Missing persons case: Homeschool connection emerges for Blake and London Deven
In the search for two missing people, Blake Deven, 17, and London Deven, 27, Fayetteville police found partial human skeletal remains on April 10.
Investigators have not confirmed if the remains are connected to Blake Deven and London Deven.
Authorities sent the remains to the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for identification.
Fayetteville police said testing could take "weeks or months." Police also said testing does not always result in positive identification.
New development in the case
In a surprising development Friday night, documents WRAL News obtained reveal "Deven Academy," a homeschool program, operating at the same Eichelberger Drive address where Fayetteville Police say the Deven family lived until June 2019.
This suggests Blake and London may have been homeschooled.
These documents also show the academy's establishment in 2007, followed by the enrollment of two new students in 2013.
Interestingly, that's the same year Blake Deven and another child, not London, were adopted by Avantae Deven.
Despite repeated attempts, WRAL News been unable to reach Avantae Deven since news of the children's disappearance broke.
Documents obtained by WRAL News
Documents obtained by WRAL News on Tuesday, April 9 from the state civil court database, Avantae Emerald Deven adopted both Blake Deven and London Deven years before their respective disappearances.
Both Blake Deven and London Deven went missing between 2019 and 2022. London was last seen in 2019 in Fayetteville.
Fayetteville police have not confirmed how long Blake has been missing, but The Missing Children Database said Blake has been missing since 2022.
Avantae Deven filed a petition for London Deven’s adoption in January 2011, which was approved two months later. Then, in April 2013, another petition was filed for Blake Deven’s adoption and approved.
According to Blake Deven’s biological mother, Felicia Chandler, Blake went into foster care because of abuse allegations, which she denies.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Blake Deven or London Deven should contact the FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or the Fayetteville Police Department tipline at 910-578-2697.
