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Man who last saw missing Mounds View man speaks out

McCabe, a 32-year-old married father of two, hasn't been seen since the early morning of Labor Day.
Henry McCabe

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. -- There are still more questions than answers in the disappearance of a Mounds View man.

Mounds View Police said Saturday that the last call made from Henry McCabe's cell phone pinged off a tower near Silver Lake Road and Mississippi street in New Brighton.

That's about five miles from the Super America gas station where William Papus Kennedy said he dropped off McCabe on Labor Day morning.

Creek View Park in New Brighton is now the new focus of the search for McCabe. The park is near the location where police say the last call was placed. Saturday, McCabe's family and members of the Liberian community searched the area.

Mounds View police say they have requested financial and other documents link to McCabe.

McCabe, a 32-year-old married father of two, hasn't been seen since the early morning of Labor Day. And, no one has heard from the auditor who worked at The Minnesota Department of Revenue.

His colleagues say it's not like him to miss work.

On Saturday, volunteers assisting with the search said McCabe's wife has a voicemail from her husband's cellphone that was "bizarre." Mounds View police did not elaborate on the alleged message.

McCabe's wife initially said she received a call from her husband and it sounded as if he was crying out for help. She said she and her children were in California at the time of the call.

Investigators with Mounds View Police say they are "actively" pursuing the case. Police say this is not a criminal case and they don't have any suspects.

By contrast, Kennedy says people have been attacking him on social media. He reached out to KARE 11 to share his story.

"I am willing, even if it costs me to pay for it to take a lie detector test," he said. "I have no motive. I do not want to hurt Henry or anyone."

Kennedy alleges prior to September 6, he and McCabe never hung out. Kennedy alleges McCabe knew about him "from back home" in Liberia. Prior to moving to Minnesota, Kennedy said he was a well-known basketball player in Liberia. Kennedy may have been the last person to see McCabe.

"I wish I had never given him a ride with all that is going on. I wish I never did," Kennedy said. "We were not friends, more like acquaintances."

Kennedy said he has missed several days of work because he's been unable to concentrate on the job. When McCabe was first reported missing police did question Kennedy.

For now Kennedy, 38, hopes police get a break in this case soon.

"I really wish Henry would come out somewhere alive and explain the true story himself," he said. "I want to clear my name."

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