MS - Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, 21, Ole Miss student, found dead, Harmontown, 20 July 2019 *ARREST*

[Seattle1]

21-year-old Ole Miss student found dead in Northern Mississippi

Alexandria "Ally" Kostial, a 21-year-old student at Ole Miss, was found dead in Harmontown, Mississippi, over the weekend, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department said.

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Maj. Alan Wilburn said deputies discovered the body of a white woman while on routine patrol Saturday morning.

ilburn said in a statement that Lafayette County Sheriff's Department investigators were working with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations, the Mississippi Crime Lab Crime Scene Unit, the University of Mississippi Police Department and Oxford Police Department.

"It is apparent that foul play was involved," he said.

 

[Seattle1]

https://nypost.com/2019/07/22/ole-m...al-found-dead-near-lake-20-miles-from-campus/

A 21-year-old student at the University of Mississippi was found dead near a lake over the weekend — and foul play is suspected, authorities said.

The body of Alexandria “Ally” Kostial was discovered Saturday morning in Harmontown, about 20 miles from the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, news station KTVI reported.

It’s unclear what caused her death, but the case is under investigation, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department.

Kostial, who was from St. Louis, Mo., was working toward a bachelor’s degree in marketing and set to graduate next year, the news station KMOV reported.

 

[Seattle1]

Ole Miss student from St. Louis found dead in Mississippi may be victim of foul play, authorities say

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- An investigation is underway after the body of a 21-year-old St. Louisan was found in northern Mississippi Saturday morning, authorities said.

Alexandria Kostial’s body was reportedly found near a lake in northern Mississippi, about 30 miles from Oxford and the Ole Miss Campus.


Kostial was a graduate of Lindbergh High School. She was reportedly studying marketing at the college and was set to graduate next year.

Deputies said they suspect found play in Kostial’s death

 

[Seattle1]

Ole Miss student found dead, foul play suspected

HARMONTOWN — Authorities say foul play is suspected in the death of an Ole Miss student whose body was found over the weekend about 30 miles from campus.

The body of 21-year-old Alexandria 'Ally' Kostial, of St. Louis, Missouri, was found Saturday, Lafayette County Coroner Rocky Kennedy said Monday morning. Kennedy declined to provide further details except to say that an autopsy has been requested. He directed further questions to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department.

A spokesperson for the sheriff's department could not immediately be reached for comment. WREG-TV reports a Lafayette County Sheriff's Department news release says foul play was apparently involved in the woman's death. It's unclear what led authorities to come to the conclusion.

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Kostial's father, Keith Kostial, posted on Facebook that his daughter had been attending summer school and teaching fitness classes at the university. He says she graduated from Lindbergh High School in 2016.

 

[Seattle1]

Ally Kostial: Ole Miss Student Found Dead in Homicide | Heavy.com

Ole Miss student Alexandria Kostial was found dead near Sardis Lake in Lafayette County, Mississippi, in an apparent homicide, authorities say. No suspects have been arrested in her death. The cause of the 21-year-old’s death has not been made public. Kostial was originally from St. Louis, Missouri.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department said, “apparent that foul play was involved” in her death. The sheriff’s department said they are not releasing additional details about the case at this time because the investigation is still ongoing. Kostial, who went by Ally Kostial, was going to be entering her senior year at the University of Mississippi in the fall and was set to graduate in 2020.

 

[Seattle1]

Ally Kostial was found by Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department deputies Saturday morning, July 20, while they were on patrol in Harmontown, Mississippi, the sheriff’s department said on July 21 in a press release. Her body was found near Sardis Lake.

The area where she was found dead is about 20 miles away from the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. She was found by deputies on routine patrol at 10:23 a.m., authorities said.

Neighbors told WMCA-TV that they were surprised to see emergency responders in their small and remote neighborhood. “I was sitting on the couch and saw the ambulance go by and was curious and went outside and then the next thing I know the coroner came by and two unmarked vehicles,” M B, a neighbor, told the news station. She added, “I just can’t imagine what the parents are going through right now and their family. It’s just very devastating.”

Another neighbor, J B B, told WMCA, “You shouldn’t have to bury your kids. Nobody can describe that kind of pain and it’s forever. It doesn’t go away. It gets better but it doesn’t go away.”
Ally Kostial: Ole Miss Student Found Dead in Homicide | Heavy.com

ETA: edit neighbors names by me for privacy

 

[Gardenista]

Just coming to post this. Terrible.

Here is her FB

https://www.facebook.com/ally.kostial

 

[Gardenista]

https://vsco.co/allykostial/images/1

 

[Gardenista]

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Ally Kostial (AKostial)

Twitter--@allykostial--ETA, she RT something that was posted on the 19th, so she wasn't missing long
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Ally Kostial on Etsy

 

[mocity]

I hadn't heard of this one.... hate to see it.

 

[Seattle1]

Victim's twitter is 4 years of retweets.

vsco provides for photo sharing only - no comments, likes, etc. as with social media.

 

[MsArk]

This is semi local for me. What a beautiful young girl. My condolences to her friends and family. Hoping for a quick arrest and justice.

 

[SAMS]

New York Post on Twitter

Not a lot to go on but I’m sure all of the necessary steps are being taken to obtain more info. BF at college or home? Roommate? Did she live on campus or off? Her fitness classes: what days/times? So many questions. MOO

 

[GordianKnot]

Following.

So tragic.

At 21, AK should have her whole life stretched promisingly ahead of her.

Instead, because of someone's evil actions, her entire life is now behind her.

Let justice roll down like waters...

JMO.

 

[StarEyes]

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Ally Kostial (AKostial)

Twitter--@allykostial--ETA, she RT something that was posted on the 19th, so she wasn't missing long
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Ally Kostial on Etsy

Thanks, I wasn’t able to find her missing date at all. This is so sad.

 

[Gardenista]

Thanks, I wasn’t able to find her missing date at all. This is so sad.

There is basically no info out there--scary for students and parents.

 

[GordianKnot]

Ole Miss student from St. Louis mysteriously found dead, foul play suspected

SABBM:
Police said they were on routine patrol when they found 21-year-old Alexandria ‘Ally’ Kostial dead. Her body was found near a lake – about 30 miles from campus.

'Yesterday, Saturday afternoon, we were visited by the Sunset Hills MO Police who communicated to us that our beautiful dear Alexandria (Ally) Kostial was the victim of a homicide. As of now, it is believed the crime happened in Lafayette County, MS.' Keith Kostial said on Facebook.

Friends described Kostial as sweet and genuine and said she always had a smile on her face.

 

[GordianKnot]

Foul play suspected in death of Ole Miss student who graduated from Lindbergh high

SABBM:

The Lafayette County sheriff's office, in a news release, said "it is apparent that foul play was involved." Major Alan Wilburn did not say what led him to that conclusion.

Wilburn refused to say any more for fear, he said, that it would jeopardize the investigation. He said investigators are following several leads. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department 662-234-6421 or CrimeStoppers 662-234-8477.
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The fact that LE is stating they're following several leads gives me hope that they will solve AK's murder quickly.

JMO.

 

[PrairieWind]

LE seems to be keeping things close the vest so far, which is expected. Though they did come right and say it is likely foul play. So I am guessing the cause of death must be apparent and/or positioning of the body or clothing or lack there of.
So tragic. Beautiful young woman. From her photos she obviously had traveled a great deal. I hope there are leads.

 

[mocity]

Not much information at all. Has anyone run across the last time she was seen?