Inset left: Kevin Faux (Houston Police Department). Inset right: Ashanti Allen (Missing poster). Background: Chimney Rock Park near where Allen’s body was found in Houston, Tex. (Google Maps).
Authorities in Texas are actively searching for a man accused of murdering a 23-year-old pregnant woman, who was carrying his child.
Kevin Faux, aged 24, faces charges of capital murder in connection with the crime, as detailed in a press release from the Houston Police Department issued earlier this week.
The tragic event unfolded on April 8 when Ashanti Allen was reported missing. Her last known whereabouts were in the South Main neighborhood of Houston, specifically leaving the 8700 block of Main Street.
On April 16, Allen’s body was discovered late in the morning near Willow Waterhole Bayou, close to Chimney Rock Park—approximately six miles from her last known location on Main Street. While details surrounding her death remain limited, Allen’s family confirmed to Houston-based CBS affiliate KHOU that both she and her unborn child had died.
At the time of her death, Allen was eight months pregnant.
In a statement to the TV station, Allen’s father expressed his profound grief, saying, “Hearing this bad news of my daughter, I cried but my body is now just numb. I don’t know what to think anymore. How can you let people do what they do and walk free amongst us?” He added, “Being pregnant at eight months with my first grandson, I can’t even tell you how I feel. My body is numb. I don’t think I can process the fact that my daughter is gone.”
The last time Allen’s family saw her alive, she was in her mother’s vehicle, which law enforcement has since recovered.
The day after she went missing, her mother received a text message from the victim’s phone containing an out-of-character message, the family told KHOU. In the message, Allen seemed to be saying she was leaving and not coming back. The family knew that message spelled trouble because all of the woman’s belongings – including a collection of items for her baby – were left behind in her apartment.
The defendant was initially charged with murder. The charge was later upgraded to capital murder, according to authorities.
As of this writing, Faux is still the subject of a manhunt.
And, he reportedly has a history of domestic violence against Allen.
In September 2025, Faux was charged with assault-continuous family violence over two incidents, according to court records obtained by Houston-based Fox affiliate KRIV. In February, the defendant took a plea deal on a misdemeanor count of assault of a family member.
Faux was sentenced to 280 days in county jail, but he was given credit for 143 days served and later somehow obtained early release.
Police say Allen was experiencing a high-risk pregnancy at the time of her disappearance. The woman’s cause of death is still unknown.
“I was about to go buy a car seat and stroller,” Allen’s father added. “Normal girl, pretty girl, working and trying to live life.”
Lone Star State officials are asking for anyone with information about Faux’s whereabouts to contact Houston Police Department Homicide at 713-308-3600 or Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
