Michelle Miller: So, she talked to you about this. As for dating at college, Cindy recalled Ally saying she'd met someone during her freshman year. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. On Friday July 12, Theesfeld would take a road trip home to Fort Worth, Texas. When it came time to go prom dress shopping . 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. Jarrett Bundren: He stayed with some friends. 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. Prosecutors say the home pregnancy tests results were inconclusive. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Were they arguing? To find an inmate, please enter the name OR the ID number, and then click the SEARCH button. It appeared Theesfeld did not see fatherhood in his immediate future. Keith Kostial: It does seem like she's still away at school. Ive been around him several times, the friend told People. Maddy Norris: She loved it. 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. Authorities further discovered that after successfully evading direct conversation for months, Theesfeld planned to meet Ally the night she was fatally shot. 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". Brandon Theesfeld's family chose not to participate in our broadcast. He seemed to have enjoyed a typical Texas childhood. Brandon Theesfeld is reportedly being held at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, which is also known as Parchman. Ally's parents Keith and Cindy Kostial. " And so, it was it was tough for both the academic and the university and the citizens of Oxford. Investigators discovered a lengthy string of text messages on Ally's watch and subsequently on phone records, which led them to believe that she was perhaps pregnant with Theesfeld's child and was trying to meet with him for months to discuss the matter. Defense attorney Tony Farese confirmed the plea hearing for Brandon Theesfeld is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. Remembering Ally Stacy Wasenius Photography Ally Kostial's family and friends continue. Michelle Miller: Why? 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. Cindy Kostial: She had boys she had like crushes on, but nothing ever serious. 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. He also wrote "I know I'm going to get caught". Your login session has expired. Brandon Theesfeld didn't want to be a father so he lured his student girlfriend Ally Kostial, 21, at the University of Mississippi, in Oxford, USA - who he believed to be pregnant - to her death Ally Kostial's closest friends describe her relationship with Brandon Theesfeld as "odd." "He'd say hurtful, degrading things," one friend tells PEOPLE in this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. But otherwise, Ally seemed to be thriving at college. 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 ". Jake Thompson: It rocks Oxford to its core because, you know, Oxford takes in these people, they're one of their own for four years, five years, however long you're here. 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. She died at the scene and her body was discovered by patrolling police officers. like head over heels. He was involved in another case, but that record has since been expunged, a police spokesperson told the station. Maddy Norris [in tears]: It was like, If Ally was there, Maddy was there. Ally Kostial's family and friends continue to honor her memory. OXFORD, Miss. Maddy was concerned that there was something about her friend's relationship that wasn't quite right. Farese said Theesfeld was almost finished with his sophomore year. 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. Michelle Miller: What did she first say about him? charged with the murder of his fellow student, 21, in late July 2019, CNN reported then. The next day, cops on routine patrol discovered her body near Sardis Lake about 10 miles from the Ole Miss campus. That same day, Ally texted him a photo of two more ambiguous home pregnancy tests. She was like my other half. Evidence shows he searched the internet for abortion services and abortion pills. Ally Kostial was his girlfriend. Theesfeld knew all about that place on the lake; He'd been there his freshman year. 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. Investigators also tried tracking Ally's phone on Saturday, but it only pinged once in Oxford before the signal died. As assistant District Attorney Mickey Mallette read in a detailed account of the evidence, Theesfeld drove Ally to Sardis Lake in the early hours of July 20, 2019, shot her multiple times and left her to die beside a picnic table. Mickey Mallette: There was some evidence that would have, that could indicate she had a miscarriage. 2. Morgan Hull: She was definitely worried. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Ally's closest friends didn't know Theesfeld at all. If you or anyone you know is struggling with substance abuse or their mental health visit SAMHSA.gov or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357). We went shopping. They can see his location moving away from Oxford. 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. He would tell her he loved her and then hed say F you, I was just drunk, I dont care about you, the friend said. "I have not worked a murder where somebody has been shot that many times.". 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. Brandon Theesfeld pleads guilty to killing Ally Kostial Ole Miss Coed Ally Kostial Murder Suspect Pleads Guilty To Avoid Death Penalty . Theesfelds defense attorney told People that he expects his client to plead not guilty to murdering Kostial. Kostial was taking summer courses at the university and teaching fitness classes at the time of her death. This case was filed in Collin County District Courts, Collin County District Courts located in Collin, Texas. Investigators hoped to find some answers in hundreds of text messages between Ally and Theesfeld. 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. But he would tell her he wasn't good enough for her and that's why they couldn't be together. 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. It was unclear how Kostial and Theesfeld knew each other, but a friend tweeted that their relationship was a troubled one. Authorities have released limited details on the case but did say they suspect foul play.". Cindy and Keith say they have not read their daughter's text conversations uncovered by investigators. According to Farese, their relationship became complicated when they were sophomores. Finally. Additionally, his internet search history indicated that he had researched abortion medications and abortion clinics. Brandon Theesfeld is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse. Jarrett Bundren: Said he came into his house carrying a gun and unloaded the gun in the house. That faint blue line is barely visible. Prior to pleading guilty, Brandon was initially charged with capital murder and was facing a potential death sentence. Cindy Kostial: She wanted us to stay an extra day, she was having so much fun. Brandon denies that it was planned when he took her out there. The web search history also included searches on how to get away with murder, conceal a crime, and use a gun. According to the grand jury report, there were 11 shell casings at the crime scene. 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. The text messages had created a digital map of a complicated relationship. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? I've always had these demons. At the University of Mississippi, she fell hard for Theesfeld, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, during freshman year. In exchange for his confession, defense attorney Tony Farese and the state of. No history of violence. Investigators say she got in an Uber and went home alone. Tony Farese: Well, he certainly has some searches that could be troubling. Morgan Hull, center, and and Elizabeth Brick, right, are just two of the many friends Ally Kostial made in college. He picked her up at her apartment, drove for Sardis Lake and, while in back of her, shot her 12 times. Mickey Mallette: In her mind, she may not have had a reason before that to be in the same kind of fear. A Twitter account belonging to a Brandon Theesfeld from Fort Worth, Texas and Ole Miss was created in March 2012. Cindy Kostial: It was out of rage. Cindy Kostial: See, and that's the thing she's told me everything in life. Michelle Miller [reading text to Kris Mohandie]: "In the past 48 hours, I've literally drank a full bottle of tequila, two bottles of champagne, seven beers, a glass of wine " I can't even imagine someone her size being able to consume that much alcohol. They start talking. Ally Kostial, the Ole Miss college student whose body was found Saturday, and her alleged killer, Brandon Theesfield, had known each other since 2016. . In August 2021, Brandon Theesfeld was convicted of the charges brought against him for the killing of Ally Kostial. Jarrett Bundren: About an hour and a half, two hours later they caught him at the gas station. 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