Ole Miss student's suspected killer indicted on capital murder charge

Brandon Theesfeld, 22, is accused of killing Ally Kostial, 21, in July.

August 31, 2019, 1:22 PM

An Ole Miss student accused of killing his 21-year-old classmate was indicted Friday on a capital murder charge.

A Lafayette County, Mississippi, grand jury alleges Brandon Theesfeld, 22, shot and killed Alexandria "Ally" Kostial while kidnapping her, according to the indictment filed Friday.

PHOTO: Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested for murder in Lafayette County, Miss.
Brandon Theesfeld, 22, was arrested for murder in Lafayette County, Miss.
Lafayette County Sheriff's Dept.

Kostial, a St. Louis native studying marketing at Ole Miss, was on campus for summer school when she was killed in July.

PHOTO: An undated photo of Alexandria - Ally - Kostial posted to her Facebook page.
An undated photo of Alexandria -Ally- Kostial posted to her Facebook page.
Ally Kostial/Facebook

Theesfeld was arrested days after Kostial's body was discovered in Harmontown, Mississippi, which is several miles from the Oxford campus.

Theesfeld was suspended from Ole Miss after his arrest.

A motive has not been released, and Theesfeld's attorneys said he will enter a not guilty plea.

At a bond hearing last week, Theesfeld's defense attorneys withdrew their request for bond and requested that Theesfeld undergo a psychological evaluation at a state hospital.

PHOTO: Brandon Theesfeld arrives for a bond hearing in Oxford, Miss., Aug. 22, 2019.
Brandon Theesfeld arrives for a bond hearing in Oxford, Miss., Aug. 22, 2019.
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