Rob Cabitto

Rob Cabitto (born December 23, 1965) is an American author, business owner, and public speaker. His book The Fractured Life of 3743 (2011) is a memoir about his struggles with identity and addiction.

Rob Cabitto
Cabitto in 2012
Born	(1965-12-23) December 23, 1965 (age 59)
Occupation(s)	Author, owner of Nine Mile Communications
Website	www.robcabitto.com

Personal life

Cabitto is a Native American of the Karuk tribe from Siskiyou County, California.^[1] He was adopted by a non-Native American family at the age of 5 after his biological father poured gasoline on him.^[2][3] His biological mother and father were absentee parents with addictions. Both parents were incarcerated at different times in Cabitto's early childhood.^[4]

Cabitto was an athlete in high school until he broke his leg in 1984 and became an alcoholic and drug addict.^[3]

As of 2012, Cabitto lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He has a nine-year-old son.^[2]

The Fractured Life of 3743

Cabitto published his memoir, The Fractured Life of 3743, in 2011.^[5] The number 3743 refers to his tribal roll number. The book discusses Cabitto's loss of identity after being adopted at age 5 into a non-Native American home. The book details Cabitto's years of addictive behavior^[4] and homelessness.^[3] Cabitto began a recovery program after being arrested in 1994.^[4] The book also discusses his life experiences, including the Native American tradition of vision quest and Lakota Sundance.^[6] Cabitto wrote the book using the journals that he kept over his life.^[1]

Cabitto spoke about the events in the book on the Kevin Sponsler show on KSYC-FM 103.9 on January 25, 2012.^[7]

Education and career

Cabitto has a Bachelor of Science from University of Phoenix and an MBA from New York Institute of Technology.^[8] He started a communications business in 2009 called Nine Mile Communications after working for Cisco Systems.^[3] Cabitto is also on the board of the Salvation Army.^[2]