Leila Cavett, 21: Vanished, Son Found Wandering Alone In Apt Complex

A man has been charged with kidnapping the 2-year-old, but 21-year-old Leila Cavett remains missing from Hollywood, Florida since July 2020.

The last time there was a news update about Leila Cavett was back in October 2020. The 21-year-old Georgia mother disappeared from Hollywood, Florida, on July 25 of that year under mysterious circumstances that allegedly involved 38-year-old self-proclaimed "witch doctor" Shanon Ryan.

According to reports, investigators were made aware of the missing mother after two-year-old Kamdyn, Leila's son, was seen by a stranger wandering around a Miramar apartment complex barefoot with a soiled diaper. Authorities quickly turned to social media for help in identifying the then-unknown child, and soon, a viral post was spotted by Leila's loved ones in Alabama.

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Three days after she disappeared, Leila's vehicle was located abandoned in Hollywood, and reports state that relatives were unaware that she was in Florida. An investigation would take strange twists and turns: Leila, who once lived in Alabama, traveled to Florida from Georgia, where she was residing, the day before she went missing. Shanon Ryan posted an hour-long video to his Facebook page where he made claims that he was the last person to have contact with Leila. He reportedly said that Leila, whom he claims to have known since July 2019, traveled to Florida intending to sell him her vehicle, a pickup truck.