Blake’s mother told police he had said he was going to a Buddhist retreat and never returned; the long delay before he was reported missing prompted investigators to treat the circumstances as unusual.

The inquiry expanded after officers learned another adopted child from the Deven household, London Deven, had been missing since 2019. The FBI joined the Fayetteville Police Department and searches were conducted at multiple locations connected to the family, including the former residence on Berriedale Drive. Partial skeletal remains were found in April 2024, and authorities later announced that both Blake and London were deceased and that investigators uncovered severe abuse, neglect, and starvation in the home.

What information might help fill the gaps about Blake’s movements after August 1, 2022, or about who last saw him alive?