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Back at his Oxford apartment, authorities found a two-page handwritten letter. According to primalinformation.com, he is from Texas and went to Fort Worth Country Day School from 2012-14 . OXFORD, Miss. Video . Michelle Miller: I mean, I can only imagine what was going through her head wasn't she alarmed? I have all kinds of messages of her texting me paragraph after paragraph, asking me, What do I do?. But his father, Daniel Theesfeld, told local station WLBT that his son had no part in the horrific crime. On Thursday July 18, shortly before 2 a.m., Ally texts Theesfeld a photo of her stomach. He was charged with capital murder and kidnapping. 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. 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. The father of the man who allegedly gunned down Ole Miss student Ally Kostial is insisting on his sons innocence, according to a new report. Ally was murdered by Brandon on July 20, 2019. She was always down about him. Kostial, 21, of St. Louis, Missouri, was found . A dashcam captured Theesfeld being taken into custody. 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. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Now, with the clock ticking on finding her killer, Ally's Apple Watch proved invaluable to investigators. Ben Creekmore: When you put it together it would appear to us what his purpose was in bringing the gun back. For her friends, Ally's love for sunsets still shines through. Thanks for contacting us. I know I'm going to get caught.". 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.". I did that so my body might decide HAHHA no not today ", ALLY KOSTIAL TEXT: "I thought about it if you want to talk to me in person that would be better ". Brandon Theesfeld, left, is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss., Tuesday, July 23, 2019, after being arraigned in connection with the death of 21-year-old University of . Brandon Theesfeld is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. They went bowling, normal stuff. And I have reasons to believe that I cant share anything now. That "crush" would turn out to be fellow student Brandon Theesfeld from Fort Worth. Theesfeld knew all about that place on the lake; He'd been there his freshman year. We went shopping. The trial was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Morgan Hull: It's so odd that we were her best friends, and we still really didn't even know him that well. The evidence included pictures of the gun and shell casings, and a letter investigators recovered during a search of his apartment apparently written by Theesfeld the weekend Ally was found dead. I spent countless nights holding Ally close drying her tears about this monster for years. Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty to murdering Ally Kostial, his then-girlfriend. Those thoughts have been fueled by cocaine and alcohol." Remembering Ally Stacy Wasenius Photography Ally Kostial's family and friends continue. 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." Kris Mohandie: That's a lot of alcohol to consume for somebody of her size, and for many people, if not most people. But he would tell her he wasn't good enough for her and that's why they couldn't be together. "And even though her phone was not there some of those messages still synced to that watch," said Mickey Mallette, Lafayette County assistant district attorney. Cindy Kostial: It was out of rage. Maddy Norris: That she found a guy that was cute that she was starting to like have a crush on. We've received your submission. "The hardest thing is to go back and. According to the grand jury report, there were 11 shell casings at the crime scene. Ally was an engaged member of our community with friends across our campus and a promising future. I'm still going to have the decision of the pill.". 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. Ally's attachment to Theesfeld confused some of her friends, who say he treated her poorly. With Theesfeld in custody, investigators began retracing his steps the weekend of Ally's murder. 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 . Michelle Miller: When you think about her not being here That makes you feel what? They say Ally, left, had a bubbly and fun personally that drew people in. According to Farese, their relationship became complicated when they were sophomores. Dozens of Ally's family and friends came wearing pink in her honor. Best friends Ally Kostial and Maddy Norris. Michelle Miller: Do you believe Brandon believed she was pregnant? 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. A police dash cam recorded Brandon Theesfeld being taken into custody at a gas station in Memphis. Ben Creekmore: You could argue that it was a confession, an apology to his mom and dad . Something in me just doesn't work. He was arrested three days after Kostial was found. And that's exactly what happened. We asked him if he would sign a waiver of extradition, come back to Mississippi. The suspect, who was also enrolled at the University of Mississippi in Oxford but has been suspended following the incident, was booked at the Lafayette County Detention Center. Michelle Miller: So, when did you first meet him? Dr. Kris Mohandie: To me, there's several layers there. Elizabeth Brock met Ally at a campus party and became fast friends. He asked Circuit Judge Kelly Luther to accept a guilty plea to a lesser charge. That's the boy she really liked. Law enforcement sources have said that Theesfeld had blood on his clothes and that a weapon was found in his car, WHBQ-TV reports. In August of 2021, Brandon Theesfeld was convicted of the charges brought against him for the killing of Ally Kostial. 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. Michelle Miller: Was she really excited about him? All Rights Reserved. "Few people in life will ever feel the pain that we have experienced, and it will never go away", 'Misogynistic' Ex-Student Admits to Murdering Ally Kostial After Thinking She Was Pregnant, U. Mississippi Student Is Found Dead 30 Miles from Campus and Foul Play Is 'Apparent', 'Misogynistic' Ex-Ole Miss Student Admits to Murdering Ally Kostial After Thinking She Was Pregnant, Suspect Charged with Murder in Disappearance of U. Mississippi Student, Who Is Still Missing, Ohio Man Charged with Raping Girl, 10, Who Traveled to Indiana for Abortion After Supreme Court Ruling, Va. 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Tony Farese: They were going to have to show that we kidnapped Ally. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Additionally, his internet search history indicated that he had researched abortion medications and abortion clinics. A surveillance photo from the gas station, obtained by the outlet, shows Theesfeld wearing an Ole Miss T-shirt and shorts as he walked inside. "I have not worked a murder where somebody has been shot that many times.". When it came time to go prom dress shopping . Elizabeth Brock: She had a sunset Instagram account where she'd post pictures that she took of sunsets. Theesfeld was arrested on Monday, July 22, at a gas station in Memphis, Tenn., with the murder weapon in his truck. Source: CBS News According to People, Kostial and Theesfeld met as they both attended Ole Miss. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Please logout and login again. BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT: ". But never discussed him. The victim, who was from. Defense attorney Tony Farese confirmed the plea hearing for Brandon Theesfeld is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27 in Lafayette County Circuit Court. With 238 yards and 4 TDs against Spencer, Spirit Lake sophomore Bode Higgins became just the second Spirit Lake player to rush for more than 200 yards in a single game in the last decade. Michelle Miller: When you learned about that. 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. Brandon Theesfeld Ally's freshman year crush. In April 2019, three months prior to her murder, Ally Kostial and Brandon Theesfeld started texting back and forth about Ally's situation. Did you encounter any technical issues? "He'd say hurtful, degrading things," one friend tells PEOPLE in this week's issue, on newsstands Friday. And that was something that we were all initially trying to figure out. Brandon Theesfeld Biography. Brandon was facing death penalty after being charged with capital one murder for allegedly abducting and murdering Ally Kostial. He drove his girlfriend to Sardis Lake in Oxford on July 20, 2019, and shot her multiple times in the belly region. Are you a "motivated dater"? Ben Creekmore: under the guise of working the relationship out when he had a .40-caliber pistol and had planned her murder all along. Never-before-seen photos and details about accused Idaho killer, Prosecutors: Security video discredits cosplay model's story of self-defense, "48 Hours": Brooke Skylar Richardson case, The disappearance of Carole Baskin's then-husband Don Lewis, "48 Hours" probes the shooting death of Danielle Nemetz. 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. They say they didn't know Brandon at all. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Tony Farese: I know that Ali claimed to have been pregnant. 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. 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. And there's a chilling caption: "finally taking my baby back to Oxford.". Michelle Miller: So, you knew she liked this boy. Come to my rescue. She died at the scene and her body was discovered by patrolling police officers. Authorities issued a BOLO for his pickup truck, which had a distinguishable license plate that said "TAK3IT." That's when the case was presented to a grand jury. Ally's autopsy report, however, was definitive. She voluntarily gets in the truck. Case Details Parties Dockets Case Details Mississippi's executions are done in the State Penitentiary at Parchman. He was picked up in Tennessee. Ally Kostial was a 21-year-old college student at the University of Mississippi. Investigator Jarrett Bundren: We just started from there. Police Officer Killed Woman After She Ended Relationship with Him, Threatened to Tell His Wife, Lawyers for Ole Miss Student Accused of Killing Classmate Ask For Psychiatric Evaluation, Dad of Mississippi Student Accused of Killing Classmate Says, 'I Know My Son Is Innocent', Killer of Utah Student Mackenzie Lueck Pleads Guilty, Says He Planned Murder Before He Even Met Her, Fellow Student Accused of Killing University of Mississippi Undergrad, Who Was Shot 8 Times. I think she was more enthralled with Brandon than Brandon was with her, quite candidly. Ben Creekmore: The letter that he's written to his mom and dad concerned about what he's done. They start talking. Theesfeld's attorney says that theory might be tough to prove at trial. Michelle Miller: So, you're saying in that moment under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, he snapped? March 5, 2022 / 11:08 PM At the time Jake Thompson was a reporter for the local paper, the Oxford Eagle. 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. We've got shooting ranges here in Oxford so we deny that it was brought back for the sole purpose of killing Ally. The police who found Ally's remains quickly reported that she was shot roughly eight times which killed her. Maddy was concerned that there was something about her friend's relationship that wasn't quite right. Initially, there was talk about that. After avoiding her for months, Brandon met up with Ally on July 20, 2019 - and carried out her murder. "48 Hours" asked him to read some of the text messages. The police subsequently arrested Brandon Theesfeld, 22, her on-again, off-again boyfriend in this connection. Former Ole Miss student Brandon Theesfeld was charged with killing fellow student Ally Kostial in 2019. Alexandria "Ally" Kostial. They're going to try and say that we tricked her that's a very big stretch. Mickey Mallette: We know medically she was not pregnant. In April of 2019, Ally attempted to contact Brandon due to the possibility she might be pregnant with his child. 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. He didn't say he committed the murder. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Like so many who knew and loved Ally, Maddy Norris, one of her best friends in high school, was trying to make sense of what had happened. Mickey Mallette: There was some evidence that would have, that could indicate she had a miscarriage. Published Michelle Miller: And he just left her here? 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. 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. Theesfeld responds almost nine hours later: BRANDON THEESFELD TEXT: "I can talk tomorrow. This dating app might be for you. 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. 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. Morgan Hull: They were never boyfriend and girlfriend. Authorities further discovered that after successfully evading direct conversation for months, Theesfeld planned to meet Ally the night she was fatally shot. And she was real excited to invite him to a sorority dance. (WMC) - The judge accepted Brandon Theesfeld's guilty plea of first-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Ole Miss student Ally Kostial.. 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. She finally achieves the goal of going there, and she just was living her life. Ally Kostial was his girlfriend. Brandon is a resident at 8341 Ashbriar Lanes, Fort Worth, TX 76126-5169. 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 . Tony Farese: She states, "Oh, you're crazy". Brandon denies that it was planned when he took her out there. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. When investigators discovered that Ally's last text messages were with Brandon Theesfeld, they wanted to talk to him and soon. Several police cruisers swarmed the front of the gas station and surrounded Theesfelds truck, preventing him from taking off, a surveillance image shows. He harassed her for years, took advantage of her for years, the friend wrote. Tony Farese: He writes a goodbye note to his family, tells them that he loves them, apologizes for what he's done. Authorities claimed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds. We had like a bunch of adventures together. Anthony Batson is the senior broadcast producer. 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