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Blake Julian Trenton Deven, a 16-year-old from Fayetteville, North Carolina, was last seen on August 1, 2022, at a Walmart in Fayetteville. His disappearance, however, was not reported until January 2024. Blake, who had been adopted in 2013 after being removed from an abusive home, was later revealed to have suffered extreme abuse by his adoptive mother, Avantae Deven. In April 2024, skeletal remains were discovered, and Avantae was charged with murder and other serious offenses. Investigators b ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 01, 2022
Last Seen: Aug 01, 2022
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Mar 29, 2024
Blake
Devon
18
16
64 inches
120 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
Aug 01, 2022
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Cumberland County
Unknown
304
140037
Fayetteville Police Department
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Cumberland County
28301
Jeff Locklear
Homicide Supervisor
467 Hay St, North Carolina
9104331529
Local
Law Enforcement
2024-001455
2024-01-19
Fayetteville Police Department
Blond/Strawberry
Blue
Blue
12/01/2025
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