Akeem Addidis Caesar, 22, was last seen in Eunice, Louisiana, on Christmas Eve 2015. His disappearance during the holiday season alarmed his community; his body was found in a wooded area in Eunice on February 1, 2016. An autopsy determined Akeem had been shot to death, and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators identified two Eunice residents, 22-year-old Phillip Lafleur and 21-year-old Candice Vidrine, as persons of interest. The pair left the state and were arrested in San Angelo, Texas, after a vehicle pursuit; authorities said they were in a stolen truck and had two handguns when taken into custody. Warrants were issued linking them to Akeem’s killing and they were returned to Louisiana to face charges.

A grand jury in St. Landry Parish later indicted Lafleur on second-degree murder and Vidrine on accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. What details about the case or Akeem’s life might help explain what happened that night?