I'm not saying it was smart the way he did it, but a pretty good indication that he was looking for a remote location so her body would not be discovered. 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. She voluntarily gets in the truck. Tony Farese: They were going to have to show that we kidnapped Ally. Several police cruisers swarmed the front of the gas station and surrounded Theesfelds truck, preventing him from taking off, a surveillance image shows. Follow the article till the end to learn more. 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. No history of violence. And that's exactly what happened. Many of her messages are long, revealing, and troubling, says forensic psychologist Kris Mohandie. When investigators found the body of Ally Kostial, a student at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, in July 2019 near Sardis Lake, an abandoned fishing camp not far from campus, they wondered why someone would so brutally take the life of the 21-year-old. Morgan Hull says she'd only met him one time. Aug 30. Michelle Miller: How did she feel about that? Tony Farese: He doubted that she was pregnant. Did you encounter any technical issues? Maddy Norris: Yes. At the time Jake Thompson was a reporter for the local paper, the Oxford Eagle. He seemed to have enjoyed a typical Texas childhood. I have all kinds of messages of her texting me paragraph after paragraph, asking me, What do I do?. They dated casually during their freshman year. Ben Creekmore and Mickey Mallette: Ted Bundy. Keith Kostial: It's the quietest moments that are the most haunting. 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. Prosecutors believe what happened between Ally Kostial and Brandon Theesfeld is a cautionary tale. Finally. The web search history also included searches on how to get away with murder, conceal a crime, and use a gun. The upcoming episode of ID's 48 Hours will chronicle the brutal murder case of 21-year-old Ally Kostial. "48 Hours" asked him to read some of the text messages. Police immediately alerted investigators in. His mother asked his attorney to share these words: when I heard Brandon was being spoken to by the police, I still had no single thought it could be him now, after two years and knowing more of the details of their relationship I am heartbroken for every person this impacts and crushed that our son did not share with us any of the turmoil he was trying to manage I encourage every parent to regularly sit down with their children, teenagers, young adults, and discuss with them that there will never be anything too big, too complicated, too out of control that they cannot tell you about. A court date was set for today;. They didn't go on dates, like he didn't pick her up or take her out to dinner. The police subsequently arrested Brandon Theesfeld, 22, her on-again, off-again boyfriend in this connection. She had texted him so much late at night when she's out drinking and partying, and it got to the point where he did block her phone. Theesfeld was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Court Judge J. Kelly Luther, Sturdivant confirmed. Theesfeld was arrested on Monday, July 22, at a gas station in Memphis, Tenn., with the murder weapon in his truck. When he got up the next morning, he was gone. "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. Mississippi Student Is Found Dead 30 Miles from Campus and Foul Play Is 'Apparent', 'Misogynistic' Ex-Ole Miss Student Admits to Murdering Ally Kostial After Thinking She Was Pregnant, Suspect Charged with Murder in Disappearance of U. Mississippi Student, Who Is Still Missing, Ohio Man Charged with Raping Girl, 10, Who Traveled to Indiana for Abortion After Supreme Court Ruling, Va. 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Brandon Theesfeld entered the plea in a Mississippi courtroom Monday afternoon, according to NBC affiliate WMC. Three days later, Ally's body was found at a lakeside camp site near the Oxford school. For the latest true crime and justice news,subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. His attorney told "48 Hours" what Theesfeld says happened that night. But I would ask everybody to please give him the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise.. He regrets that, but that did occur and that's memorialized in the text messages. After discovering Ally Kostial's body and confirming her identity, authorities zeroed in on Theesfeld being a potential suspect, and they tried to talk to him about Ally. Brandon Theesfeld was taken into custody just before 3:45 p.m. on Monday, July 22, according to jail records. Phil Tangel, Richard Barber and Wini Dini are the editors. Brandon Theesfeld AP The man accused of killing Ole Miss student Ally Kostial shooting her eight times was wearing bloody clothes and keeping a weapon inside his truck when cops tracked him. Produced by Marcelena Spencer and Susan Mallie. Reporter Jake Thompson was in the courtroom. Her classmate and sometime boyfriend, Brandon Theesfeld, 24, is now headed to prison for life, after pleading guilty on Aug. 27 in to an amended charge of first-degree murder, sparing him the death penalty. Former Ole Miss student Brandon Theesfeld was charged with killing fellow student Ally Kostial in 2019. He posted a picture of it on social media with the caption "Finally taking my baby back to Oxford." Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty Friday in the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, Lafayette County Circuit Court Assistant Court Administrator Kathy Sturdivant confirmed to CNN.. They say Ally, left, had a bubbly and fun personally that drew people in. At the University of Mississippi, she fell hard for Theesfeld, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, during freshman year. That's the boy she really liked. Three years later, her life was cut short. Brandon Theesfeld is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. Ben Creekmore: When we saw that his truck was leaving Oxford, there was a BOLO for his tag. Come to my rescue. But the marketing business major may have had something more on her mind. A police dash cam recorded Brandon being taken into custody. Lafayette County sheriffs deputies found Kostials body in late July 2019 while they were on patrol near Sardis Lake, about 30 miles from the northern Mississippi campus. And that was something that we were all initially trying to figure out. Dozens of Ally's family and friends came wearing pink in her honor. They can see his location moving away from Oxford. Ally and Brandon met while they both attended the University of Mississippi. The day after Ally's body was found, a manhunt had cornered Brandon Theesfeld 90 miles away at a gas station in a residential neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. Theesfeld's defense attorney Tony Farese. It seemed the two were planning to see each other that very night. Theesfeld was charged with the murder of his fellow student, 21, in late July 2019, CNN reported then. Michelle Miller: Why did he say he killed her? Two days later, Theesfeld was arrested at a gas station in Memphis, and remains in custody as he awaits formal charges. "Our lives have been forever altered and shattered," Cindy said in a statement that Mallette read next. Numerous sources have claimed to CrimeOnline and other outlets that Kostial was pregnant with Theesfelds baby at the time of her murder, but those reports are unconfirmed. He says there's an innocent explanation for why his client brought that pistol back to Mississippi. A Twitter account belonging to a Brandon Theesfeld from Fort Worth, Texas and Ole Miss was created in March 2012. You have like your best friend from high school coming down to visit you and your crush is MIA. We'll never know, but I think she was just so blinded by her desperation to talk about what to do, in their relationship. 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. Those thoughts have been fueled by cocaine and alcohol." . 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". Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty to murdering Ally Kostial, his then-girlfriend. Michelle Miller: So, in your mind, if she was pregnant, she would have had the baby. Twenty-four hours later, Lafayette County Sheriff's Department investigator Jarrett Bundren was hoping clues from Ally's Apple Watch might lead to the first break in the case. And the realization of the consequences of his actions are very real and sobering there's no parole for murder in Mississippi, so let me tell you that is a terrible penalty. Alexandria "Ally" Kostial. I've always had terrible thoughts. she's told me everything in life. Keith Kostial: It does seem like she's still away at school. Cindy Kostial: We're stuck can't move forward days are just rough. Brandon Theesfeld (Brandon Austin Theesfeld) is a student at the University of Mississippi in Oxford who has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ally Kostial, who is also a student at Ole Miss University, whose body was found on July 20 near a remote lake in Lafayette County, Mississippi with eight gunshot wounds. Kostial was found at 10:23 a.m. in Harmontown, Mississippi, near Sardis Lake, which. "I have not worked a murder where somebody has been shot that many times.". "That's not in a place that you. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. They were hoping text messages between the two could provide insight about what may have led to her death. Iris Carreras is the field producer. On August 27, 2021, Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Tony Farese: From Brandon's standpoint, it was a casual, sexual relationship. But otherwise, Ally seemed to be thriving at college. With 238 yards and 4 TDs against Spencer, Spirit Lake sophomore Bode Higgins became just the second Spirit Lake player to rush for more than 200 yards in a single game in the last decade. In April of 2019, Ally attempted to contact Brandon due to the possibility she might be pregnant with his child. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Mickey Mallette: In her mind, she may not have had a reason before that to be in the same kind of fear. Josh Hofstra ran for 213 yards and two touchdowns against MOC-Floyd Valley in 2014. She thought she might be pregnant. Ally's parents Keith and Cindy Kostial. " Almost two hours later, Ally texts him another photo and this message: ALLY KOSTIAL TEXT: "Like it isn't like I'm not that small anymore and I can pretend I'm fat rn but idk its getting hard". Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was charged on Tuesday with murdering Alexandria 'Ally' Kostial after her body was found last weekend about 20 miles from the Ole Miss campus. When investigators discovered that Ally's last text messages were with Brandon Theesfeld, they wanted to talk to him and soon. I think what has been explained is he is impaired on alcohol, he's drunk. He told Ally's family in court: "I am sincerely sorry for the pain I've caused while taking Ally from you.". Cindy Kostial: See, and that's the thing she's told me everything in life. 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. Authorities noticed his clothes appeared to be bloodstained and uncovered the weapon from his vehicle, law enforcement sources told the station. Kris Mohandie: That's a lot of alcohol to consume for somebody of her size, and for many people, if not most people. Tony Farese: There's no justification for his conduct. Theesfeld's attorney says that theory might be tough to prove at trial. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. "The hardest thing is to go back and read her messages," says Lafayette County district attorney Ben Creekmore. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. While details that led investigators to arrest and charge Theesfeld with . Ally, despite the ambiguous test result, would text Theesfeld day and night. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of 21-year-old Kostial. Cindy Kostial: Maybe he thought he was going to be a father and he wanted to end it his own way. In August 2021, Brandon Theesfeld was convicted of the charges brought against him for the killing of Ally Kostial. OXFORD - An attorney for Brandon Theesfeld, the man accused of killing fellow Ole Miss student Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, waived his request for bond Thursday morning, instead requesting a . Michelle Miller: Once you turn off that paved road, onto the dirt road, and then another 10 minutes to get here, there's no one out here, I mean this is an abandoned fish camp. "The hardest thing is to go back and. With Theesfeld facing a possible death sentence, and prosecutors knowing a capital murder trial could be grueling, emotional, and risky for everyone involved, they presented the defense with an offer. Michelle Miller: Was there anything in her behavior that suggested things weren't normal? Brandon Theesfeld Ally's freshman year crush. They also gave investigators clues about where Theesfeld was heading a week before Ally's death. Michelle Miller: To your knowledge, was she pregnant? Reply. Investigators needed answers and they found them at Ally's apartment. It wasn't long after arriving in Oxford that Theesfeld met Ally. On July 19, 2019 at 11:52 p.m., Ally Kostial was seen on surveillance video leaving a bar in Oxford Square. Morgan Hull: She was always like rearranging and redecorating her room too, which was always so funny to find little Ally like moving all the furniture around by herself (laughs). Tony Farese: I think she saw this as a mutual romantic endeavor, and Brandon did not see it that way. (WTVA) - A judge sentenced Brandon Theesfeld to life in prison for the July 2019 murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. Theesfeld and Kostial had a "complicated" relationship. There's a new push by Kostial's friends to pay tribute to her on campus. Elizabeth says Ally was fascinated by sunsets. August 27, 2021 at 11:47 am CDT. Be the first one to comment on this story. Dozens of Ally's family and friends . Michelle Miller: Did she have a boyfriend in high school? I am told by Brandon that he has the gun to his head and then passes out. I spent countless nights holding Ally close drying her tears about this monster for years. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Michelle Miller asked Lafayette County investigator Jarrett Bundren. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Cindy Kostial: It was out of rage. Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty to first degree murder and admitted shooting Kostial multipe times in July 2019. This Carote cookware set is $150 off at Walmart, Nearly 40% of Americans skipped medical care in 2022 over cost, 2023 Sling TV deal: Stream live TV and sports for just $20 a month, Ally Kostial murder: Inside her college life and evidence in the case. They said it was very casual. Cindy Kostial: She said, "I met this boy, he's from Texas." On April 14, she texted Brandon Theesfeld a photo of an inconclusive home pregnancy test and this message: ALLY KOSTIAL TEXT: "Like it's a very faint blue line but idk I guess I can wait and see if my period comes ". We certainly know what that does to someone's mind so, you know, was he justified? Prosecutors say Ally Kostial was shot at least nine times. Brandon Theesfeld pleads guilty to killing Ally Kostial Ole Miss Coed Ally Kostial Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty . What her mom didn't know was Ally was focused on a different kind of test a home pregnancy test. They say Ally's love for sunsets will forever remind them of her bright spirit. 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. They went bowling, normal stuff. As Ally's friends and family waited for Brandon Theesfeld to go to trial for her murder, prosecutors were building their case. OXFORD, Miss. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Theesfeld responded but made excuses about why he couldn't meet all weekend. Tony Farese: I'm not sure out of nowhere. Your login session has expired. Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty Friday in the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, Lafayette County Circuit Court Assistant Court Administrator Kathy Sturdivant confirmed to CNN. LSUcajun77 LSU Fan New Orleans Member since Nov 2008 18644 posts. I'm serious no kid at all it will ruin my life.". We asked him if he would sign a waiver of extradition, come back to Mississippi. Ben Creekmore: No no, it was cold and calculated , Mickey Mallete: this was calculated over a very extended period of time. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much She hurt and she bled and he left her," Keith Kostial told the court through his statement last month. Maddy Norris [in tears]: It was like, If Ally was there, Maddy was there. Jake Thompson: We never saw emotion from him until the plea hearing when he spoke or read a little bit he broke down in tears that was the first time he showed emotion. Elizabeth Brock: I think we were just more like upset with how if she would show us texts from him or tell us things he would say there were really unkind to her. March 5, 2022 / 11:08 PM Remember, Ally was shot at least nine times. Additionally, his internet search history indicated that he had researched abortion medications and abortion clinics. THE MURDER case of Ally Kostial captivated headlines as details surrounding her death were uncovered. Mickey Mallette: From here to go to where he lives in Texas, that's probably the most common way to go. Keith Kostial: But she never really had mentioned him, at least to me, over time, or that he was, you know, even in this scene at all. And I believe no good explanation for what he did. Prosecutors say the home pregnancy tests results were inconclusive. . Investigators found cans of White Claw Hard Seltzer on the picnic table. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Maddy Norris: I mean, it hurt her. 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. AP The father of the man who allegedly gunned down Ole Miss student Ally Kostial is insisting on his son's innocence, according to. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: The watch was telling me she was having very lengthy text message conversation with Brandon. The text messages had created a digital map of a complicated relationship. Elizabeth Brock: Yeah, she came to us right away. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: Says "Take it". Theesfeld has since been suspended by Ole Miss, Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said in a statement. It didn't take long for the Memphis fugitive task force to spot Theesfeld. on Friday, August 27, 2021, after he pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the August 2019 death of Alexandria . The trial was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. re: Brandon Theesfield to plead guilty for 2019 murder of Ole Miss coed Posted by LSUcajun77 on 8/24/21 at 5:49 pm to VolsOut4Harambe. She could have been, but also the results were inconclusive, so we really just aren't sure. Cindy Kostial: She was my life. Michelle Miller: What did ballistics tell you? 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. Tony Farese: Yes. It is unclear if Theesfeld and Kostial knew each other, and a motive in the shooting is also not known. Certainly, could have. But he would tell her he wasn't good enough for her and that's why they couldn't be together. I know my son is innocent, Theesfeld told the station in a statement. Attorney Tony Farese says the search history doesn't prove Theesfeld had been planning to shoot Ally. We went shopping. This case was filed in Collin County District Courts, Collin County District Courts located in Collin, Texas. Police immediately alerted investigators in Mississippi about what they'd found in the truck and on his clothing. 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?". Authorities claimed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds. As for dating at college, Cindy recalled Ally saying she'd met someone during her freshman year. She, for whatever reason, loves the state of Texas. Video . I said, "What are you going to do tonight?" The last activity was Sunday, the day after Kostial's body was discovered. Brandon Theesfeld was an arrogant little prick. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 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. He drove his girlfriend to Sardis Lake in Oxford on July 20, 2019, and shot her multiple times in the belly region. Growing up in St. Louis, Ally was a cheerleader, a track runner and a member of the honor society who "was always so positive," Casey Hendrickson, Ally's friend since sixth grade, has told PEOPLE. Michelle Miller: So, you knew she liked this boy. Michelle Miller: And 8:30 Monday morning came? Theesfeld, he says, goes back to his truck again, grabs his pistol, and fires a shot across the lake. 8:38 PM EDT, Fri August 27, 2021. 2023 Cable News Network. Tony Farese: He had been drinking all day, she had been drinking, they're listening to music. "And even though her phone was not there some of those messages still synced to that watch," said Mickey Mallette, Lafayette County assistant district attorney. Ally was an engaged member of our community with friends across our campus and a promising future. Thanks for contacting us. Brandon has some cocaine he goes to the truck, does a little cocaine inside the truck, goes back to the picnic table. 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. / CBS News. Ally's closest friends didn't know Theesfeld at all. Michelle Miller: Was she really excited about him? Like so many who knew and loved Ally, Maddy Norris, one of her best friends in high school, was trying to make sense of what had happened. MS Hwy 49 West Parchman, 38738 (662) 745-6611 Superintendent: Marc McClure SMCI - South Mississippi Correctional Institution 22689 MS Hwy 463 North Leakesville, 39451 (601) 394-5600 Superintendent: Brand Huffman Walnut Grove Correctional Facility 1650 Mississippi Highway 492 Walnut Grove, 39189 601-253-0700 Warden: Brady Sistrunk 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. And he signed it and we brought him back. Cindy and Keith Kostial are holding on to their memories. Inside the Lafayette County Courthouse on Friday, Brandon Theesfeld plead guilty to first degree murder and admitted to shooting Kostial multiple times. Theesfeld traveled back to Texas on July 16, 2019 at approximately 6:30 p.m. His internet history on that day included searches for hollow tip ammunition, tactical face masks and how convicted serial killer Ted Bundy lured victims, according to the State's evidence. Elizabeth Brock: She had a sunset Instagram account where she'd post pictures that she took of sunsets. Morgan Hull: A few months before this happened, Ally and I watched the Ted Bundy movie together and we just sat in her bed, and we ate popcorn and snacked. Two days later, Theesfeld was arrested at a gas station in Memphis, and remains in custody as he awaits formal charges. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Few details have been released in her death, but authorities said that it is apparent that foul play was involved.. Ben Creekmore: He is doing some computer searches on how to get away with crimes how to conceal crimes, planning preparation type stuff how to tie people up and how to lure them he did a search on. Brandon Theesfeld will serve his life sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman. This exchange begins on Monday, April 15, 2019, at 12:57 a.m., with Ally writing: ALLY KOSTIAL TEXT: I LIVED it up this weekend and was drunk 24/7. The victims friends told the outlet that Kostial was a caring person who enjoyed helping others and was an Alpha Phi sorority member and university fitness instructor who started her own golf club. Not to my knowledge. Brandon Theesfeld is currently serving his life sentence in prison, but his exact whereabouts are yet to be revealed. On 06/23/2021 Kassidy Cronce and Brandon Theesfeld was filed as a Family - Other Family lawsuit. Michelle Miller: Why? "Get rid of a problem," he replied. 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