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Jesse Jackman, a 40-year-old man from Kingsley, Michigan, was last seen on March 7, 2022. His disappearance became a matter of concern when his vehicle was found unoccupied on April 7, 2022, near a boat launch in Cedar, Michigan. Despite extensive searches, including efforts by the Michigan State Police and volunteers, no sign of Jesse was found in the surrounding swamp and wooded areas.

Jesse did not have known connections to the Cedar area, making the discovery of his vehicle in that ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 07, 2022

Victim Details

Apr 26, 2022

Nov 30, 2023

Jesse

Jackman

42

40

71 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

In the quiet community of Kingsley, Michigan, a sense of unease settled over the family of Jesse Scott Jackman, a 40-year-old man who was last seen on March 7, 2022. Jesse, a man with brown hair, brown eyes, and who wears glasses, seemingly vanished without a trace, leaving his loved ones with a void of unanswered questions. His disappearance became more troubling when, a month later, on April 7, 2022, his 2006 Subaru Outback was discovered abandoned in a park in the village of Cedar. The location of his vehicle was particularly perplexing to his family, as he was not known to have any connections or ties to the Cedar area. The discovery of his car, parked near the vast and dense swamp and wooded area of the Cedar River Preserve, only deepened the mystery surrounding his whereabouts. The discovery of Jesse's vehicle initiated an extensive search of the surrounding area by the Michigan State Police. Troopers from the Cadillac Post were dispatched to the scene after reports of a suspicious vehicle that had been parked near the tennis courts all day. The search efforts in the challenging swampy terrain were thorough, yet they yielded no clues as to Jesse's location. The fact that his family was unaware of any reason for him to be in Cedar added a layer of complexity to the investigation. The dense woods and swampy landscape presented significant challenges for the search teams, and despite their exhaustive efforts, Jesse remained missing. The case of Jesse Jackman is a poignant story of a man who disappeared from his life, leaving behind a family desperate for answers. The known facts are sparse and unsettling: he was last seen in his hometown, and his car was found in a location where he seemingly had no connections. The circumstances of his disappearance, particularly the location where his vehicle was found, have left both his family and law enforcement grappling with a painful and unresolved mystery. The investigation has been hampered by a lack of leads, and despite the passage of time, the question of what happened to Jesse Scott Jackman remains unanswered, a persistent and sorrowful enigma for the Kingsley community.

Mar 07, 2022

Kingsley

Michigan

Grand Traverse County

No

113806

Michigan State Police - Cadillac Post

Cadillac

Michigan

Wexford County

49601

Jason Tropf

Trooper

7711 U.S. 131, Michigan

2317796040

State

Law Enforcement

www.michigan.gov/msp

71-1314-22

2022-04-07

Michigan State Police - Cadillac Post

4255

Brown

Brown

Brown

05/31/2026


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