On 06/23/2021 Kassidy Cronce and Brandon Theesfeld was filed as a Family - Other Family lawsuit. Theesfeld was charged with the murder of his fellow student, 21, in late July 2019, CNN reported then. A Warner Bros. I think what has been explained is he is impaired on alcohol, he's drunk. District Attorney Ben Creekmore says with Theesfeld appearing to be on the run, investigators got an affidavit of arrest for murder and immediately sent out a bulletin. He was a soccer player. I'm serious no kid at all it will ruin my life.". Come to my rescue. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison. Tony Farese says he spoke to Theesfeld about the letter and says it was also something more: a suicide note. 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I spent countless nights holding Ally close drying her tears about this monster for years. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was . Brandon Theesfeld AP 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. 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. Mickey Mallette: In her mind, she may not have had a reason before that to be in the same kind of fear. Ben Creekmore: He had a 40-caliber gun consistent with the caliber of the shell casings that were found on the scene. 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). 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). Cindy Kostial: We're stuck can't move forward days are just rough. I'm not saying it was smart the way he did it, but a pretty good indication that he was looking for a remote location so her body would not be discovered. It didn't take long for the Memphis Fugitive Task Force to spot Theesfeld. Remembering Ally Stacy Wasenius Photography Ally Kostial's family and friends continue. She wanted me to cook her home cooked meals. They sit there and talk, then he shoots her. In August of 2021, Brandon Theesfeld was convicted of the charges brought against him for the killing of Ally Kostial.. Michelle Miller: So, in your mind, if she was pregnant, she would have had the baby. OXFORD, Miss. Investigators found cans of White Claw Hard Seltzer on the picnic table. We had like a bunch of adventures together. Were they arguing? They can see his location moving away from Oxford. They met as freshmen and dated casually for a while before splitting up. Brandon was facing death penalty after being charged with capital one murder for allegedly abducting and murdering Ally Kostial. I said, "What are you going to do tonight?" Like when this happened, we didn't even know his last name. Girl things, watching chick flicks, watching "Legally Blonde" and driving in her convertible. A police dash cam recorded Brandon Theesfeld being taken into custody at a gas station in Memphis. OXFORD, Miss. Michelle Miller: When you think about her not being here That makes you feel what? 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 . 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. Morgan Hull: We just don't know. 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. Cindy Kostial: No, we haven't read any of it. Authorities discovered a .40 caliber gun in his truck that matched the weapon used to kill Ally Kostial. Ryan Smith is the development producer. 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? OXFORD, Miss. On July 12, Theesfeld told Ally that there was no need to meet, and he travelled from Oxford to his father's home in Texas to retrieve his dad's .40-caliber Glock 22. Maddy was concerned that there was something about her friend's relationship that wasn't quite right. Few details have been released in her death, but authorities said that it is apparent that foul play was involved.. Cindy Kostial: She wanted us to stay an extra day, she was having so much fun. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. ", Cindy Kostial added: "Brandon, you belong in jail each day for the rest of your life for the heinous act you committed to such a sweet soul in Ally. Kris Mohandie: That's a lot of alcohol to consume for somebody of her size, and for many people, if not most people. She was texting all her friends asking for advice. Brandon Theesfeld is led from the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. She finally achieves the goal of going there, and she just was living her life. He'd search the internet for silencers, and how serial killer Ted Bundy lured his victims. Bundren says Theesfeld was sitting at the pumps in his pickup truck, which had easy-to-spot license plates. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michelle Miller: He doubted that she was pregnant. Tony Farese: Well, he certainly has some searches that could be troubling. He also wrote "I know I'm going to get caught". I am told by Brandon that he has the gun to his head and then passes out. Brandon comes from a good family, a good Christian home, his parents were divorced and have remarried and they all get along very well, and they have been very supportive of Brandon, and their hearts go out to the Kostial family and their loss, Tony Farese said. "When you got there what did you find?" 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Tony Farese: He had a life full of promise received lots of love in a good Christian family. Several police cruisers swarmed the front of the gas station and surrounded Theesfelds truck, preventing him from taking off, a surveillance image shows. Cindy Kostial: She said, "I met this boy, he's from Texas." Elizabeth says Ally was fascinated by sunsets. And I believe no good explanation for what he did. Cindy and Keith Kostial are holding on to their memories. 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. Produced by Marcelena Spencer and Susan Mallie. Investigators also tried tracking Ally's phone on Saturday, but it only pinged once in Oxford before the signal died. Tony Farese: I'm not sure out of nowhere. Tony Farese: He met her at a local bar. His girlfriend is 21 years old as of death. During the trial in August 2021, legal officials disclosed that based on autopsy evidence, Ally was not pregnant when she was killed. Michelle Miller: So, you're saying in that moment under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, he snapped? Prosecutors say Ally Kostial was shot at least nine times. He said in part: "There is no excuse for my actions. He pleaded guilty to first-degree. Certainly, could have. Minutes before midnight, a security camera captured Ally walking out of a bar in Oxford Square. It was later revealed she was not pregnant. He did not want a child and wanted Ally to terminate the pregnancy. The evidence against Brandon Theesfeld, according to prosecutors, was overwhelming. The police subsequently arrested Brandon Theesfeld, 22, her on-again, off-again boyfriend in this connection. Brandon Theesfeld Ally's freshman year crush. The next day, cops on routine patrol discovered her body near Sardis Lake about 10 miles from the Ole Miss campus. Dr. Kris Mohandie: To me, there's several layers there. And there's a chilling caption: "finally taking my baby back to Oxford.". Maddy Norris: That she found a guy that was cute that she was starting to like have a crush on. Dr. Kris Mohandie: It appears that he has no desire to keep her on the sideline from what I've seen in these communications. Brandon Theesfeld, seen here entering the Lafayette County Courthouse in Oxford, Miss., after his arrest, apologized as he admitted his guilt in Kostial's murder. 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. When investigators found the body of Ally Kostial, a student at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, in July 2019 near Sardis Lake, an abandoned fishing camp not far from campus, they wondered why someone would so brutally take the life of the 21-year-old. 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