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11 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2023
The Clayton County Medical Examiner's office told Andrea Fluker that her mother died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
“it was the Clayton County Medical Examiner's office calling to notify her that her mom had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.”
2023
According to Andrea Fluker, Detective Andrea Rosas said the family would have to pay about $7,000 for their own autopsy.
“the family's gonna need to pay about 7,000 for their own autopsy if that's what they really want.”
2023
The GBI reported that Lakesha Thompson's blood alcohol level was 0.3 and that she also had other drugs in her system, such as gabapentin.
“They say that Lakesha's blood alcohol level was point three, and she had other drugs in her system that could have added to the effects of alcohol, like gabapentin.”
2023
On September 27, 2023, Detective Andrea Rosas told the family that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation had ruled Lakesha Thompson's death a suicide.
“It's now September twenty seventh, 2023, and she says the GBI has ruled Lakesha's death a suicide.”
2023
Investigators traced the fatal bullet to the middle of a door frame at about waist height.
“When investigators track the trajectory of the bullet, it is a straight shot through the edge of the door, like in the middle of the frame, which would have been right around waist height.”
2023
Lakesha Thompson was five foot six, so a straight line from her head to the waist-high bullet in the door frame would require her to be kneeling or sitting.
“She's five, six, so the only way for the bullet to make a straight line from her head to where it is in the door frame,”
2023
Ashley Flowers says the gun described by the ex-girlfriend in February 2023 is black and red, the same as the gun found in Lakesha Thompson's hand three months later.
“that gun that she's referring to is black and red, the same gun that officers find in Lakesha's hand three months after this incident.”
2024
Lakesha Thompson's family used her life insurance payout to hire private investigator Walter Reddick.
“So when Lakesha's life insurance policy finally comes through, the first thing that the family does is hire a private investigator, Walter Reddick.”
2024
The closed case file on Lakesha Thompson's death took six months and some legal pressure to be released to her family's side.
“her closed case file takes six months and some legal pressure to get released.”
2024
Tanya Malone, Lakesha Thompson's best friend of more than thirty years, spoke to Crime Junkie's reporter and denied Nathan Fitton's claims about her.
“Lakesha's best friend of over thirty years, Tanya Malone, who was willing to talk to us and answer my biggest questions.”
2024
A couple of weeks after the November 2024 meeting, the GBI changed Lakesha Thompson's manner of death from suicide to undetermined.
“the GBI officially changes Lakesha's manner of death from suicide to undetermined.”
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