{"id":258399,"date":"2026-04-20T20:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258399\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:59:09","slug":"ashanti-allen-murder-case-timeline-from-pregnant-houston-womans-disappearance-to-suspects-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/258399\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashanti Allen murder case: Timeline from pregnant Houston woman\u2019s disappearance to suspect\u2019s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2q8zbra3m1ppsv2w.jpg\" alt=\"PREVIOUS: Missing pregnant Houston woman Ashanti Allen found dead\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">HOUSTON &#8211; The Houston man accused of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/houston-suspect-kevin-faux-arrested-louisiana-capital-murder-pregnant-ashanti-allen-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> killing his pregnant girlfriend <\/a>allegedly showed someone her body on a Facetime video call and said he had killed someone, court documents state.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Charging documents reveal heartbreaking new details about the death of 23-year-old Ashanti Allen and the evidence that led police to charge 24-year-old Kevin Faux with capital murder.<\/p>\n<p> Ashanti Allen killed  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776718749_562_image-from-ios.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Allen was eight months pregnant with Faux\u2019s child when she disappeared on April 10. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/ashanti-allen-dead-kevin-faux-charged-capital-murder-houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">body was found six days later<\/a> near Chimney Rock Park in southwest Houston.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to court documents obtained by FOX 26 on Monday, she was found with a cord wrapped around her neck at least twice and tied in a knot.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Faux was named as a suspect on Friday, and he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/houston-suspect-kevin-faux-arrested-louisiana-capital-murder-pregnant-ashanti-allen-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">arrested in Louisiana <\/a>on Monday.<\/p>\n<p> Last time Allen was seen <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">At 2:22 a.m. on April 10, records reportedly showed someone using Allen\u2019s resident app to open a door at her apartment complex on S. Main Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Minutes later, Allen was seen on video walking into the parking garage with Faux, and her vehicle was recorded leaving the garage at 2:25 a.m. driven by someone matching Faux&#8217;s description, court documents state.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/allen-suspect.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Kevin Faux is charged with murder in the death of Ashanti Allen. (Photo: Houston Police Department) <\/p>\n<p>  The Facetime call <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">At 3:17 a.m. on April 10, Faux allegedly initiated a FaceTime video call with someone. According to the documents, Faux was outside in a wooded area, sweating, and told the witness he &#8220;killed a mother*****.&#8221; He allegedly then showed the witness a body on the ground and then set the phone down as he attempted to drag the body.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">After the witness hung up, Faux allegedly sent the witness text messages stating he &#8220;had to fight for my f***ing life&#8221; and &#8220;Imma felon then I killed a mf.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Note: The witness came forward to police on April 14.<\/p>\n<p> Suspicious text message <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">At 3:50 a.m. April 10, Allen\u2019s mother received a text message from Allen\u2019s phone saying, &#8220;I\u2019m leaving\u00a0I\u2019m not coming back.&#8221; She felt it was out of character for Allen, so she went to her apartment and saw her car gone from its usual spot.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to court documents, Allen\u2019s mom also found Allen\u2019s purse inside the apartment, but it appeared to have been emptied out. Her wallet with her ID and credit card were reportedly missing.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vl0w63d1841pisdx.jpg\" alt=\"Ashanti Allen case: Records show previous incident between suspect, victim\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   Brother tracks phone <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">On the evening of April 10, Allen\u2019s brother reportedly tracked her phone to Faux\u2019s mother\u2019s house. According to court documents, Faux\u2019s mother called Faux, and he said that he had not seen Allen in about a week and didn\u2019t have an explanation for why her phone pinged at the house.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Later that night, at 10:38 p.m., Houston police officers reportedly recovered Allen&#8217;s vehicle parked next to Faux&#8217;s mother&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p> Faux speaks with police <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Also, on the evening of April 10, police say they spoke with Faux, who gave conflicting stories.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">He also reportedly confirmed that he was the father of Allen\u2019s unborn child.<\/p>\n<p> Faux travels to Louisiana <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">On April 14, a woman from Jefferson Parish called law enforcement and said Faux had just been at her house.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">She said that she had been speaking with him online for a while, but they hadn\u2019t met in person. On April 10, he allegedly reached out to her and said he had bought a bus ticket to come visit her.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">According to court documents, when he arrived at 5 a.m. on April 12, he reportedly told her that he was involved in a Houston missing persons case pertaining to his &#8220;baby mama&#8221; and asked her not to look it up.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">She reportedly did so anyway and asked him about it. She told police that he denied involvement and said she hadn\u2019t seen him since March. She also allegedly noticed Faux using Allen\u2019s debit card.<\/p>\n<p> Allen\u2019s phone, remains found <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">On April 15, a city employee found Allen\u2019s phone at Edgewood Park. Police traced GPS coordinates found in the phone.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">On April 16, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/ashanti-allen-dead-kevin-faux-charged-capital-murder-houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Allen\u2019s body was found<\/a> near Chimney Rock Park.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Police say they also found nearby surveillance video from 3:21 a.m. April 10 that showed someone matching Faux\u2019s clothing description dragging what appeared to be Allen\u2019s body to the location where it was found.<\/p>\n<p> Faux captured in Louisiana <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">On Monday, the U.S. Marshals Services arrested Faux in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KRIV\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Faux will be extradited to Harris County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this article comes from court documents, the Houston Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/houston\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON &#8211; The Houston man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend allegedly showed someone her body on a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":258400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1046,56,58,57,223,216,393],"class_list":["post-258399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-news","tag-tx","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}