But it was clear to prosecutors Theesfeld's trip to Texas and the computer searches were part of a carefully laid out plan. 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. Theesfeld, a native of Texas, appeared in court Friday charged with capital murder. I think what has been explained is he is impaired on alcohol, he's drunk. We've received your submission. Tony Farese: He had been drinking all day, she had been drinking, they're listening to music. Your login session has expired. Morgan Hull: It's so odd that we were her best friends, and we still really didn't even know him that well. Michelle Miller: And 8:30 Monday morning came? Jarrett Bundren: He was firing even one round hit the table, right there. She voluntarily gets in the truck. "The hardest thing is to go back and. Authorities claimed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities further discovered that after successfully evading direct conversation for months, Theesfeld planned to meet Ally the night she was fatally shot. But his father, Daniel Theesfeld, told local station WLBT that his son had no part in the horrific crime. So, the question is why would she claim to be pregnant if she were not pregnant. Still in denial. Was that something so out of line for Ally and her behavior? "When you got there what did you find?" Morgan Hull: By junior year we were thick as thieves, like best friends. Says Theesfeld's defense attorney Tony Farese: "She liked him more than he liked her, is the easiest way to say it.". He admitted his guilt in (Kostials) murder and got emotional as he apologized to both her family and his.. OXFORD, Miss. She was texting all her friends asking for advice. Tony Farese: He writes a goodbye note to his family, tells them that he loves them, apologizes for what he's done. 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. Attorney Tony Farese says the search history doesn't prove Theesfeld had been planning to shoot Ally. During the trial in August 2021, legal officials disclosed that based on autopsy evidence, Ally was not pregnant when she was killed. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Michelle Miller: And he just left her here? Brandon Theesfeld's defense team is already at work. The judge sentenced Brandon to life in prison. Brandon denies that it was planned when he took her out there. he's impaired on cocaine. The next day, cops on routine patrol discovered her body near Sardis Lake about 10 miles from the Ole Miss campus. Ben Creekmore: The letter that he's written to his mom and dad concerned about what he's done. We'll never know, but I think she was just so blinded by her desperation to talk about what to do, in their relationship. The police who found Ally's remains quickly reported that she was shot roughly eight times which killed her. ( WTVA) - The man charged with killing former Ole Miss student Ally Kostial will plead guilty to first-degree murder, District Attorney Ben Creekmore confirmed Tuesday afternoon. And that was something that we were all initially trying to figure out. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Maddy Norris: She loved it. Out of rage. He pleaded not guilty. Her cell phone was gone, but they were able to track her life before her death through her Apple Watch. She even sent him a photo of a home pregnancy test that appeared inconclusive. BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT: Don't share this with anyone. Authorities have released limited details on the case but did say they suspect foul play.". They're going to try and say that we tricked her that's a very big stretch. And she was real excited to invite him to a sorority dance. And that's exactly what happened. Authorities discovered a .40 caliber gun in his truck that matched the weapon used to kill Ally Kostial. She then sent him a picture of an inconclusive home pregnancy test, claiming she wanted to talk about the matter in person. Dr. Kris Mohandie: It appears that he has no desire to keep her on the sideline from what I've seen in these communications. Mickey Mallette: Well, that might be different depending on who you ask. Since Brandon was the last person to ever speak to the victim, he became a person of interest. MEMPHIS, Tenn. Brandon Theesfeld, the man accused of killing University of Mississippi student Ally Kostial in 2019, is expected to plead guilty in an Oxford court Friday, his attorney said . Ben Creekmore: I can't imagine how there could be any way possible that Ally could have known that Brandon Theesfeld was capable of doing what he did to her. Many of her messages are long, revealing, and troubling, says forensic psychologist Kris Mohandie. Brandon Theesfeld entered the plea in a Mississippi courtroom Monday afternoon, according to NBC affiliate WMC. (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 . Brandon's lawyer, Tony Farese, told the press: "The autopsy showed that she was not pregnant and there was no evidence that she had been pregnant. His attorney told "48 Hours" what Theesfeld says happened that night. Inside the Lafayette County Courthouse on Friday, Brandon Theesfeld plead guilty to first degree murder and admitted to shooting Kostial multiple times. 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. 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". Maddy was concerned that there was something about her friend's relationship that wasn't quite right. Evidence shows he searched the internet for abortion services and abortion pills. Elizabeth Brock: She had a sunset Instagram account where she'd post pictures that she took of sunsets. It was later revealed she was not pregnant. Ben Creekmore: Which is why it was capital murder. 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. Two days . Tony Farese says he spoke to Theesfeld about the letter and says it was also something more: a suicide note. Michelle Miller: Why? He pleaded guilty to first-degree. Prior to pleading guilty, Brandon was initially charged with capital murder and was facing a potential death sentence. Elizabeth Brock: We were both from St. Louis. Her purse, consisting of her school ID and driver's license, was found near the scene. And there's a chilling caption: "finally taking my baby back to Oxford.". Cindy Kostial: She had boys she had like crushes on, but nothing ever serious. In Mississippi, a capital murder charge means another felony crime was involved, and, in this case, prosecutors say that crime was kidnapping. Theesfeld, also enrolled at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, was booked at the Lafayette County Detention Center. Tony Farese: From Brandon's standpoint, it was a casual, sexual relationship. Ally Kostial's closest friends describe her relationship with Brandon Theesfeld as "odd." Jarrett Bundren: He Said that he would be there at 8:30 Monday morning. I am told by Brandon that he has the gun to his head and then passes out. A police dash cam recorded Brandon being taken into custody. He had never been in a fight in school. Ally's University of Mississippi classmate, Brandon Theesfeld, was arrested in connection to her murder and he was ultimately convicted of the charges. In the fall of 2016, Ally Kostial met Brandon Theesfeld, from Fort Worth, Texas. While details that led investigators to arrest and charge Theesfeld with . Theesfeld's audio was muffled when he faced the judge and addressed the court. Theesfeld was sentenced to life in prison by Circuit Court Judge J. Kelly Luther, Sturdivant confirmed. Michelle Miller: He doubted that she was pregnant. Maddy Norris: She liked "the preppy life." As she is remembered, her accused killer will be in a Lafayette Co courtroom next week asking for bond. 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 shot her several times. 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. They learned that he had been popping up all over Oxford, starting on Saturday. Remembering Ally Stacy Wasenius Photography Ally Kostial's family and friends continue. There's a new push by Kostial's friends to pay tribute to her on campus. The university will support the Kostial family in every way we can during this traumatic time.. You know, read him his rights. On August 27, 2021, Brandon Theesfeld, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Michelle Miller: What did the watch tell you? The friend said that Kostial was often upset about Theesfeld and the state of their relationship, and indicated that Theesfeld could be verbally abusive. He said in part: "There is no excuse for my actions. "That goodbye was so hard," Ally's mom, Cindy, explained in a statement of that July 17, 2019 farewell. Back in Oxford on July 17, the same day Ally was seeing her parents off, Theesfeld for the first time since their last sexual encounter in April sent Ally a message, the prosector said in court, asking to meet. Ben Creekmore: When we saw that his truck was leaving Oxford, there was a BOLO for his tag. Within the next few hours, he was arrested at a gas station. You have like your best friend from high school coming down to visit you and your crush is MIA. The first video shows her outside of a bar in downtown Oxford and the second - from later that night - shows her and the suspect - 22-year-old fellow student Brandon Theesfeld - at the Lakeside Market in Como near where her body was found. Brandon Theesfeld Parents & Ethnicity:- Brandon is an Ally Kostial's killer. Brandon Theesfeld was an arrogant little prick. BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT | JULY 19, 2019, 3:50 P.M.: are you gonna be home today cause i could visit. Kris Mohandie: That's a lot of alcohol to consume for somebody of her size, and for many people, if not most people. Former Ole Miss student Brandon Theesfeld was charged with killing fellow student Ally Kostial in 2019. Michelle Miller: Does he say why, though? 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. Tony Farese: No, I'm just telling you to the best of, I mean there's no good answer. Elizabeth Brock: He definitely manipulated her. Brandon Theesfeld mostly ignored Ally Kostial's texts, say her friends, but when he did text back, he was clear and concise about his decision. 2. Could Ally have been pregnant in the months leading up to her death? Michelle Miller: How did she feel about that? I know I'm going to get caught.". 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 Something in me just doesn't work. March 5, 2022 / 11:08 PM a Lafayette County Sheriffs Deputy on a routine patrol near Sardis Lake in Harmontown, subscribe to the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. 2023 Cable News Network. It was, to Ally's parents, no excuse. Reply. 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. But I would ask everybody to please give him the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise.. Fellow student Brandon Theesfeld is charged with her murder. Michelle Miller: Do you sense that at all, based on what you've read that he has any desire to keep her on the sideline? The last activity was Sunday, the day after Kostial's body was discovered. He invoked his rights, wanted his attorney. appreciated. Did you encounter any technical issues? 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. Mickey Mallette: From here to go to where he lives in Texas, that's probably the most common way to go. 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 down this week, according to a new report. And she called her mom. I think she was more enthralled with Brandon than Brandon was with her, quite candidly. I spent countless nights holding Ally close drying her tears about this monster for years. According to primalinformation.com, he is from Texas and went to Fort Worth Country Day School from 2012-14 . Theesfeld was arrested on Monday, July 22, at a gas station in Memphis, Tenn., with the murder weapon in his truck. First published on March 5, 2022 / 11:08 PM. Maddy Norris: She didn't find a date for prom, so I asked her to be my prom date. He seemed to have enjoyed a typical Texas childhood. 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 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. Over the next three months, their communication was "exclusively electronic," Mallette told the court, and in July, Ally's repeated requests to meet became more urgent "to discuss the issue of whether or not she was pregnant.". In late September, Theesfeld appeared in court to enter a plea: not guilty. Or it's being exaggerated to show, "Hey " to tell Brandon, "I'm self-destructive. Cindy Kostial: It was out of rage. A court date was set for today;. Evidence presented to a grand jury included a letter Brandon Theesfeld wrote on the weekend of Ally Kostial's murder. For her friends, Ally's love for sunsets still shines through. He was not involved in the case. Morgan Hull: We just try to live for her and bring her light into the world. 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.". Theesfeld said, 'Sorry for the pain I caused . It wasn't long after arriving in Oxford that Theesfeld met Ally. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Morgan Hull says she'd only met him one time. Michelle Miller: So, when did you first meet him? Defense attorney Tony Farese confirmed the plea hearing for Brandon Theesfeld is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. 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. She hurt and she bled and he left her," Keith Kostial told the court through his statement last month. She thought she might be pregnant. Updated: 4:27 PM CDT August 30, 2019 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss Brandon Theesfeld has been indicted by a grand jury for capital murder in the shooting death of 21-year-old Kirkwood-native Ally. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. According to a text message she sent Theesfeld in early July, Ally says she had been bleeding and believed something was wrong. Cindy Kostial: She said, "I met this boy, he's from Texas." 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 . 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