Jacob Lee Heckart, 35, was last seen on July 4, 2007, in Nipomo, California. He left home driving a 1988 Mercedes sedan and never been heard from since. At disappearance he wore a brown military fatigue shirt, blue jeans, and combat boots.

Heckart is described as a Caucasian male, 6 feet 1 inch, about 190 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. There were unconfirmed suggestions he might have traveled to Templeton, California, but no confirmed sightings or leads have emerged. Few details are available about the circumstances, and the case remains unsolved.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department continues to investigate; the case is listed in NamUs and other missing persons databases. If anyone has information about Jacob Heckart’s whereabouts, please contact the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department.