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MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Lakesha Thompson

In May 2023, Lakesha Thompson’s entire family was upended by a single bullet that took their mother away from them forever. From the beginning, who pulled the trigger has been the question at the forefront of her family’s mind. Investigators determined pretty quickly that it was a self-inflicted wound. Except there are key pieces of evidence at the scene that just don’t line up. Her family has spent years fighting for a second look at the case…only to be told it’s closed… but that doesn’t mean the mystery is solved.
Duration
56m
Broadcast on
14 Sep 2026
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In May 2023, Lakesha Thompson’s entire family was upended by a single bullet that took their mother away from them forever. From the beginning, who pulled the trigger has been the question at the forefront of her family’s mind. Investigators determined pretty quickly that it was a self-inflicted wound. Except there are key pieces of evidence at the scene that just don’t line up. Her family has spent years fighting for a second look at the case…only to be told it’s closed… but that doesn’t mean the mystery is solved.

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  • If you have relevant information about Lakesha Thompson or Nathan Fitten, you can text “CLAYTONPD” and your tip to 274637. They still classify this case as closed, so feel free to also send information to us by emailing [email protected].

 

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Hi, crime junkies, I'm your host Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And today's story starts with a question. If someone dies from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, how many inconsistencies would it take before you start questioning what really happened? One, two, more? What if responding officers called out those inconsistencies while on the scene? Well, that's what happened here. And yet, three years later, a family is still desperately asking questions that law enforcement don't seem to want to answer. This is the story of Laquisha Thompson. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING]
Andrea Fluker is woken up from a dead sleep by her phone on May 24th, 2023. Now, when she looks at the screen, she sees it's 4 AM. Spam calls don't usually come in at this hour. Plus, it's an Atlanta area code where she knows that her mom is visiting her new fiancee. So she picks up. And sure enough, on the other end, is her mom's brand new fiance, Nathan Fitton. Andrea doesn't like Nathan. Doesn't like that her mom, Laquisha Thompson, is engaged in because the little that she's gotten to know about him through their hot and cold relationship over the last couple of years, she doesn't like. Like, the few times that Nathan would text or call Andrea, it felt like he was trying to stir up drama. He would accuse her mom, Laquisha, of seeing other men, and then make Andrea this middle man between him and her mom. And sometimes, they would even call her in the middle of their arguments. And somehow, Nathan would seem to twist things to make it seem like Andrea was the problem too. And he recently told Andrea that she was blowing up his life and he had a ring, he was gonna propose to her mom, but because of her, now that's not gonna happen. Like, clearly to make her feel bad. - Well, and clearly, a lie, since they're obviously engaged now. - Yeah, something that none of Laquisha's four children were excited about when they announced it. Like, they just got engaged like three days before all of this. They saw through Nathan, Bro was toxic. Like, just a couple of days before Laquisha flew to Atlanta,

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In May 2023, Lakesha Thompson’s entire family was upended by a single bullet that took their mother away from them forever. From the beginning, who pulled the trigger has been the question at the forefront of her family’s mind. Investigators determined pretty quickly that it was a self-inflicted wound. Except there are key pieces of evidence at the scene that just don’t line up. Her family has spent years fighting for a second look at the case…only to be told it’s closed… but that doesn’t mean the mystery is solved.