Michael Bickel

Missing
Case Description
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Michael Steven Bickel, a 54-year-old man from Portage, Indiana, was last seen on March 9, 2012. He left his home that day with plans to visit Lake Michigan but never returned. His green 2012 Subaru was later found and impounded near the lakefront. Disturbingly, Bickel had left two suicide notes, one of which indicated his intention to swim from Portage Lakefront Park to Navy Pier in Chicago, a challenging 30-mile journey across Lake Michigan.

Bickel has not been seen or heard from since ...Read More
Last Seen: Mar 09, 2012
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    Victim Details

    Apr 20, 2012

    Oct 31, 2022

    Michael

    Bickel

    67

    54

    71 inches

    72 inches

    140 lbs

    150 lbs

    White / Caucasian

    Male

    Mar 09, 2012

    Portage

    Indiana

    Porter County

    46368

    4173

    Portage Police Department

    Portage

    Indiana

    Porter County

    46368

    6260 Central Ave, Indiana

    2197623122

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    12-6317

    2012-03-09

    Portage Police Department

    Brown

    Hazel

    Hazel

    09/20/2024


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    Has there been a candlelight vigil planned for Michael? I think it would be a beautiful way to honor... ...Read More
    12/28/2023
    Has anyone seen Michael recently? I haven't heard from him in a while and was wondering where he was... ...Read More
    11/26/2023
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