Mark Nichols lives in a small apartment near downtown ... He goes by the moniker “Hobo Shoestring” — a name pulled from the lyrics of an old Mel McDaniel country music tune from the 1980s.

(WCYB) — Update: Johnson City police have confirmed that the body found in Boone Lake was Nichols. Update: The TBI said that the body of Mark ' Shoestring' Nichols was found Friday in Johnson City.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has confirmed missing Johnson City man and popular YouTube creator Mark “Shoestring” Nichols was found dead.

The body of missing Johnson City man Mark “Shoestring” Nichols was recovered from Boone Lake on Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Johnson City Police Department confirmed.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) issued a Silver Alert for Mark “Shoestring” Nichols, 53, on behalf of the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD).

Officials say Mark "Shoestring" Nichols is a 53-year-old white male. He is 6-foot-1, weighs 165 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair.He has a long gray and white beard. Mark was last seen at ...

TBI said 53-year-old Mark “Shoestring” Nichols was last seen in Johnson City on March 27. There is no known direction of travel for Nichols, according to TBI. TBI added that Nichols has ...

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