Rabourn was last seen in San Diego, California sometime during mid-October 2010. All of his cellular phone use, financial activity and contact with his family stopped on October 21. He has never been heard from again. Eventually, out-of-state relatives reported him missing.

In August 2011, Denise Michelle Goodwin was charged with Rabourn's murder. A photo of Goodwin is posted below this case summary. He had hired her to take care of his 91-year-old wife, who had lung cancer and was in hospice care at home. Rabourn's wife died in September 2010, and afterwards he entrusted Goodwin with all his financial affairs. Authorities stated Goodwin began appropriating Rabourn's assets for her own personal use soon after she moved into his home; she allegedy stole over $500,000 in total and forged documents to sell Rabourn's home and transfer the title of his car. She also kept Rabourn's family members from contacting the police for months by providing various explanations for is absence and claiming she had been in contact with him.

In addition to the murder charge, Goodwin is charged with elder abuse, grand theft, embezzlement, forgery and filing forged documents. She could face the death penalty or life in prison if convicted. She is awaiting trial. Foul play is suspected in Rabourn's case due to the circumstances involved.

Above: Denise Michelle Goodwin