The FBI is now assisting in the search for a missing Georgia mother whose toddler was found wandering in an apartment complex. The bureau is “providing assistance to local enforcement,” spokesman James Marshall told CNN in a statement.
What We Know:
- Leila Cavett, 21, from Dawsonville, Georgia, was last seen in Hollywood, Florida, on July 25 in the parking lot of a Walmart with a man, according to Javaron Buckley, an attorney hired by the Cavett family.
- Her son Kamydn, 2, was found wandering barefoot in the parking lot of an apartment complex in a t-shirt and diaper a couple of miles from the Walmart. Two residents saw the toddler, notified the police, and took care of him until the authorities arrived.
- Law enforcement found Cavett’s white mid-to-late 90s Silverado 3500 pickup truck at a Walmart parking lot three days later with no signs of the young woman, according to the Miramar police’s Facebook page.
Due to recent developments into the investigation of Leila Cavett’s disappearance, @HollywoodFLPD will be the lead agency continuing the search for her. #MiramarPD will provide assistance, if needed. Media requests/inquiries should be directed to Hollywood PD. #FindLeila #Missing pic.twitter.com/6FB5U3W3ub
— Miramar Police (@MiramarPD) July 29, 2020
- Cavett’s father, Curtis Cavett, told NBC South Florida that he went through his daughter’s social media posts and he thinks his daughter may have been planning to meet someone she met on an online dating site.
- “It’s on her Facebook. I have to meet with detectives tomorrow so we can see if we can go into her messages on her Facebook,” Curtis Cavett said.
- Leila is originally from Alabama but was living in Georgia. Her family said she did not mention she was traveling out of town and they had no idea why the young woman drove down to Florida. They found out she was missing when Kamydn appeared on the news as an unidentified lost child.
- Her family, who lives in Alabama, traveled to Florida this week to aid in the search and to obtain custody of Kamydn. The toddler is currently in the custody of Florida foster care.
- “I want to let her know, ‘listen, I love you. I’m here on the ground, me and my team is here searching for you,'” Curtis Cavett said.
Anyone with information about Leila Cavett’s whereabouts is asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Tipsters can email or text to hollywoodpdtips@hollywoodfl.org.
