Henry McCabe.

MUS-2026-0602

Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.

Henry McCabe, 31, a Minnesota Department of Revenue auditor and Liberian immigrant, vanished after a night out over Labor Day weekend in 2015. At 2:28 am on September 7, his wife in California received a call with screaming and a voice saying stop it. A friend said he had dropped McCabe at a gas station at about 2:00 am. On November 2, 2015, a kayaker found his body in Rush Lake in New Brighton, Minnesota. The cause was given as probable drowning and the manner of death was not determined. No one has been arrested or charged.

1. Sep 7, 2015

   At about 2:00 am, a friend says he dropped McCabe at a gas station.

2. Sep 7, 2015

   At 2:28 am, his wife in California receives a distress call with screaming.

3. Nov 2, 2015

   A kayaker finds his body in Rush Lake in New Brighton, about six miles away.

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