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Unresolved

Blake & London Deven

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

"How can a child be missing for two years - or even a second?"

On 19 January 2024, a 9-1-1 call was received by authorities in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The caller told dispatchers that her adopted son, 17-year-old Blake Deven, had gone missing. Strangely, though, she was unable to identify where she'd last seen him - or when. While police would originally label Blake a runaway, that would change in the months ahead.

Two months later, police were again called out to the Deven home on an unrelated matter. From there, however, it became apparent to investigators that something was amiss. Not only had Blake been missing for approximately two years, but they would determine that another family member of his, 27-year-old London Deven, had not been seen since 2019...



To learn more, visit the FBI website at the following link:

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/london-deven



Research, writing, hosting, and production by Micheal Whelan

Music composed and created by Micheal Whelan

Additional music includes "Unresolved Mysteries" by Ailsa Traves (podcast theme song, end credits)

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This episode contains graphic content that may not be suitable for all ages.

0:38.0

Listen or discretion is advised.

0:40.0

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available.

0:45.0

Call or text 988 or chat with someone at 988 Lifeline.org.

0:51.0

Those outside of the U.S. reach out to someone at your local crisis center or hotline.

0:56.0

Please do not suffer in silence. On this

1:14.0

podcast, I typically try and cover stories that have been unsolved for a hot minute.

1:18.5

Typically these are stories that haven't received a lot of attention in the past, but of course there are some exceptions.

1:25.0

I typically try and find stories that haven't been featured in a lot of other documentaries,

1:29.5

podcasts, or received much media attention in general.

1:33.0

Not only do I find it more beneficial to do so, but I selfishly enjoy learning about these stories.

1:39.0

Digging through newspaper archives or investigative documents to try and find something that hasn't been highlighted yet, that sort of thing.

1:45.6

As I mentioned though, there are exceptions.

1:48.6

In this episode is one of those exceptions.

1:51.6

Not only isn't a more recent story having started to unfold just a few months ago,

1:56.7

but it's one that's received a fair bit of media attention,

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