The body of a 21-year-old female student was found by law enforcement during a routine patrol in a small Mississippi community south of Memphis.
Police have started a homicide investigation, according to her father.
Kostial had been attending summer school and teaching a fitness class at the University of Mississippi, her father wrote in a post on Facebook.
“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.”
He said she graduated in 2016 from Lindbergh High School in St. Louis in the neighboring state of Missouri.
According to her Facebook profile, Kostial had been studying business and marketing at the University of Mississippi, affectionately known as Ole Miss.
The university campus is located in Oxford, about 15 miles from where her body was found.
“We are truly saddened by the death of Alexandria Kostial,” Ole Miss interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said in a statement, according to The Eagle. “Ally was a valued member of our campus community. We extend our deepest sympathy to her family, friends, and classmates and stand ready to support them during this time.”
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Authorities in Mississipi are still investigating the death of another 21-year-old woman, nine months pregnant, who was found dead in Mississipi last month, just a few days before she was due to give birth.The report said Winston was nine months pregnant.
Investigators said there might have been a white vehicle parked behind the woman’s car at one point, but details are not clear.
“Kind of like an SUV. But no one knows who was driving the SUV,” March told the station. “The cellphone was cleaned up so we’re also doing an investigation on the cellular phone, trying to find out what was erased,” added the sheriff.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has interviewed several people about her disappearance, according to People magazine.
“She was a quiet person. She didn’t hang out. Mostly, she was around family,” added Brown to WCSC.
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