KEY POINTS

  • The 21-year-old mother has not been seen since July 25
  • She was declared missing after her toddler son was found wandering alone in a parking lot
  • In August, FBI offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location of Cavett

The FBI is searching a Broward County landfill for clues in the Leila Cavett's missing case. The latest move comes more than two months after the 21-year-old mother mysteriously disappeared.

In a statement Thursday, the FBI did not reveal what led them to search the Monarch Hill Landfill. Cavett, who was living in Georgia and visiting South Florida, has not been seen since July 25. She was declared missing after her toddler son was found wandering around alone in a parking lot.

The FBI also did not release further details in the investigation, including how long they will search there and what exactly they are seeking.

In August, Cavett's father, Cutis, said after searching his daughter’s social media account, he believes she was attempting to meet a man she found on an online dating website before she disappeared.

"It’s on her Facebook. I have to meet with detectives tomorrow so we can see if we can go into her messages on her Facebook," he told NBC Miami at the time.

"I want to let her know, 'listen, I love you. I’m here on the ground, I and my team is here searching for you.' We're not gonna stop until we get some answers or justice. We want people to be vigilant of their surroundings," he added.

A week after her disappearance, a man, who claimed to be the last person to see her, was arrested as a suspect in the case. Shanon Ryan, 38, was accused of kidnapping Cavett's son. Ryan, a self-proclaimed witch, told investigators Cavett left in a car with three other men. Ryan, of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, was still being held in Broward County’s main jail Thursday.

Last month, FBI offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the location of Cavett.

“The FBI is actively seeking information relating to the whereabouts of Leila Cavett,” said George L. Piro, special agent in charge, FBI Miami, in a statement. “We are still relentlessly investigating the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. Any information, no matter how seemingly insignificant, may be important to finding Leila. We thank those who have already provided information and urge other members of our community to come forward.”

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This is a representational image showing law enforcement personnel including FBI agents near a home in Austin, Texas, March 13, 2018. Reuters/Jon Herskovitz