AWOL Marine Is Charged with Murdering his Grandmother, Sheriff Says

Side note, the civilian media needs to recheck their military jargon use. Marines do not go "AWOL". In the USMC and the US Navy, the correct term is "UA" (Unauthorized absence).

I can't even.

I'm not an expert on this by any means. But if you were aware awol/UA, wouldn't you not want to draw attention to yourself.