Elizabeth Brock: Yeah, she came to us right away. Michelle Miller: Do you believe Brandon believed she was pregnant? But he would tell her he wasn't good enough for her and that's why they couldn't be together. Brandon denies that it was planned when he took her out there. Authorities further discovered that after successfully evading direct conversation for months, Theesfeld planned to meet Ally the night she was fatally shot. 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?". Mickey Mallette: In her mind, she may not have had a reason before that to be in the same kind of fear. As she is remembered, her accused killer will be in a Lafayette Co courtroom next week asking for bond. Elizabeth Brock: We were both from St. Louis. Cindy Kostial: She had boys she had like crushes on, but nothing ever serious. Or it's being exaggerated to show, "Hey " to tell Brandon, "I'm self-destructive. Did you encounter any technical issues? Theesfeld replied that becoming a father at his age of 22 "would ruin his life," Mallette said in court. Brandon Theesfeld's defense team is already at work. 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. Brandon Theesfeld was born on April 5, 1997, which makes him close to 25 years old. Tony Farese: He doubted that she was pregnant. But in August of 2019, Theesfeld's name was front page news. Michelle Miller: No doubt in your mind that that this was premeditated? Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? He was a soccer player. Tony Farese: They were going to have to show that we kidnapped Ally. He was involved in another case, but that record has since been expunged, a police spokesperson told the station. 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. 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Ally arrived in the fall of 2016. Minutes before midnight, a security camera captured Ally walking out of a bar in Oxford Square. Theesfeld, also enrolled at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, was booked at the Lafayette County Detention Center. Police immediately alerted investigators in. A dashcam captured Theesfeld being taken into custody. 8:38 PM EDT, Fri August 27, 2021. According to Farese, their relationship became complicated when they were sophomores. That faint blue line is barely visible. Jarrett Bundren: He was firing even one round hit the table, right there. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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.". We've received your submission. Morgan Hull: By junior year we were thick as thieves, like best friends. He seemed to have enjoyed a typical Texas childhood. Morgan Hull, center, and and Elizabeth Brick, right, are just two of the many friends Ally Kostial made in college. Farese learned Theesfeld was a doctor's son. They didn't go on dates, like he didn't pick her up or take her out to dinner. 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. Jarrett Bundren: Said he came into his house carrying a gun and unloaded the gun in the house. I know I'm going to get caught.". The university will support the Kostial family in every way we can during this traumatic time.. Brandon Theesfeld is currently serving his life sentence in prison, but his exact whereabouts are yet to be revealed. 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. It seemed the two were planning to see each other that very night. Hence, my conclusion is that she wanted a serious relationship with Brandon, which in her mind could have included marriage. In August 2021, Brandon Theesfeld was convicted of the charges brought against him for the killing of Ally Kostial. "When you got there what did you find?" Michelle Miller: And 8:30 Monday morning came? 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. According to sources, a local resident walking their dog reported hearing gunshots in the early morning hours at around 2:15 and 2:30. 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. 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. Evidence shows he searched the internet for abortion services and abortion pills. 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. They even had flowers, prayer cards and bracelets in the lobby for anyone to take to keep her memory alive. She was like my other half. Farese added: "But, that was part of the underlying theme of their relationship.". Elizabeth Brock: So, then we're like, oh my God, how did we like not meet until now? Miller asked prosecutor Ben Creekmore. Kostial's on-again-off-again boyfriend, Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested and charged last Monday with her murder. Evidence presented to a grand jury included a letter Brandon Theesfeld wrote on the weekend of Ally Kostial's 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. Produced by Marcelena Spencer and Susan Mallie. Defense attorney Tony Farese confirmed the plea hearing for Brandon Theesfeld is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Tony Farese: Well, he certainly has some searches that could be troubling. 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. 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's age is 25. He picked her up at her apartment, drove for Sardis Lake and, while in back of her, shot her 12 times. 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.. Authorities claimed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds. On August 30, 2019, a grand jury indicted Brandon Theesfeld on a capital murder charge. This case was filed in Collin County District Courts, Collin County District Courts located in Collin, Texas. And just like fell in love. Prosecutors believe what happened between Ally Kostial and Brandon Theesfeld is a cautionary tale. They dated casually during their freshman year. For other inquiries, Contact Us. OXFORD, Miss. Maddy Norris: I think she took him to most of her date parties that her sorority had. He pleaded guilty to first-degree. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Morgan Hull: We just try to live for her and bring her light into the world. AP The father of the man who allegedly gunned down Ole Miss student Ally Kostial is insisting on his son's innocence, according to. He says there's an innocent explanation for why his client brought that pistol back to Mississippi. Are you a "motivated dater"? Michelle Miller: Oh, he said he didn't believe she . Ally, despite the ambiguous test result, would text Theesfeld day and night. Michelle Miller: Why? Initially, there was talk about that. The victim, who was from. Ally and Brandon met while they both attended the University of Mississippi. Morgan and Elizabeth say it was an odd relationship, carried out over texts. 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). 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. OXFORD, Miss. Theesfeld was led into. It didn't take long for the Memphis Fugitive Task Force to spot Theesfeld. Theesfeld's attorney says that theory might be tough to prove at trial. They say Ally, left, had a bubbly and fun personally that drew people in. 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. Reporter Jake Thompson was in the courtroom. Cindy Kostial: Maybe he thought he was going to be a father and he wanted to end it his own way. Brandon Theesfeld Parents & Ethnicity:- Brandon is an Ally Kostial's killer. / Credit:. Theesfeld's attorney Tony Farese calls the case "a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.". Police immediately alerted investigators in Mississippi about what they'd found in the truck and on his clothing. They learned that he had been popping up all over Oxford, starting on Saturday. While Theesfeld wasn't talking to investigators he would eventually talk to an attorney, Tony Farese, hired by his family. Mickey Mallette: There was some evidence that would have, that could indicate she had a miscarriage. 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