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http://www.wafb.com/story/36489059/remains-found-in-wooded-area-are-possibly-those-of-missing-lsu-student BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Human remains were found in a wooded area off Nicholson Drive Friday night. Officials with the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office say the remains are possibly...

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_0f1d791e-a57b-11e7-9ff0-27008986c0c5.html The human remains found Friday on Nicholson Drive are believed to be those of LSU student Michael Nickelotte Jr., 21, whose parents had reported him as missing for almost two weeks. The...

Would he have gone to PT by himself or did he usually ride with someone else in ROTC or pick them up?

Has anyone in the family been in contact with his Reserve Unit, particularly his section leader or squad leader? Did he have close relationships with any of these Marines outside of mandatory drill weekends and such?

What were on these notecards? School related or military?

The green strings are probably 550 parachute cord (550 paracord). Very common for someone in the marines to have this type of cord, it is used for many different things...do a google search usmc 550 cord.

There are several hurricane Harvey shelters and disaster relief teams around SWLA and Texas. Easy access to food and shelter.

Physical Fitness Test All Marines have to be physically fit to serve. They have annual PFTs as well as CFT (combat fitness test).

Marines are trained to carry over 100lbs of gear on foot. They routinely carry an enormous amount of weight on foot patrols, hiking in adverse terrain, etc. etc.

PFTs are done annually, if you fail you only get one or two chances (depending on CO/Unit) to retake it before the next PFT. Typically, Marines don't get promoted with a failed PFT. They aren't allowed to go to OCS school or be commissioned as an officer either. Unless he has a medical waiver...

Has anyone checked to see if he took any of his Marine Corps issued gear with him? If he was planning on leaving he might have packed up a bug out bag of sorts or gathered up his field gear and tools (sea bag, sleeping bag, boots, survival kit, MREs, etc.) and taken it with him.

It may not be the same Michael Nickelotte but the same person also posted a presentation about why they chose mechanical engineering as a career. Wasn't he pursing a degree in mechanical engineering before he changed to sociology? https://prezi.com/user/qeg6vwaosmy7/

I came across a thesis Michael posted online in 2014 about Carl Sandburg's experiences as a traveling hobo, a soldier, and an American. Is it possible that he might have biked over to rail road yard and caught a train out of town? https://prezi.com/al1dsm5gwpnk/carl-sandburg/ by Michael...

What is the status with the knee injury? If he is under medical evaluation and determined to be unfit for service this would keep him from pursuing his military career and thus could possibly be a cause for a mental breakdown of sorts. Was he being processed for medical discharge or general...

http://www.kplctv.com/story/24594268/unedited-video-released-from-2009-special-report-on-jeff-davis-murders Posted: Jan 30, 2014 4:46 PM CST Lake Charles, LA (AP) - Investigators in Jeff Davis Parish continue to look for leads in eight unsolved murders between 2006 and 2009, and they...