2024 | Docket number: 24CVD2338 paper type: SUBA served to Records Custodian. Plaintiff: Leonie Maxwell. Status Code: SVRC. Address: Owen Dr. | Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Reports Center |
| May 9 2024 | A judge grants Cumberland County Department of Social Services's emergency petition for control over Leonie Maxwell's medical decisions. | Fayetteville Observer May 11 |
| May 10 2024 | Blake Deven's 18th birthday | CityView NC April 24 |
Call outs:
- Given that MSM is now reporting on LE enforcement interactions with the Deven family, I've added publicly available information on some of those.
- Ava calls 911 in January, says her son is missing. Felicia says she was informed that Blake/Trenton is missing in February. March 20, a 15 y/o in the home calls 911 and threatens self harm. Police say on March 27 they conduct interviews for an investigation not related to Blake’s disappearance, and they search three related locations. March 28 they go public about Blake’s disappearance. Why such quick action after March 27?
- The emergency petition re: Leonie was reported to be regarding medical and financial control. Fayetteville Observer said the judge granted DSS medical contro, but I don't know what came of the financial aspect.
