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. After several days spent with her parents setting up her new off-campus apartment at the University of Mississippi, Ally Kostial was excited for the upcoming year, when she'd be a senior. And what they discovered included some life-changing news. Tony Farese says he spoke to Theesfeld about the letter and says it was also something more: a suicide note. Keith Kostial: It does seem like she's still away at school. Ben Creekmore: We know more about what he may have been thinking and we know more about what she may have been thinking. 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.". Elizabeth Brock: We were both from St. Louis. Her cell phone was gone, but they were able to track her life before her death through her Apple Watch. Theesfeld's attorney Tony Farese calls the case "a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.". It was later revealed she was not pregnant. . Michelle Miller: I mean, I can only imagine what was going through her head wasn't she alarmed? "In your mind, the motive for murder was to?" It didn't take long for the Memphis fugitive task force to spot Theesfeld. Authorities noticed his clothes appeared to be bloodstained and uncovered the weapon from his vehicle, law enforcement sources told the station. However, after he failed to show up, detectives acquired an arrest warrant and began tracking his phone, discovering that he was driving away from Oxford, Mississippi, towards Memphis, Tennessee. 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. 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What happened to Brandon Theesfeld? Keith Kostial: It's the quietest moments that are the most haunting. 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. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Now, they have arrested a man and charged him with the Ole Miss student's slaying.. 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. Defense attorney Tony Farese confirmed the plea hearing for Brandon Theesfeld is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. On July 19, 2019 at 11:52 p.m., Ally Kostial was seen on surveillance video leaving a bar in Oxford Square. Theesfeld Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of UM . 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. On 06/23/2021 Kassidy Cronce and Brandon Theesfeld was filed as a Family - Other Family lawsuit. 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. Prior to pleading guilty, Brandon was initially charged with capital murder and was facing a potential death sentence. Theesfeld was facing a capital murder charge, but defense attorney Tony. It's like, I'm going to have to get this dress (laughs). OXFORD, Miss. To find an inmate, please enter the name OR the ID number, and then click the SEARCH button. Tony Farese: There's no justification for his conduct. 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. And there's a chilling caption: "finally taking my baby back to Oxford.". While a mental evaluation after his arrest found Theesfeld was sane when he murdered Ally, his attorney says that Theesfeld was "drunk and doped up" under the influence of cocaine that night at the lake. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of 21-year-old Kostial. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? For her friends, Ally's love for sunsets still shines through. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was . The judge sentenced Brandon to life in prison. 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. In April 2019, Ally Kostial informed Theesfeld that she was worried she could be pregnant. The incident occurred months after she first broke the news to Theesfeld that she had taken a pregnancy test, which delivered inconclusive results, and that she might be pregnant with his child. When investigators discovered that Ally's last text messages were with Brandon Theesfeld, they wanted to talk to him and soon. Remember, Ally was shot at least nine times. They said it was very casual. Ben Creekmore: under the guise of working the relationship out when he had a .40-caliber pistol and had planned her murder all along. Brandon Theesfeld is currently serving his life sentence in prison, but his exact whereabouts are yet to be revealed. 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. Michelle Miller: You never met him because he never came around? Iris Carreras is the field producer. Michelle Miller: Was she really excited about him? Ben Creekmore: You could argue that it was a confession, an apology to his mom and dad . His girlfriend is 21 years old as of death. When it came time to go prom dress shopping . He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. 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. She could not get enough of it. She hurt and she bled and he left her," Keith Kostial told the court through his statement last month. Since Brandon was the last person to ever speak to the victim, he became a person of interest. Brandon Theesfeld has been charged over her murder of Alexandria 'Ally' Kostial as it is revealed that they were both seen on surveillance video at a grocery store close to where her body was discovered Theesfeld, 22, was taken into custody on Monday evening outside a gas station in South Memphis after the body of 21-year-old Ally Kostial . Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. You know, read him his rights. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Back at his Oxford apartment, authorities found a two-page handwritten letter signed by Theesfeld: "Dear Mom and Dad, I am not a good person. Brandon Theesfeld, tha last person the Ole Miss sorority girl was seen with, was arrested on Monday and charged with allegedly shooting Kostial eight times 'He [Theesfeld], would be awful and then she'd break up with him, or he'd break up with her in rage, and then he'd go back to her saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." 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? / Credit:. The episode, titled What Ally Kostial Didn't Know, airs on December 4, at 8 pm ET. (WMC) - A man charged with killing a 21-year-old Ole Miss student in 2019 will plead guilty this week, attorneys for the defense and prosecution say.. District Attorney Ben Creekmore . Tony Farese: From Brandon's standpoint, it was a casual, sexual relationship. Dr. Kris Mohandie: It appears that he has no desire to keep her on the sideline from what I've seen in these communications. Jarrett Bundren: About an hour and a half, two hours later they caught him at the gas station. At the time Jake Thompson was a reporter for the local paper, the Oxford Eagle. 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?". Kostial was last seen stopping at the door of a bar on the square in Oxford on Friday and police confirmed that she was spotted on a city surveillance camera that night, according to the report. They learned that he had been popping up all over Oxford, starting on Saturday. Mississippi's executions are done in the State Penitentiary at Parchman. A man accused of capital murder in the 2019 death of a college student he occasionally dated pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge that took the death penalty off the table. You deserve hell you disgusting excuse for a human. Michelle Miller: When you learned about that. 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. Kostial's on-again-off-again boyfriend, Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested and charged last Monday with her murder. On August 27, 2021, Brandon Theesfeld, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. On Thursday July 18, shortly before 2 a.m., Ally texts Theesfeld a photo of her stomach. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: We just started from there. You've got a scenario where a plea to a lesser charge of first-degree murder is certainly more attractive. On April 12, 2019, according to the prosecutor's evidence read in court, Ally told Theesfeld she might be pregnant. Out of rage. Lafayette County investigator Jarrett Bundren reportedly told CBS Saturday Morning that. Maddy Norris: She would have given it the world, honestly. 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. She was always down about him. Like when this happened, we didn't even know his last name. For Ally's friend Morgan it was an eerie reminder. OXFORD, Miss. Cindy Kostial: It was out of rage. Brandon Theesfeld entered the plea in a Mississippi courtroom Monday afternoon, according to NBC affiliate WMC. He was charged with capital murder and kidnapping. Phil Tangel, Richard Barber and Wini Dini are the editors. 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. 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. Search Criteria: Last Name: First Name: And he signed it and we brought him back. Maddy Norris: She loved it. Police had been tracking him through phone and credit card records. Jarrett Bundren: He Said that he would be there at 8:30 Monday morning. Ben Creekmore: The letter that he's written to his mom and dad concerned about what he's done. A police dash cam recorded Brandon Theesfeld being taken into custody at a gas station in Memphis. She said, "I'm going to go out with some friends.". I want to extend our deepest sympathies once again to Allys family, friends and all others who knew her or interacted with her on campus, the Tuesday statement said. Michelle Miller: And he just left her here? We've got shooting ranges here in Oxford so we deny that it was brought back for the sole purpose of killing Ally. Michelle Miller: So, you're saying in that moment under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, he snapped? He had never been in a fight in school. Michelle Miller: What did ballistics tell you? Additionally, his internet search history indicated that he had researched abortion medications and abortion clinics. Jarrett Bundren: He was firing even one round hit the table, right there. BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT: ". Cindy Kostial: See, and that's the thing she's told me everything in life. Evidence presented to a grand jury included a letter Brandon Theesfeld wrote on the weekend of Ally Kostial's murder. Jarrett Bundren: He stayed with some friends. Ally's family and friends were there wearing her favorite color, pink. Maddy Norris: She didn't find a date for prom, so I asked her to be my prom date. It just came out of nowhere? He did not want a child and wanted Ally to terminate the pregnancy. They also gave investigators clues about where Theesfeld was heading a week before Ally's death. 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. Brandon Theesfeld is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse. He drove his girlfriend to Sardis Lake in Oxford on July 20, 2019, and shot her multiple times in the belly region. But in August of 2019, Theesfeld's name was front page news. Kostial was found at 10:23 a.m. in Harmontown, Mississippi, near Sardis Lake, which. Brandon Theesfeld Parents & Ethnicity:- Brandon is an Ally Kostial's killer. I'm serious no kid at all it will ruin my life.". Elizabeth Brock: So, every time we see a sunset or a pink sunset we're like that's Ally. 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. Ben Creekmore: When you put it together it would appear to us what his purpose was in bringing the gun back. On August 27, 2021, Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. 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.. Kostial's body was found on the morning of July 20, 2019, near Sardis Lake in Oxford, miles away from the university campus. He regrets that, but that did occur and that's memorialized in the text messages. Theesfeld replied right away that he did not intend to keep the child. Investigators say she got in an Uber and went home alone. Brandon Theesfeld will serve his life sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman. Two days later, she sent him a photo of an inconclusive home pregnancy test, saying she wanted to talk. 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 "Our lives have been forever altered and shattered," Cindy said in a statement that Mallette read next. Michelle Miller: Oh, he said he didn't believe she . Soon, the police discovered that he and Ally were in an on-again-off-again relationship. Ally was an engaged member of our community with friends across our campus and a promising future. Cindy Kostial: It was like seven o'clock at night She had just woken up from a nap because she had a test actually on that day. According to Farese, their relationship became complicated when they were sophomores. You have like your best friend from high school coming down to visit you and your crush is MIA. Brandon Theesfeld was an arrogant little prick. No history of violence. She even sent him a photo of a home pregnancy test that appeared inconclusive. Mickey Mallette: We know medically she was not pregnant. Cindy Kostial: Maybe he thought he was going to be a father and he wanted to end it his own way. Several police cruisers swarmed the front of the gas station and surrounded Theesfelds truck, preventing him from taking off, a surveillance image shows. #JusticeForAlly You will never diminish her sunshine., 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "He'd say hurtful, degrading things," one friend tells PEOPLE in this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. Farese said Theesfeld was almost finished with his sophomore year. 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. Brandon Theesfeld pleads guilty to killing Ally Kostial Ole Miss Coed Ally Kostial Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty . and we were like, "this is so messed up". Brandon has some cocaine he goes to the truck, does a little cocaine inside the truck, goes back to the picnic table. Michelle Miller: No doubt in your mind that that this was premeditated? Maddy Norris [in tears]: It was like, If Ally was there, Maddy was there. The evidence against Brandon Theesfeld, according to prosecutors, was overwhelming. The Memphis TV station. Theesfeld was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Court Judge J. Kelly Luther, Sturdivant confirmed. In exchange for his confession, defense attorney Tony Farese and the state of. Ally Kostial's closest friends describe her relationship with Brandon Theesfeld as "odd." That's when the case was presented to a grand jury. 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. Less than 48 hours later, at 4:16 p.m. he posts a disturbing photo on social media. Lafayette County deputies ultimately arrested him. Though it's been years since Cindy and Keith Kostial's daughter Ally was found murdered on July 20, 2019, it still doesn't seem real to them. (WTVA) - A judge sentenced Brandon Theesfeld to life in prison for the July 2019 murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial. 2. The text messages had created a digital map of a complicated relationship. This case was filed in Collin County District Courts, Collin County District Courts located in Collin, Texas. Morgan Hull, center, and and Elizabeth Brick, right, are just two of the many friends Ally Kostial made in college. Few details have been released in her death, but authorities said that it is apparent that foul play was involved.. 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