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A man provided WRAL Investigates with a recording of a person saying they helped dismember Blake Deven's body. Avantae Deven is charged with murdering two of her adopted children, Blake Deven and London Deven.

'She made me buy a saw': WRAL investigates recording of apparent confession connected to Deven double-murder case in Fayetteville 

YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE. >> NEW TONIGHT ONLY ON WRAL. OUR TEAM OBTAINED A RECORDED CONFESSION CONNECTED TO A LOCAL MURDER CASE. AND WE WARN YOU THE TAIL SO DISTURBING IT. >> BUT THE MOTHER AVANTE DEVON IS ACCUSED OF A DOG OF KILLING 2 OF HER ADOPTED CHILDREN. THIS RECORDING REVEALS A FAMILY MEMBER ADMITTING TO HELPING DISMEMBER ONE CHILD'S BODY. WRAL INVESTIGATES CHRIS LOVINGOOD HEARD THE CONFESSION AND INTERVIEWED THE PERSON WHO RECORDED IT. >> BECAUSE OF THE HEINOUS NATURE OF THE CRIMES AND PEOPLE ASKING US WHY AREN'T THERE MORE CHARGES? WE FELT WE NEEDED TO BRING YOU WHAT WAS SAID IN THE RECORDING TO GIVE MORE CONTEXT TO HOW THESE CRIMES CAME ABOUT AND WHO'S BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE. EVERYONE WHO IS INVOLVED. THIS IS WE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. NATHAN MITCHELL SAYS HE KNOWS THE FAMILY MEMBER WHO ADMITTED TO DISMEMBERING THE BODY OF BLAKE BEAVAN. >> MITCHELL SAYS THAT PERSON CALLED HIM APRIL 25TH 2022 AND HE RECORDED THE CALL. THIS WAS 2 YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC LEARNED THE BOY WAS MISSING, THE INJURED AND TALK TO HIM BECAUSE I HEARD THE CHILDREN TOLD YOU WE'RE TRANSPARENT, SING MITCHELL KNEW THEY WERE BEING RECORDED. BUT THE CALLER DID NOT. MITCHELL SAYS HE AND THE COLOR WERE HAVING AN UNRELATED DISPUTE AND HE WANTED A RECORDING OF THE CALL TO USE AS EVIDENCE AGAINST THEM. THE EVIDENCE HE GOT THAT DAY APPEARS TO BE A CONFESSION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO BLAKE DEVON'S BODY. >> AFTER A VAN TATE DEVON'S ALLEGED NEGLECT OF THE BOY OR OLD >> WE SHOULD CALL THE REWARD. SHOULDN'T CALL CLEAR, SHOULDN'T HARM A COUPLE SORT OF THROW A PASS TO WAIT FOR SURE. >> SAYS AVANTE DEVON HAD THEM PURCHASE A SAW AND THEN GET RID OF THE BODY >> IT'S NOT ALL ALONG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. >> YOU START TO THINK LIKE. OK, MAYBE THIS PERSON IS LYING ABOUT THIS FOR ATTENTION. BUT AFTER HE HEARD ABOUT THE NEWS OF AVANTE DEVON BEING ARRESTED FOR MURDER AND AFTER THE FBI CONTACTED HIM, MICHEL THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS SOME TRUTH TO WHAT WAS SAID ON THE PHONE THAT THEY ACTUALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR A >> I GUESS THE 2 YEARS BEFORE THIS CASE. >> BECAME KNOWN. AND MY WIFE GETS ON ME LIKE YOU ASSESS RECORDING AGAIN, I HEARD THE RECORDING. I'VE GOT THINK 2 MINUTES AND IT WAS LIKE, NOPE, SOON AS THE DETECTIVE RIGHT OFF AGAIN AT THE TIME. MITCHELL SAYS HE THOUGHT THE COLOR WAS JUST TRYING TO GET ATTENTION. >> NOW AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE CHARGES AVANTE DEVIN FACES, HE SAYS HE COULD HAVE DONE MORE TO FEEL VERY GUILTY ABOUT THIS. PROBABLY SHOWED US DROP IN ON US TO JUST EVEN TO MAKE SURE THE BOYS ARE OKAY. BUT HE DID GET INVOLVED WHEN HE SAYS HE SENT THAT RECORDING TO THE FBI. NOW, IF YOU SCAN THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN, IT'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE RECORDING ON WRAL DOT COM BECAUSE THE PERSON IN THE RECORDING HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED. WE HAVE MADE AT ITS TO REMOVE WORDS THAT WOULD IDENTIFY THE PERSON. >> WE'VE ALTERED THEIR VOICE FOR WRAL INVESTIGATES. I'M CHRIS LOVINGOOD. THE WRAL REACHED OUT TO THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. >> WE ASKED THAT THE FBI PROVIDED THEM WITH THE RECORDING. IF THE CALLER IN THE RECORDING WILL FACE CHARGES AND IF NOT, WHY NOT? WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET. BUT TOMORROW ON WRAL, CHRIS, WE'LL TALK WITH A FORMER SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ABOUT WHY CHARGES MAY NOT HAVE

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Captured: 17-year-old accused of murdering Wake County man escaped custody twice in 2024

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Four new schools prompting reassignment proposal in southwestern Wake County next year

Thousands of students in Wake County schools face reassignment

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It's always hot this time of year in central Arizona, but 2024 is proving to be an endless summer with especially high temperatures in Phoenix. 

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An estimated 15,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with glioblastoma every year, according to the Glioblastoma Foundation. It is the most common and most deadly type of brain cancer with a five-year survival rate of just 5%.

New glioblastoma research lab in Durham offering hope for brain cancer patients 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has made changes to its Alert Carolina emergency notification system, focusing on the initial messaging in its emergency notifications. The changes come after last year's deadly, on-campus shooting that left a professor dead.

UNC will send more alerts, use more clear language when emergencies arise on campus

Arrest in shots fired at UNC-Chapel Hill

Mark Cuban helped fund Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s winning fight against a Democratic Party lawsuit to get him off the ballot. Now Kennedy is trying to get off the ballot, but without Cuban's help.

Billionaire who helped RFK Jr. get on NC ballot won't back his new effort to get off the ballot

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As classes begin at Saint Augustine's University, enrollment is down compared to previous years.

Fall semester begins at Saint Augustine's University with student body of just 200

St. Augustine's, Shaw alumni react to SAU board chair's letter

A former acquaintance of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said the Republican candidate for governor viewed movies at Greensboro-area shops in the 1990s and early 2000s. Robinson's campaign called the claims, first published by The Assembly, "ridiculous allegations."

Robinson campaign denies claims that he was regular at porn shops decades ago

Robinson responds to calls for resignation over anti-LGBTQ comment

Authorities transferred Amanda Hayes on Aug. 19 to a Texas prison, according to public records. She was serving a second-degree murder sentence in North Carolina in the death of husband's ex-girlfriend, Laura Ackerson.

Woman convicted in Wake County murder, dismemberment will  serve 20 years in Texas

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People will have two opportunities to voice their opinions to Raleigh leaders on the proposed relocation of the Red Hat Amphitheater.

Proposed Red Hat Amphitheater relocation: Here's how to provide Raleigh leaders feedback before their official vote

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Part of Joyner Park in Wake Forest is indefinitely closed while crews deal with the environmental impacts of an overflow they say could have been caused by cooking grease put down the drain. 

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Last month, North Carolina did something enthusiastically that most states have been reluctant to try: It started covering new obesity medicines like Wegovy for its poorest residents as part of its Medicaid program.

North Carolina chose to cover obesity drugs for its poor, but not its own employees

The State That Chose to Cover Obesity Drugs for Its Poor, but Not Its Own Employees

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"To see our beautiful planet truly just changes your perspective on how lucky we are to be alive," Karsen Kitchen said. "If everyone had the chance to see that, the world would be a better place."

'Perseverance really pays off': UNC student makes history as youngest woman in space

Karsen Kitchen describes flying on Blue Origin rocket into space

Triangle Food Guy Sean Lennard has details about new restaurants opening in the Triangle.

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A man who fell asleep while his Tesla was driving along U.S. Highway 70 has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking.

Man who fell asleep in Tesla while driving on US 70 charged with drug trafficking, multiple felonies

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Scientists estimate that Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are present in 1 out of every 3 K-12 schools nationwide. One expert estimates that 50,000 K-12 schools were constructed with materials containing PCBs.

Hundreds of NC schools may contain toxic chemicals

More than 200 local schools may contain PCBs

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Authorities in Granville County are investigating a shooting that left two people injured Tuesday night.

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Lt. Gov Robinson refuses to answer questions that he visited porn shops   

Some ramps to 440 East close Tuesday night for construction  

School reassignment possible for Wake County students, 4 new schools to open 

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Greensboro man says Lt. Gov. Robinson bought explicit videos from him 

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Nash County measure has elementary school students walk through metal detectors at random

Former sheriff takes over troubled animal services in Franklin County

Fayetteville Police Department looks to lease space in former hotel

Wake County Public Libraries debuts new library card designs

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Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $560K as the sports world mourns

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The African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh makes its 15th annual return Saturday and Sunday.

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'Bull Durham, A New Musical' based on 1988 movie about Durham Bulls team to debut in home city

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Classes begin at Saint Augustine's University following delay

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Former patients of a mental health facility in Raleigh have expressed concerns about a partnership with the Raleigh Police Department to divert juveniles and adults from hospital emergency departments.

Patients question Raleigh police's partnership with Holly Hill Hospital

Former Holly Hill patients question Raleigh police plan to divert mental health crises to troubled facility

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Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said she is optimistic about a collaboration with Holly Hill Hospital to serve the needs of people experiencing mental health crises.

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North Carolina Democrats blasted Republicans on the North Carolina Supreme Court Thursday for ruling that Justice Phil Berger Jr. should not have to remove himself from a case concerning his father, Republican Senate leader Phil Berger Sr.

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Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz and Gov. Roy Cooper visited a Cook Out in Raleigh, where they ordered milkshakes.

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âPerseverance really pays offâ: UNC student makes history as youngest woman in space, hopes to inspire others

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Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles on worries about the economy, and Dow drops more than 600

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