Police in Texas are searching for a 24-year-old man wanted in connection with the deaths of his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn son, after the woman’s body was discovered in a Houston park more than a week after she was reported missing.
Ashanti Allen, 23, who was eight months pregnant with a boy she had named Jaxon, was last seen at her Houston home on 8 April. Her disappearance only came to light two days later, when family members grew concerned after losing contact with her. Her mother, Trisa Gaines, who lives in the same apartment complex, received a message from Allen at around 4am on 10 April that read: “I am leaving, not coming back.” Gaines told reporters she immediately doubted her daughter had written it. “I didn’t believe that she sent that,” she said.
Upon gaining access to Allen’s apartment, the family found the property undisturbed. Her hospital bag, packed in preparation for the birth, remained by the door. “All her stuff was there, baby clothes there, nothing was taken,” Gaines said. Allen’s car was later found being driven by an unidentified individual who was unable to provide any information about its whereabouts, prompting the family to contact police.
On 16 April, Allen’s body was found at Chimney Rock Park, approximately six miles from her home. Her pregnancy had been classified as high-risk. An autopsy to establish the official cause of death is ongoing.
Her boyfriend, Kevin Faux, has since been charged with capital murder in connection with both deaths but remains at large. Faux has a previous history of violence against Allen, including a September 2025 assault for which he was jailed after grabbing her by the neck, pinning her down and striking her.
Gaines said she was not surprised when Faux was named as a suspect. “I knew all along that he did something to my child,” she said, adding that her daughter had concealed the extent of what she had been enduring. Allen’s father, Edward Allen, used the tragedy to urge others in dangerous relationships to speak out. “If something is going on with your relationship please let your momma, your daddy, your sister, your brother know,” he said, “because if we had any indication that something was going bad, she would still be here right now.”
Edward Allen also appealed directly to Faux to hand himself in to police.
The family has established a GoFundMe page to cover funeral costs for both Allen and her son Jaxon.
