Broward jury finds self-proclaimed ‘witch doctor’ guilty of 21-year-old mother’s murder

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A jury on Thursday found Shannon Ryan, a 44-year-old self-proclaimed witch doctor, guilty of the murder of a 21-year-old mother who vanished while visiting Broward County in 2020.

Leila Cavett traveled with her 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, from Georgia to South Florida on July 25, 2020, and she was last seen on July 26, 2020, at a RaceTrac gas station in Hollywood, according to the FBI.

Police officers found Kamdyn walking alone on July 26, 2020, near the 1860 block of Southwest 68th Avenue, in Miramar. He was barefoot and wearing a soiled diaper…

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