NC NC - Blake Deven & London Deven, missing dates and ages are uncertain, FBI involved, Fayetteville

[truthfinder2019]

Blake Deven’s death​

The narrative states that an interview conducted with a former member of the household revealed that in late 2017, Blake Deven's health began to fail. "After being exposed to isolation, starvation, physical, mental and emotional torture for weeks and months at a time, he became lethargic and eventually went unconscious." The narrative continues, "Even after repeated please for help from his siblings, Avantae Deven refused to call an ambulance." Blake Deven died in the home soon afterwards.

London Deven’s death​

In 2023, the family moved to a home on Berriedale Drive.
The documents state Avantae Deven admitted to a former household member that she lied. The documents state London Deven was “not in a mental institution and that she had a seizure and died while in the home on Berriedale Drive and that she needed help getting rid of evidence of that incident.”
According to the documents, Avantae Deven used the fact that the person had helped dispose of Blake Deven to have the former household member in disposing of evidence and cover up London Deven’s death.

….Avantae Deven removed carpet, flooring and other building material along with painting and repainting surfaces within the home to erase incriminating evidence of what happened to London Deven.
According to the documents, Avantae Deven told the former household member to take the items “to a secluded location and burn them.”

Video footage from an area Walmart showed Avantae Deven and two adopted children purchasing a red cooler, according to the arrest documents. The documents allege London Deven’s remains were found inside the cooler.

Adoptive mother forced child to buy supplies, dismember sibling’s body, warrants allege

Avantae Deven is accused of murdering two of her adopted children and forcing another child to help dismember one of the bodies. The arrest warrants also detail the horrific abuse suffered by the children.

www.wral.com

 

[truthfinder2019]

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‘Evil monster’: Avantae Deven’s ex-roommate says she starved her, beat her

Tifanie Kreft, who spent time with Avantae Deven in 2000 in Las Vegas, claims that Deven withheld food, beat her, and forced her to dress and pose in a certain way to deceive her family into thinking she was OK.

www.wral.com

 

[pokerowan]

“ ... I need you to talk to me because I have something to tell you,” the person said in the call.
NM said he and the caller were having a dispute unrelated to the Devens, and he recorded the call to use as evidence against them.

Well that certainly reframes it. If they were having a personal dispute, could this have been a threat? JMO of course but I can't see a confession of this sort of crime being dropped into the middle of an argument because of trust or guilt, or to ask for external help. (Plus recording the confession 'to use as evidence against [the caller]' seems cruel if it WAS a cry for help...)

 

[truthfinder2019]

Public's help wanted in adoptive mother's murder case: 'Trying to figure out who these people are'

Avantae Deven had nine known aliases, according to Fayetteville Police.

abc11.com

 

[tlcya]

I knew about the recorded phone call with unnamed person who was forced to assist AD, but this is the first I had heard that Nathan Mitchell "forgot" he recorded a confession that contained information about a murder and dismemberment? I'm sorry, what? How does one simply filed that away mentally and forget it??

I wish I could find more recent news.

 

[truthfinder2019]

'She made me buy a saw': Recording reveals family member's involvement in Deven murders

A man provided WRAL Investigates with a recording of a person saying they helped dismember Blake Deven's body. Avantae Deven is charged with murdering two of her adopted children, Blake Deven and London Deven.

www.wral.com

Recording of family member admitting to dismembering body of Blake Deven

A man provided WRAL Investigates with a recording of a person saying they helped dismember Blake Deven's body. Avantae Deven is charged with murdering two of her adopted children, Blake Deven and London Deven.

www.wral.com

 

[tlcya]

I hate that there are zero updates. What is happening with this case? All those news orgs jumped all over this case and now seemingly, have moved on. Does anyone know when Avantae's next court date is? I cannot access the court records. TIA

 

[amandab]

Court records show the case as still "pending".

Not sure if the below info is helpful at all:

Case Events​

10/16/2024​

Ex Parte Order

Created:

10/17/2024 12:02 PM

Index # 5

10/16/2024​

Ex Parte Motion

Created:

10/16/2024 1:32 PM

Index # 4

10/03/2024​

Motion/Order to Continue

Court Session: 2025-01-16; ANTE MERIDIEM; TRIAL;
Created:

10/03/2024 2:54 PM

08/16/2024​

Motion/Order to Continue

Court Session: 2024-10-03; ANTE MERIDIEM; TRIAL;
Created:

08/16/2024 11:51 AM

07/17/2024​

Motion/Order to Continue

Court Session: 2024-08-14; ANTE MERIDIEM; TRIAL;
Created:

07/17/2024 11:14 AM

07/12/2024​

Defense Attorney Assigned

Court Officials Present: Title Name APPOINTED BERNARD P CONDLIN Notified By Email NOTIFIED BY EMAIL: Y
Created:

07/12/2024 10:30 AM

 

[amandab]

It does look like there's a hearing scheduled for January:

 

[tlcya]

Child welfare service reveals how mother accused of killing children was able to adopt them

"Someone installed those kind of chain locks on the tops of the doors," he said. "So, in other words, you'd have to be an adult or a tall person at least in the 5-foot, 6-foot or 7-foot range to reach up and unlock the door.

"Why would someone do that?"
‘A real mess’: NC homeowner recounts extensive home damage caused by woman now charged with murdering adopted children
Children's Hope Alliance also noted Deven had seven letters of recommendation written on her behalf. The letters were from different agencies or private practices, including two behavioral health agencies.

WRAL Investigates asked to see those letters, but Children’s Hope Alliance said the documents are sealed.
She was licensed as a foster and adoptive parent. Now she's charged with the murders of her two children

 

[amandab]

I do have to wonder if those letters of recommendation were real/not forged.

 

[tlcya]

I do have to wonder if those letters of recommendation were real/not forged.

I wonder if it is standard practice to "seal" such letters of recommendation or if that is only the case in THIS case.

One would think the agency would want to get to the bottom of whether they were scammed with phony letters. Although, IF they were phony, that would point straight back to a failure of their agency to have properly vetted them I suppose.

 

[Deleted member 296739]

I wonder if it is standard practice to "seal" such letters of recommendation or if that is only the case in THIS case.

One would think the agency would want to get to the bottom of whether they were scammed with phony letters. Although, IF they were phony, that would point straight back to a failure of their agency to have properly vetted them I suppose.

It’s also possible that the people writing the letters did not know the full story or know her that well… moo

 

[tlcya]

It’s also possible that the people writing the letters did not know the full story or know her that well… moo

The letters are described as being from other agencies (presumably adoption of child welfare) and not private individuals. I hold agencies that are tasked with childrens' welfare to a higher bar than just joe blow who knew Avantae to be a good person.

 

[Deleted member 296739]

The letters are described as being from other agencies (presumably adoption of child welfare) and not private individuals. I hold agencies that are tasked with childrens' welfare to a higher bar than just joe blow who knew Avantae to be a good person.

Ok sorry, I’d missed that… thank you

 

[tlcya]

I can find no new updates for this case

We haven't forgotten you guys, justice will come for what was done to you.

 

[victatiana]

I can find no new updates for this case

We haven't forgotten you guys, justice will come for what was done to you.

I know people here were keeping an eye on the court dates... do we know when the next hearing (for any of this) is?

 

[amandab]

Next hearing is on 1/16

 

[SluethinAway]

Teen Says Mom 'Forced' Her to Dismember Brother Whose Remains Were Found In Burn Barrel

Cherish Deven has admitted to being the voice in a recording sent to a Raleigh, NC news station where she confessed to being forced to dismember her adoptive brother's remains, later found in a burn barrel, telling the station she threatened to do so by adoptive mother Avantae Deven as a victim...

toofab.com

Avantae Deven's daughter Cherish admits she's the woman in a recording sent to a news station that offers even more harrowing allegations against her mom, who was arrested after the remains of two of her adopted children were found in a burn barrel.​

Avantae Deven is already behind bars following her June 2024 arrest in Fayetteville, North Carolina after the bodies of two of her adopted children, London and Blake, were found in a burn barrel -- but a new recording and admission offers even more disturbing evidence.​

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[mst]

I hope the poor surviving children are getting much needed therapy