After a long week serving as a combat medic at Fort Bragg, Kelli Bordeaux went out for a night on the town, but her drinking buddy of choice proved to be deadly. NBC Dateline explores the murder of Kelli Bordeaux, and how her killer was brought to justice years later, in Deep In The Woods, airing on Sunday, May 19, 2024, and available to stream the following day on Peacock and Hulu . Kelli Bordeaux was a combat medic at Fort Bragg, North Carolina .
Bordeaux was born and raised in St. Cloud, Florida , where her "fun-loving personality" made her "one of the most popular girls in town," as reported by True Crime Daily . A former high school cheerleader and beauty queen , Bordeaux had completed basic training and boot camp shortly before being stationed at Fort Bragg .
She lived in an off-base apartment along with her husband, Mike Bordeaux. When Mike was unable to find a job in Fayetteville, he reportedly began drinking heavily, putting a strain on the couple's new marriage . While taking a trial break from one another, Bordeaux began an affair with a man named Justin Thompson, whom she had met in her hometown before joining the military.
During one of Justin's visits to see Kelli, the duo met Nicholas Holbert, a helper at a local bar called Froggy Bottoms. They struck up a quick friendship, and Nicholas even gave Bordeaux his number, interested in seeing her after Justin returned back to Florida. Despite Kelli only viewing him as a drinking buddy, she did agree to what Nicholas.
