They even had flowers, prayer cards and bracelets in the lobby for anyone to take to keep her memory alive. Tony Farese: They were going to have to show that we kidnapped Ally. It was unclear how Kostial and Theesfeld knew each other, but a friend tweeted that their relationship was a troubled one. Michelle Miller: So, you knew she liked this boy. Brandon Theesfeld is the chief suspect in the murder of 21-year-old University of Mississippi student Alexandria Ally Kostial.According to his Facebook page, Theesfeld is a Texas native and student at the University of Mississippi. Brandon was arrested within days and charged with Ally's murder, but an autopsy revealed that she was not pregnant at the time of her death. Assistant district attorney Mickey Mallette and investigator Jarrett Bundren took "48 Hours" to the place where it happened where there's now a makeshift memorial. There's a new push by Kostial's friends to pay tribute to her on campus. Tony Farese: He had a life full of promise received lots of love in a good Christian family. He was charged with capital murder in August, to which he pleaded not guilty. I said, "What are you going to do tonight?" The evidence against Brandon Theesfeld, according to prosecutors, was overwhelming. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of 21-year-old Kostial. Michelle Miller: To your knowledge, was she pregnant? It depends on how you view those when you start looking at someone's search history you are watching TV you've got all sorts of new shows that feature Ted Bundy. A Twitter account belonging to a Brandon Theesfeld from Fort Worth, Texas and Ole Miss was created in March 2012. Mohandie says Ally may have been trying to get Brandon Theesfeld's attention with texts about her drinking. Alexandria "Ally" Kostial. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Ally Kostial, a student at the University of Mississippi, was only 21 years old when she was shot by her on-and-off partner Brandon Theesfeld in July 2019. Elizabeth Brock: He definitely manipulated her. A gun, that apparently, he didn't even know how to use. Ally's family and friends were there wearing her favorite color, pink. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of 21-year-old Kostial. Prosecutors say the home pregnancy tests results were inconclusive. Brandon Theesfeld Ally's freshman year crush. 22-year-old Brandon Theesfeld, of Texas, was booked into the Lafayette County Jail at 3:43 p.m. Monday and charged with murder. I think she was more enthralled with Brandon than Brandon was with her, quite candidly. Michelle Miller: So, she talked to you about this. In the letter Brandon wrote, "I've always had terrible thoughts. Morgan Hull: They were never boyfriend and girlfriend. She voluntarily gets in the truck. Brandon Theesfeld will serve his life sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman. And he had blood on him. "He'd say hurtful, degrading things," one friend tells PEOPLE in this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. Brandon Theesfeld, a 22-year-old fellow business major, was charged with murder Tuesday after allegedly shooting Kostial, an Alpha Phi sorority sister and rising senior at Ole Miss, eight times. (WMC) - The judge accepted Brandon Theesfeld's guilty plea of first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Ole Miss student Ally Kostial.. The Memphis TV station. Theesfeld wrote that he'd always had "terrible thoughts" and "this is the end for me I'm either going to prison or going to die". Ben Creekmore: The horrifying irony is that text messages from him to her were asking is it a good environment, are your friends going to be there? Brandon was facing death penalty after being charged with capital one murder for allegedly abducting and murdering Ally Kostial. So, when Maddy went down to Oxford to visit, she was looking forward to meeting the new man in Ally's life. It appeared Theesfeld did not see fatherhood in his immediate future. Video . "Get rid of a problem," he replied. According to multiple local news stations in Lafayette County, Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was taken into custody late Monday afternoon and charged with murdering Kostial on Tuesday. Please logout and login again. Brandon Theesfeld, 24, pleaded guilty Friday in the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, Lafayette County Circuit Court Assistant Court Administrator Kathy Sturdivant confirmed to CNN. Brandon Theesfeld, seen here entering the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss., after his arrest, apologized as he admitted his guilt in Kostial's murder. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Farese said Theesfeld was almost finished with his sophomore year. Come to my rescue. And that was something that we were all initially trying to figure out. Investigators needed answers and they found them at Ally's apartment. Several police cruisers swarmed the front of the gas station and surrounded Theesfelds truck, preventing him from taking off, a surveillance image shows. Michelle Miller: So, when did you first meet him? Over the course of the next three months, Ally texted him to schedule a meeting to talk about the issue in person, but it was only on the night of the murder that he agreed to meet her. Daniel R Theesfeld, Karen Theesfeld, and two other persons are connected to this place He harassed her for years, took advantage of her for years, the friend wrote. Kostial was found at 10:23 a.m. in Harmontown, Mississippi, near Sardis Lake, which. She wanted me to cook her home cooked meals. You deserve hell you disgusting excuse for a human. I'm desperate.". He pleaded guilty to first-degree. Ben Creekmore: No no, it was cold and calculated , Mickey Mallete: this was calculated over a very extended period of time. Theesfeld was arrested Monday at a gas station in South Memphis, Tennessee, about 75 miles from Oxford. "48 Hours" asked him to read some of the text messages. (WTVA) - A judge sentenced Brandon Theesfeld to life in prison for the July 2019 murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. Ben Creekmore: There was a lot of planning on Theesfeld's part about what he was going to do. If she had any idea that this is what this person was capable of, she would never had gotten in that truck I think love can blind us to certain things that other people can see that we can't. Ally Kostial's closest friends describe her relationship with Brandon Theesfeld as "odd." We've received your submission. Brandon Theesfeld, the man accused of killing University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial in 2019, pleaded guilty to first degree murder on Friday. Since Brandon was the last person to ever speak to the victim, he became a person of interest. Not to my knowledge. Theesfeld was led into. Kostial's on-again-off-again boyfriend, Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested and charged last Monday with her murder. THE MURDER case of Ally Kostial captivated headlines as details surrounding her death were uncovered. I've always had terrible thoughts. He was a soccer player. When investigators discovered that Ally's last text messages were with Brandon Theesfeld, they wanted to talk to him and soon. Jarrett Bundren: He was firing even one round hit the table, right there. Aug 30. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Speaking to People magazine, a friend of Kostials who wished to remain anonymous described an unstable relationship that caused emotional turmoil for the 21-year-old St. Louis native, and characterized the suspect as misogynistic. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Here's what the synopsis says: A deputy patrolling the Sardis Lake area found 21-year-old Ally Kostial's bullet-riddled body at around 10:30 am on July 20, 2019. But never discussed him. Two days later, Theesfeld was arrested at a gas station in Memphis, and remains in custody as he awaits formal charges. I raise the question how much she's drinking. I think what has been explained is he is impaired on alcohol, he's drunk. Remembering Ally Stacy Wasenius Photography Ally Kostial's family and friends continue. For her friends, Ally's love for sunsets still shines through. Published Brandon Theesfeld pleads guilty to killing Ally Kostial Ole Miss Coed Ally Kostial Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty . It was later revealed she was not pregnant. In August of 2021, Brandon Theesfeld was convicted of the charges brought against him for the killing of Ally Kostial. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. They met as freshmen and dated casually for a while before splitting up. Bundren says Theesfeld was sitting at the pumps in his pickup truck, which had easy-to-spot license plates. Brandon Theesfeld is currently serving his life sentence in prison, but his exact whereabouts are yet to be revealed. My everything. It was later discovered that every time he agreed to meet with Kostial, he would cancel last-minute or fail to show up with an explanation. and we were like, "this is so messed up". Now, they have arrested a man and charged him with the Ole Miss student's slaying.. 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Theesfeld, 22, is now facing murder charges after he was apprehended Monday at a South Memphis gas station; authorities tracked him to the location using his cell phone and credit card. The following day, Friday July 19 the day before her death Theesfeld texts Ally: BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT: "are you gonna be home today cause i could visit". 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She could have been, but also the results were inconclusive, so we really just aren't sure. Inside the Lafayette County Courthouse on Friday, Brandon Theesfeld plead guilty to first degree murder and admitted to shooting Kostial multiple times. He asked Circuit Judge Kelly Luther to accept a guilty plea to a lesser charge. They were casually involved for an undisclosed amount of time, they dated on and off. He picked her up at her apartment, drove for Sardis Lake and, while in back of her, shot her 12 times. Theesfeld replied right away that he did not intend to keep the child. They start talking. I know I'm going to get caught.". She, for whatever reason, loves the state of Texas. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: Ballistics tell me he was either sitting across from her on that side of the table, he fires one shot, there was one shell casing (Jarrett points) here, and the other 10, were in that area coming around the table, they was not all in one spot, it like started (moves his arm from left to right) coming all the way around. Inmate Search. Absolutely not. She loves a beach theme, so we just bought a bunch of new dcor, you know. Two days later, Theesfeld was arrested at a gas station in Memphis, and remains in custody as he awaits formal charges. and you could assume that she's thinking he wants to talk about the pregnancy issue and work on the relationship. The 22-year-old man from Texas is charged with the murder of his fellow classmate, 21-year-old Ally Kostial. Be the first one to comment on this story. Theesfeld, described as an "on-and-off" person in Kostial's life, admitted to shooting her multiple times. He was charged with capital murder and kidnapping. Ally's attachment to Theesfeld confused some of her friends, who say he treated her poorly. In this text, Ally, it seems, was anxious and conflicted: ALLY KOSTIAL TEXT: "I'm not saying what I am gonna do bc idk what's happenin But even if you don't want to be involved like I am really pretty and sweet and I know I will meet a real man one day.". Defense attorney Tony Farese confirmed the plea hearing for Brandon Theesfeld is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: If you sit there and you go through all of his Google searches, he don't even really know how to work a gun he was Googling "hollow point ammo" "what button does what on a Glock pistol?". It didn't take long for the Memphis Fugitive Task Force to spot Theesfeld. On Friday July 12, Theesfeld would take a road trip home to Fort Worth, Texas. His attorney told "48 Hours" what Theesfeld says happened that night. By the time Brandon Theesfeld drove back from Texas to Mississippi, he'd left a digital footprint and prosecutors say it revealed a deeply disturbing web search history. Brandon Theesfeld was arrested just days after Kostial was found shot to death in Harmontown on July 20, 2019. Tony Farese: I think she saw this as a mutual romantic endeavor, and Brandon did not see it that way. Girl things, watching chick flicks, watching "Legally Blonde" and driving in her convertible. Iris Carreras is the field producer. Kostial was taking summer courses at the university and teaching fitness classes at the time of her death. A close friend of murdered University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial has shed more light on what appears to have been a troubled relationship between Kostial and her accused killer, 22-year-old Brandon Theesfeld. I know my son is innocent, Theesfeld told the station in a statement. The police subsequently arrested Brandon Theesfeld, 22, her on-again, off-again boyfriend in this connection. Ally's parents Keith and Cindy Kostial. " At the time of her death, Ally Kostial was a rising senior who had stayed behind in Oxford, Mississippi, to take summer classes. 2023 Cable News Network. Michelle Miller: No doubt in your mind that that this was premeditated? Authorities claimed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds. Were they arguing? The next day, cops on routine patrol discovered her body near Sardis Lake about 10 miles from the Ole Miss campus. Morgan Hull: By junior year we were thick as thieves, like best friends. Brandon Theesfeld, 24, admitted to killing Alexandria 'Ally' Kostial, 21, in July 2019, as part of a plea agreement to avoid a possible death sentence. And I believe no good explanation for what he did. he's impaired on cocaine. Thanks for contacting us. The upcoming episode of ID's 48 Hours will chronicle the brutal murder case of 21-year-old Ally Kostial. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Brandon Theesfeld, the man accused of killing University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial in 2019, is expected to plead guilty in an Oxford court Friday, his attorney said . When he got up the next morning, he was gone. Despite Ally's phone being missing, investigators located her Apple Watch in her bedroom and uncovered some of her texts with Brandon Theesfeld, a fellow student at the University of Mississippi, with whom she had an on-and-off relationship. Michelle Miller: Was there anything in her behavior that suggested things weren't normal? Ally Kostial, the Ole Miss college student whose body was found Saturday, and her alleged killer, Brandon Theesfield, had known each other since 2016. . Maddy Norris: Yes. Cops tracked down Theesfelds cellphone and credit card, ultimately tracing him to a gas station in South Memphis, Tenn., two days after his alleged victims body was discovered, FOX 13 Memphis reported. Now, with the clock ticking on finding her killer, Ally's Apple Watch proved invaluable to investigators. charged with the murder of his fellow student, 21, in late July 2019, CNN reported then. Police immediately alerted investigators in Mississippi about what they'd found in the truck and on his clothing. Jarrett Bundren: That he was on Interstate 55 headed north toward Memphis. A Mississippi murderer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for shooting his on-and-off girlfriend, 21-year-old University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial, eight times in the stomach, leaving her for dead months after she texted him the results of an inconclusive pregnancy test.. By pleading down from capital to first-degree murder, 24-year-old Brandon Theesfeld dodged a possible death . According to sources, a local resident walking their dog reported hearing gunshots in the early morning hours at around 2:15 and 2:30. Ben Creekmore: under the guise of working the relationship out when he had a .40-caliber pistol and had planned her murder all along. Michelle Miller: Did she have a boyfriend in high school? Remember, Ally was shot at least nine times. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: The watch was telling me she was having very lengthy text message conversation with Brandon. Tony Farese: He shared with us that he didn't, he didn't know, but he didn't believe that she were pregnant. They sit there and talk, then he shoots her. I've always had these demons. He's communicating just enough for a purpose to try to influence her into terminating the pregnancy, if indeed she is pregnant that seems to me to be his only investment in any of these communications. The university will support the Kostial family in every way we can during this traumatic time.. TUPELO, Miss. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. All she wanted was to be enough for him and for him to want her, and he quite literally was the death of her, Kostials friend told People. She said, "I'm going to go out with some friends.". Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? But something shifted by their junior year, and the two got back in touch. I am told by Brandon that he has the gun to his head and then passes out. A surveillance photo from the gas station, obtained by the outlet, shows Theesfeld wearing an Ole Miss T-shirt and shorts as he walked inside. That same day, Ally texted him a photo of two more ambiguous home pregnancy tests. Tony Farese: I don't think Brandon would have been in this situation but for his choice of consuming alcohol and then using cocaine. Ben Creekmore: We know more about what he may have been thinking and we know more about what she may have been thinking. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. ", "Every time your cell door slams shut may it be a reminder for what you did and the life you took from us.". Theesfeld Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of UM . Michelle Miller: Do you believe Brandon believed she was pregnant? Jarrett Bundren: Said he came into his house carrying a gun and unloaded the gun in the house. So, the question is why would she claim to be pregnant if she were not pregnant. Dr. Kris Mohandie: These lengthy pretty much one-sided conversations that were initiated by Ally, you know, with very little in return from Brandon make this a very lopsided investment into this relationship. "The hardest thing is to go back and read her messages," says Lafayette County district attorney Ben Creekmore. Michelle Miller: Why? I'm busy today. Ally arrived in the fall of 2016. 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After a few more texts from Ally, Theesfeld writes: BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT: "Just let me know when you are back from going out, is your house private rn?". They also gave investigators clues about where Theesfeld was heading a week before Ally's death. They dated casually during their freshman year. "In your mind, the motive for murder was to?" For other inquiries, Contact Us. Something in me just doesn't work. He seemed to have enjoyed a typical Texas childhood. Ally's autopsy report, however, was definitive. Within the next few hours, he was arrested at a gas station. Brandon Theesfeld, the man accused of killing University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial in 2019, pleaded guilty to first degree murder on Friday. "Few people in life will ever feel the pain that we have experienced, and it will never go away", 'Misogynistic' Ex-Student Admits to Murdering Ally Kostial After Thinking She Was Pregnant, U. 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OXFORD, Miss. Tony Farese: That's not outlandish in our part of the country in Mississippi and Texas, people people shoot. Michelle Miller: How did she feel about that? Tony Farese: No, I'm just telling you to the best of, I mean there's no good answer. Kostial, who was from St. Louis, Missouri, was discovered shot eight times Saturday morning near Sardis Lake, around 20 miles from the Ole Miss campus. Theesfeld was facing a capital murder charge, but defense attorney Tony Farese and the State of Mississippi agreed on reducing the charge to murder in the first degree. Three years later, her life was cut short. Best friends Ally Kostial and Maddy Norris. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. He was picked up in Tennessee. Jarrett Bundren: About an hour and a half, two hours later they caught him at the gas station. #JusticeForAlly You will never diminish her sunshine., 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Your login session has expired. 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