MUS-2026-0670
Archive card
MUS-2026-0670
Missing person
- Incident
- 2010
- Indexed
- Nov 5, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office
- Location
- Traverse City MI
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Jacob Cabinaw, 31, a father of two, Michigan National Guard member and mechanic, vanished after playing disc golf in Traverse City, Michigan, on March 31, 2010. He dropped a friend off at about 7:30 p.m. and never arrived at his home in Grawn. His bank card was then used in Michigan, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, with the final use in Sweetwater, Texas, on April 2, 2010, captured on security camera. His car is also missing. He was declared legally deceased in 2015, but no trace of him has been found.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Mar 31, 2010
Cabinaw plays disc golf in Traverse City, drops off a friend at about 7:30 p.m., and never arrives home.
- Apr 2, 2010
His bank card is used in Fort Worth and then Sweetwater, Texas, the final known use.
- 2015
He is declared legally deceased.
Key people
The people in the file.
31, a father of two, of Grawn, Michigan. Vanished after playing disc golf in Traverse City on March 31, 2010.
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Investigating agency
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