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Dec 22, 2009
Oct 06, 2022
Anthony
Cavet
99
71
66 inches
160 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the early summer of 1996, a sense of quiet concern began to settle over a rural property in Zachary, Louisiana. This is where 71-year-old Anthony J. Cavet lived a reclusive life. The exact day he went missing is unknown, but he was last seen by his postal worker at his home in early June of that year. After not seeing him for a while, the mail carrier, who was one of the few people he spoke to regularly, reported him missing. This was the beginning of a mystery that has now spanned decades, leaving his family with unanswered questions and a community with a lingering sense of unease. A possible sighting of Cavet was reported in Denham Springs, Louisiana, in December 1996, but this did not lead to his whereabouts. Anthony Cavet was a man of routine and quiet habits. He was a retired railroad bridge tender, a job he held for over thirty years. He never married and lived a solitary life on his 40-acre property. Despite his secluded lifestyle, his family was adamant that it was completely out of character for him to leave without any warning. What makes his disappearance particularly puzzling is his deep affection for his animals. He had dogs, goats, and cats that he was very close to, and it was unlike him to neglect them. When he vanished, his beloved pets were found left unattended without food and water, a detail that deeply troubled those who knew him. The animals were eventually taken in by the local animal control. Adding to the mystery is the disappearance of his vehicle, a tan 1985 Ford pickup truck. Cavet had purchased the truck just a few months before he went missing. A nationwide search for the vehicle has yielded no results, and there are no records to suggest that he ever sold it. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office investigated his disappearance, thoroughly searching his property but finding no signs of foul play. The case of Anthony Cavet's disappearance remains an unsolved and poignant story of a man who seemingly vanished without a trace, leaving behind only the pets he adored and a lingering question of what could have happened on that quiet Louisiana property.
Jul 01, 1996
Zachary
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
3381
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
70807
8900 Jimmy Wedell Drive,, Louisiana
2253895000
County
Law Enforcement
96-45987
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office
8129
Gray or Partially Gray
Brown
Brown
05/21/2026
