Michelle Miller: How did she feel about that? Morgan and Elizabeth say it was an odd relationship, carried out over texts. And that was something that we were all initially trying to figure out. Brandon Theesfeld Ally's freshman year crush. The next morning her body was discovered by the Lafayette County Sheriffs Department on a routine patrol at Bufords Ridge, a remote area with a fishing camp known to both locals and college students. 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. His parents name is Daniel Robert Theesfeld and Kery Ann Campbell Clay. 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? Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. Tony Farese: I'm not sure out of nowhere. He has two sisters whose name is not known. Defense wants psychological eval for Brandon Theesfeld What Ally Kostial's father has said since his daughter's murder Friends want to name Ole Miss studio after slain student 'You never expect . Brandon Theesfeld is not married. 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. But he has killed his girlfriend. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Bipartisan Senate group unveils rail safety bill in response to Ohio derailment, What to know about Shigella bacteria as drug-resistant strain spreads, Top Dems push Fox News to stop promoting "propaganda" about 2020 election, Ally Kostial murder: Inside her college life and evidence in the case. Ben Creekmore: He had a 40-caliber gun consistent with the caliber of the shell casings that were found on the scene. I'm busy today. Press Esc to cancel. Then, around 1:30 a.m., prosecutors say Theesfeld and Ally take that dark and desolate drive to Sardis Lake. They're going to try and say that we tricked her that's a very big stretch. Three days later, Ally's body was found at a lakeside camp site near the Oxford school. Brandon Theesfeld Parents & Ethnicity:-Brandon is an Ally Kostials killer. Maddy Norris [in tears]: It was like, If Ally was there, Maddy was there. "In your mind, the motive for murder was to?" She even sent him a photo of a home pregnancy test that appeared inconclusive. He was arrested three days after Kostial was found. Michelle Miller: And 8:30 Monday morning came? Steve Farese laid out what the defense team is doing. They say Ally, left, had a bubbly and fun personally that drew people in. Elizabeth Brock: So, every time we see a sunset or a pink sunset we're like that's Ally. Police immediately alerted investigators in Mississippi about what they'd found in the truck and on his clothing. Lafayette County Assistant District Attorney Mickey Mallette says that's when the decision was made to start tracking his phone. By pleading down from capital to first-degree murder, 24-year-old Brandon Theesfeld dodged a possible death sentence on Friday, his attorney Tony Farese said according to WTVA. Maddy Norris: I think she took him to most of her date parties that her sorority had. January 28, 2023 / 10:04 PM Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. A dashcam captured Theesfeld being taken into custody. But something shifted by their junior year, and the two got back in touch. While Theesfeld wasn't talking to investigators he would eventually talk to an attorney, Tony Farese, hired by his family. Please enter valid email address to continue. Maddy Norris: She would have given it the world, honestly. Morgan Hull: We just don't know. Brandon Theesfeld Bio. But it was clear to prosecutors Theesfeld's trip to Texas and the computer searches were part of a carefully laid out plan. She, for whatever reason, loves the state of Texas. Theesfeld contacted Kostial on July 17, telling her he wanted to meet but also asking about the privacy of her home, authorities said. Not to my knowledge. Michelle Miller: Was she really excited about him? Tony Farese: There's no justification for his conduct. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of 21-year-old Kostial. As reported by the crime-focused Mississippi news outlet Darkhorse Press, prosecutors said that Kostial texted Theesfeld a picture of an inconclusive pregnancy test in mid-April 2019. Theesfeld spent the next three months freezing her out by rejecting her invitations to meet, or he would cancel plans at the last minute, authorities said. He has two sisters whose name is not known. I raise the question how much she's drinking. 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. We certainly know what that does to someone's mind so, you know, was he justified? Finally bringing my baby back home, the post reportedly said. His real whereabouts are yet to be revealed, but he is still behind bars and will remain there for the rest of his life. I've always had terrible thoughts. Mickey Mallette: In her mind, she may not have had a reason before that to be in the same kind of fear. Wasn't his father some super rich plaintiff's attorney? Watch Live: Closing arguments begin in double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, Ex-Georgia star Jalen Carter was racing in deadly crash, arrest warrants allege, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations, Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students. Reporter Jake Thompson was in the courtroom. On July 19, 2019 at 11:52 p.m., Ally Kostial was seen on surveillance video leaving a bar in Oxford Square. Ally arrived in the fall of 2016. He was picked up in Tennessee. 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. He was in a relationship with Ally Kostial. Michelle Miller: So, you knew she liked this boy. Authorities haven't said how Kostial died, but her death has shocked many in and around the Ole Miss community. Cindy Kostial: She wanted to meet a southern boy and get married and have children one day, and she thought that would be a perfect setting for her to meet her companion for life. Still in denial. Rachel Macdonald, a friend of Kostial's, told ABC News that they met four years ago. Brandon Theesfeld indicted on capital murder charges in death of Ally Kostial Father of murdered Ole Miss student remembers her with favorite childhood photo Before You Leave, Check This Out Brandon Theesfeld, left, is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford . Theesfeld didn't want to be a father, and his internet history showed that he looked up abortion clinics and other options to terminate the pregnancy. Theesfeld pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in August 2021, admitting that he was the one who shot Kostial to death at Sardis Lake in Oxford, Miss., in July 2019. Meanwhile, Brandon Theesfeld's father has insisted there was some kind of mistake, and that his son could not have killed the 21-year-old sorority sister, who was found dead with eight gunshot wounds on Saturday morning. Brandon Theesfeld confessed to the murder of Ally Kostial. In this paragraph, we will read aboutBrandon Theesfelds father & Mother. Hence, my conclusion is that she wanted a serious relationship with Brandon, which in her mind could have included marriage. I am told by Brandon that he has the gun to his head and then passes out. 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. Investigators say she got in an Uber and went home alone. 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. Surveillance footage showed Kostial leaving a bar at 11:52 p.m. that night. He brought in a six pack of beer and said that they sat up for a while. Ben Creekmore: under the guise of working the relationship out when he had a .40-caliber pistol and had planned her murder all along. Daniel Theesfeld, the father of Brandon, hired attorneys Steve and Tony Farese. Michelle Miller: Does he say why, though? Tony Farese: She states, "Oh, you're crazy". On Friday July 12, Theesfeld would take a road trip home to Fort Worth, Texas. And there's a chilling caption: "finally taking my baby back to Oxford.". Mickey Mallette: The first messages about it started in early April. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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For more on Ally Kostial's tragic death at the hands of a fellow University of Mississippi student, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up the most recent issue, on newsstands Friday. Brandon Theesfeld was arrested Monday for the murder of Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, 21, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office. Brandon Theesfeld Parents Brandon Theesfeld's parents are Daniel Theesefeld and Kery Ann Campbell Clay. . . 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. But otherwise, Ally seemed to be thriving at college. Attorneys said Theesfeld plans to enter a not guilty plea. He didn't say he committed the murder. Lafayette County Sheriff's Office Maj. Alan Wilburn said 22-year-old Brandon Austin Theesfeld is charged with murder in the death of Alexandria "Ally" Madison Kostial, a student from St. Louis. Prosecutors say that was the murder weapon. Brandon Theesfeld thought Ally Kostial was pregnant when he killed her. He was not involved in the case. Ally, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and studying business and marketing, was shot at least nine times. 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. Investigators would later learn after Brandon Theesfeld received news about that pregnancy test, he had been searching the internet for "mother wants kid father does not.". Farese said Theesfeld was almost finished with his sophomore year. Evidence presented to a grand jury included a letter Brandon Theesfeld wrote on the weekend of Ally Kostial's murder. And I have reasons to believe that I cant share anything now. 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. 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. Maddy Norris: She just tried on this red dress. Brandon Theesfeld was in a relationship with Ally Kostial. s age is not found anywhere. 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