FBI gives timeline about woman whose toddler was found alone
It has been nearly three weeks since a little boy was found wandering alone in Miramar, and there is still no trace of his mother,
Leila Cavett.
On Thursday, the FBI shared new photos of the 21-year-old and released a detailed timeline of where she was in the days leading up to her disappearance.
Cavett was seen at a Vero Beach Cracker Barrel on July 24 with son Kamdyn by her side. She is then seen at a RaceTrac gas station in Hollywood around 3 p.m. July 25, entering and exiting a Lexus sedan.
Another picture shows Cavett wearing a floral dress and a mask, carrying her son into RaceTrac at about 10:30 p.m. July 25.
The next day, Kamdyn was found in the 1800 block of Southwest 68th Avenue, in the area of the Willowbrook Apartments.
“The FBI is asking for the public’s assistance in the mysterious disappearance of Leila Cavett,” Director George Piro, special agent in charge of the FBI Miami field office, said at a news conference. “Leila’s separation from her son is completely out of character. Her family and others in her community are very concerned about her safety and well-being.”
The boy is in the care of Broward Sheriff’s Office Child Protective Investigations Section. Last week, Cavett’s family was granted Zoom visitation with the boy, who is with a foster family.
Hollywood police took over the case when detectives learned that Cavett was possibly seen near the area of Hollywood Boulevard and U.S. 441. Her truck was found in a Walmart parking lot.
A week later, the FBI became involved.
Piro said Cavett — who is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds and has Kamdyn’s name tattooed on her right inner arm and a Jesus fish tattooed on her right wrist, spent time in and around Hollywood, Miramar and Fort Lauderdale beach — before her disappearance.
Anyone with information is asked to call FBI Miami 1-800-CALLFBI or to go fbi.gov/tips.