Investigators say video, phone records and witness statements led them from a Houston apartment complex to Louisiana.
HOUSTON, Texas — The capital murder case against Kevin Faux began with a short series of early morning movements from Ashanti Allen’s apartment complex, ending days later with her body found in southwest Houston.
Allen, 23, was eight months pregnant when relatives reported her missing April 10. Houston police say Faux, 24, was the father of her unborn child and is charged in her death. He was arrested April 20 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, after a search that stretched beyond Texas. The case now turns on what investigators say happened between 2:22 a.m. and 3:50 a.m. on the morning Allen vanished.
According to court documents described by Houston news outlets, the first key record came at 2:22 a.m. April 10, when Allen’s apartment system showed a door opening through a resident app at her complex on South Main Street. Minutes later, surveillance video showed Allen walking with Faux toward a parking garage. At 2:25 a.m., her vehicle left the garage, driven by a person investigators said matched Faux’s description. Police have not said publicly whether Allen appeared under force in that video. The next records placed the case outside the apartment and into a wooded area, where a witness later told police Faux appeared during a video call.
The witness account became one of the most striking allegations in the charging documents. Investigators said Faux placed a FaceTime call around 3:17 a.m. and appeared sweaty and upset. The witness told police Faux said he had killed someone and showed what appeared to be a body on the ground. Investigators said he then set the phone down while trying to drag the body. Text messages allegedly followed, including statements in which Faux said he had to fight for his life and referred to having killed someone. The witness came forward to police April 14, four days after Allen disappeared and two days before her body was found.
At 3:50 a.m., Allen’s mother received a message from Allen’s phone saying she was leaving and not coming back. Family members told reporters the message was not like Allen. Her mother went to check on her and found signs that deepened the concern. Allen’s car was gone from its normal place, and her purse was still in the apartment but appeared emptied. Her wallet, identification and credit cards were missing. The family then began searching for her, while police opened a missing person investigation. Allen’s high-risk pregnancy added urgency to the search, according to Texas EquuSearch, which later helped investigators and volunteers.
By the evening of April 10, relatives were using phone location information to search for Allen. Charging documents say Allen’s brother tracked her phone to a house connected to Faux’s mother. While relatives were there, Faux’s mother called him. Faux allegedly said he had not seen Allen in about a week and did not know why her phone would be near the home. Police later found Allen’s vehicle parked near that same location. Investigators said doorbell footage showed Faux coming and going from the residence several times on April 10. Later footage allegedly showed him with a backpack and a large container, details prosecutors may use to build a timeline.
The search ended April 16 near Chimney Rock Road. Houston police said homicide investigators working the missing person case, with help from Texas EquuSearch, discovered a woman’s body at 11655 Chimney Rock Road about 9 a.m. The victim was later identified as Allen. Local reports citing court documents said she was found with a cord wrapped around her neck and tied in knots. Police said the Harris County medical examiner would determine the cause and manner of death. Investigators also said they learned Faux was the father of the unborn child, a fact that affected the charge he would face as the case moved from missing person inquiry to capital murder prosecution.
Investigators said the trail did not stop in Houston. Court documents said Faux contacted a woman in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on April 10 and told her he had bought a bus ticket to visit. She told police she had been speaking with him online but had not met him in person before he arrived around 5 a.m. April 12. Once there, he allegedly told her he was involved in a Houston missing person case involving his “baby mama” and asked her not to look it up. She later became suspicious, looked up the case and noticed he was using Allen’s debit card, according to reports describing the documents.
Authorities said information from Louisiana helped narrow the search. Faux was arrested without incident April 20 at an apartment in Gretna, an area near New Orleans, by the U.S. Marshals Service New Orleans Task Force. Houston police later announced that he was in custody and awaiting extradition to Harris County. At the time of the first Houston police release, Faux was listed as charged with murder. The department later said he was charged with capital murder in the 228th Criminal District Court. The charge is an allegation, and Faux is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Allen’s relatives have said the timeline also includes earlier warning signs. Houston media reports based on court records said Faux had prior assault-related cases, including cases involving Allen. Reports said he pleaded guilty in February to assault of a family member and was released after receiving credit for time served. Allen’s family said they were stunned after learning more about the earlier case. “Being pregnant, eight months, with my first grandson, I can’t even tell you how I feel,” Edward Allen, her father, said after her death. He said Allen was excited to become a mother and had plans for her future.
The procedural path now shifts from police work to court filings. Prosecutors are expected to present evidence from surveillance video, phone records, witness statements, location data and any medical examiner findings. Defense attorneys may challenge the timeline, the handling of digital evidence or witness accounts. Police have not released all evidence publicly, and some details remain unknown, including the full sequence of events between the apartment garage and the location where Allen was found. No trial date has been announced in public reports reviewed for this story.
Currently, the early morning timeline remained central to the case. Faux was in custody after his Louisiana arrest, and the capital murder charge tied to Allen and her unborn child was pending in Harris County.
Author note: Last updated May 9, 2026.