Name: Leila Cavett
Age: 21 years old
Last seen: July 25, 2020
Location: Hollywood, Florida
Status: Still Missing
Case Information
21-year-old Leila Cavett was last seen in Hollywood, Florida on July 25, 2020. She disappeared after traveling from Georgia to Florida with her toddler son.
Background
At the time of her disappearance, Leila Cavett was living with her 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, in Dawsonville, Georgia. She is a single mother.
Disappearance
On July 17, 2020, Leila Cavett was last seen by her family when she made a video phone call to her sister. They talked for about an hour and everything seemed fine.
On July 24, 2020, Cavett and her son traveled from Georgia to Florida in her vehicle, a White Chevy Silverado 3500 pickup truck with a red tailgate and a “Baby on Board” sign on the passenger window.
That day, Cavett was captured on surveillance video at Cracker Barrel, a restaurant chain in Vero Beach, Florida near Interstate 95. She also spent time in Hollywood, Miramar, and Fort Lauderdale Beach.
On July 25, 2020, Cavett and her son were last seen on surveillance video leaving a RaceTrac gas station in Hollywood, Florida and getting into a Lexus sedan. Leila Cavett has never been heard from again.
At 8:00 am on July 26, 2020, Cavett’s 2-year-old son was found wandering alone in a parking lot outside an apartment complex on South West 67th Avenue in Miramar, Florida. He was barefoot and wearing only a t-shirt and a diaper.
Investigation
On July 28, 2020, Cavett’s White Chevy 3500 was found abandoned in the parking lot of a Walmart in Hollywood, Florida, roughly five miles from where her son was found. The vehicle’s side window was broken and the driver’s side visor was bent out of position.
Man Arrested in Connection to Disappearance of Leila Cavett
On August 25, 2020, 38-year-old Shanon Demar Ryan was arrested and charged with one count of kidnapping in connection with Cavett’s disappearance. He was allegedly the last person seen with her at the gas station.
Authorities stated that they originally found Cavett’s vehicle at the Walmart parking lot on July 27th. They set up surveillance on the truck before Ryan approached the vehicle the next day with the keys in hand.
Ryan claimed on social media that he had met Cavett in 2019 when she showed up with her son at his home to seek shelter after her car broke down in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He says he let them stay for two months and taught her witchcraft during that time.
Ryan told police that he met Cavett on July 25th at a gas station in Hollywood, Florida, around 2:30 pm, after she had traveled from Georgia to sell him her pickup truck.
Ryan claimed that they spent some time at the beach later that day before Cavett and her son left with other men the next day.
Man Faced Murder Charge in Connection to Disappearance of Leila Cavett
Authorities searched Ryan’s vehicle, a gold Lexus, and found a half-empty container of all-purpose cleaner, trash bags, and a white powdery substance under the front passenger seat among other things.
On July 26, 2020, Ryan was found to have made purchases with Cavett’s debit card for extra large bags, carpet deodorizers, and duct tape at a Walmart near the gas station where she was last seen.
On July 27, 2020, Ryan was subsequently captured on surveillance video dragging a large object wrapped in black garbage bags from Cavett’s truck to a dumpster. He was also seen throwing away what appeared to be bloody towels.
On April 21, 2021, Shanon Demar Ryan was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in Leila Cavett’s disappearance. He also faces one count of child neglect without great bodily harm.
Whereabouts
Foul play is strongly suspected in Leila Cavett’s disappearance and authorities believe she was murdered. Shanon Demar Ryan is currently being held without bond at Broward County Jail and is awaiting trial.
Appearance
Physical Description:
Black female with black hair and brown eyes. Leila is 5’4 tall and weighs 110 pounds.
Distinctive Physical Features:
Leila has two tattoos, “KAMDYN” on her right arm and a Jesus fish symbol on her right wrist.
Clothing and accessories:
No Information Available.
Investigating Agency
If you have any information regarding the disappearance of Leila Cavett please contact the Hollywood Police Department at (954) 764-4357 or 954-967-4411.
Resources & Further Information
Miramar Police Department – Facebook 07/2020
Press Statement – FBI 08/2020
Leila Cavett– Facebook
News & Media Links
‘It’s All a Little Bit Weird’: Police Search For Mother of Child Found Wandering – NBC Miami 07/2020
Family desperate for clues in July disappearance of Georgia woman Leila Cavett after her toddler was found wandering alone in Florida – NBC News 08/2020
‘Mysterious’ disappearance of Georgia mom on visit to Florida with son, 2, is probed by FBI – NBC News 08/2020
FBI Assisting in Search of Missing Mother of Child Found Wandering in Miramar – NBC Miami 08/2020
Arrest Made in Connection With Young Mother’s Disappearance in South Florida, Family Says – NBC Miami 08/2020
Man arrested in connection with disappearance of young mother in Florida – NBC News 08/2020
Man faces murder charge in connection to disappearance of Leila Cavett 10 months after she went missing from South Florida– NBC News 05/2021
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