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The FACES Lab
227 Howe-Russell Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Telephone: (225) 578-4761
Fax: (225) 578-4794
E-mail: faces@lsu.edu
Web: www.lsu.edu/faceslab

Nathaniel Lee Melancon

Status: missing

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Profile

Missing since:	2022-03-29
Location:	Grand Coteau, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana
Date of Birth:	Over 36
Sex:	male
Race:	Black
Eye color:	Brown
Hair color:	Bald
Height:	72 inches
Weight:	200 to 240 pounds
Tattoo:	Yes
Dental Records:	Unavailable
DNA Records:	Unavailable
FACES Case #:	1113
Agency Case #:	2022-40103
Alt. Case #:	M966729438
Agency:	St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
Agency Phone:	337-584-8484

Identifying features

Tattoo on right forearm 'Knowledge'. Tattoo on left upper arm: a cross with the word 'Judge' above it and the word 'One' below the cross. Unknown tattoo design on right hand. Full short-cut beard (black & gray) and thin mustache.

Additional details

Last seen on Savoie Lane in Grand Coteau. MP Melancon's vehicle was located abandoned in St. Landry Parish.

If you have any information concerning this case please contact the FACES Lab.
Teresa Wilson, Assistant Research Professor, LSU - (225) 578-4761
Maria Allaire, Research Associate, LSU - (225) 578-4775