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.
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Lakesha Thompson
Source: Facebook
Lakesha Thompson
Source: Facebook
Lakesha Thompson
Source: Facebook
Lakesha and her daughter, Ondrea Fluker
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Lakesha and her daughter, Ondrea Fluker
Source: Facebook
Fiancé Nathan Fitten with Lakesha
Courtesy: Ondrea Fluker
Lakesha on the mental health retreat in Arizona
Courtesy: Ondrea Fluker
The exterior of Nathan Fitten’s home
Source: Clayton County Police Department
The living room of Nathan’s house
Source: Clayton County Police Department
Nathan’s SCCY, 9mm burgundy gun
Source: Clayton County Police Department
The gun found in Lakesha’s right hand, seen on police body camera footage
Source: Clayton County Police Department
A bullet trajectory through a door frame in the living room, about waist height
Source: Clayton County Police Department
The hallway camera in Nathan’s house
Source: Clayton County Police Department
The shell casing on the bed
Source: Clayton County Police Department
The bullet hole in the bedroom ceiling
Source: Clayton County Police Department
Nathan Fitten
Source: Project Casting
Horse and carriage pulling Lakesha’s casket at her funeral in Rockford, IL
Courtesy: Ondrea Fluker
Timeline:
Lakesha Thompson and Nathan Fitten begin dating.
A woman who identifies Nathan as her ex-boyfriend calls 911 from outside his home. She says Nathan pointed a gun at her and alleges he had previously threatened to shoot her. No charges are filed.
Lakesha announces to her four children that she and Nathan are engaged.
Around 4:00 a.m.
Nathan calls Lakesha’s daughter, Ondrea Fluker, and says he and Lakesha had been drinking and had called off their engagement. According to Ondrea, he initially says Lakesha left his house, then says she has returned and is ringing the doorbell and banging on the door.
Around 6:30 a.m.
Nathan calls 911 and reports that Lakesha shot herself.
Around 9:00 a.m.
The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office calls Ondrea and tells her Lakesha died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
After Ondrea pushes investigators for an autopsy, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation performs one.
Detective Andrea Rosas tells Ondrea that the GBI ruled Lakesha’s death a suicide. Clayton County closes the case.
Lakesha’s family hires private investigator Walter Reddick, who obtains the police records and begins reviewing body camera footage, reports and crime scene photos.
Walter and attorney Chelsea Golding meet with GBI medical examiner Dr. Keith Lehman, who performed Lakesha’s autopsy. They learn he had not received death-scene photos or investigative context when he originally ruled Lakesha’s death a suicide.
The GBI changes Lakesha’s manner of death from suicide to undetermined after Dr. Lehman reviews the additional material.
Clayton County PD tells Ondrea’s PI and Attorney that there is not enough information to reopen Lakesha’s case. It remains closed.
Additional Info:
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Episode Source Material
- Original reporting by Taylor Day
- Clayton County Police Department. Investigative Case File P044774-051526. FOIA release, 12 June 2026. Various files.
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Case File 2023-1014052. FOIA release, 6 July 2026. PDF file.
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