Lanard Curtaindoll, 41, disappeared around Thanksgiving 2018 and his family searched for months with no answers. His remains were found April 24, 2019, in a vacant field in Pontiac, Michigan; an autopsy determined he died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
Investigators say an altercation at a club owned by Curtaindoll’s girlfriend, Lakeisha Hawkins, preceded the killing. Authorities allege Lakeisha’s father, Kenneth Legrant Hawkins, shot Curtaindoll at the club. Prosecutors also say Lakeisha took part in search efforts for Curtaindoll and offered a reward while investigators were still looking.
Both Lakeisha Hawkins and Kenneth Hawkins were arrested and tried in connection with Curtaindoll’s death. Kenneth Hawkins was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder, mutilation of a dead body, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and felony firearm. Lakeisha Hawkins was convicted of mutilation of a dead body, accessory after the fact to murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and felony firearm.
Did anyone in Pontiac or who knew Lanard recognize him or notice what happened at the club around Thanksgiving 2018?