

Gene Pavey, then 50, found love in Melanie Mass Pavey, then 19, and they would marry in a lavish wedding. “I always said his houses got bigger and his cars got smaller, and he just turned into a very wealthy guy.” Gene Pavey’s daughter says her savvy father chased money and lived in luxury. “It was (the) 80′s - it was like Miami Vice at the time,” Dallyn Pavey said.

He was a traveler and a creative man who eventually made his way to Miami, an Oceanside paradise intertwined with drugs, money and partying. His daughter explained to Local 10 News how she is holding onto hope 41 years later.Įugene “Gene” Pavey was a kingpin for a Colombian cartel, according to his only daughter Dallyn Pavey. – A South Florida cold case has stumped investigators for more than 40 years.Ī man mysteriously disappeared as he set sail for a new life.
