FBI, NCMEC Renew Search for Newborn Kidnapped Near Camp Pendleton 40 Years Ago

Authorities, including the FBI and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, have released a new age-progressed image of Kevin Art Verville Jr., who was abducted as a 17-day-old infant from his family in San Diego County in 1980. He was taken by a woman posing as a social worker named "Sheila," who falsely claimed to offer assistance to low-income military families near Camp Pendleton. The abductor tricked Kevin's mother into leaving the baby with her, then sped away, and neither the child nor the woman has been found despite extensive investigation. The FBI has renewed efforts in this cold case, including offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Kevin's recovery, while also releasing an artist's rendering of the suspect who was described as a young woman with curly red or blonde hair and a distinctive tattoo. Kevin's father has expressed hope that finding his son would ease the family's pain, although some grief may remain. Authorities believe Kevin may be unaware of his true parentage and continue to seek public help to solve the decades-old mystery.