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On May 11, 2022, a cyclist named Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was shot multiple times while at a friend's home in [[Austin, Texas]]. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Wilson was allegedly murdered by Kaitlin Armstrong, cyclist [[Colin Strickland]]'s partner of three years. Police believe Armstrong used a gun purchased by Strickland in January 2022 to shoot Wilson. The affidavit states that police examined the victim's phone and concluded that Wilson was romantically tied to Strickland while he was still dating Armstrong. It also states that Armstrong was aware of Strickland's relationship with Wilson and she expressed a strong desire to kill her. Strickland promptly kept further communication with Wilson hidden from Armstrong, going so far as to delete text messages from Wilson in his phone while saving her phone number under a fictitious name. Strickland was also the last person seen in public with Wilson at Deep Eddy Pool in Austin before her death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Docket Number D1DC22301129 The State of Texas v. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22026476-d-1-dc-22-301129 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>
On May 11, 2022, a cyclist named Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was shot multiple times while at a friend's home in [[Austin, Texas]]. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Wilson was allegedly murdered by Kaitlin Armstrong, cyclist [[Colin Strickland]]'s partner of three years. Police believe Armstrong used a gun purchased by Strickland in January 2022 to shoot Wilson. The affidavit states that police examined the victim's phone and concluded that Wilson was romantically tied to Strickland while he was still dating Armstrong. It also states that Armstrong was aware of Strickland's relationship with Wilson and she expressed a strong desire to kill her. Strickland promptly kept further communication with Wilson hidden from Armstrong, going so far as to delete text messages from Wilson in his phone while saving her phone number under a fictitious name. Strickland was also the last person seen in public with Wilson at Deep Eddy Pool in Austin before her death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Docket Number D1DC22301129 The State of Texas v. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22026476-d-1-dc-22-301129 |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>


Armstrong was detained by police after footage of her car was found at the time of Wilson's murder, but Armstrong was released due to a faulty warrant. After spending 43 days on the run from authorities, Armstrong was found in a hotel in [[Santa Teresa, Costa Rica]] where she was apprehended by US Marshals on June 29, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2022/063022.htm|title=Kaitlin Armstrong Captured in Costa Rica|website=www.usmarshals.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/us/kaitlin-armstrong-captured-costa-rica-anna-moriah-wilson/index.html|title=After 43 days on the run, the woman accused of killing an elite cyclist was captured in Costa Rica|work=CNN|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>
Armstrong was initially detained by police after footage of her car was found at the time of Wilson's murder, and then held on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant from 2018. She was inadvertently released, however, due to her birthdate being incorrectly recorded on the earlier warrant. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-03 |title=Kaitlin Armstrong, Texas love triangle murder suspect, in Houston awaiting transport to Austin |url=https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-murder-suspect-kaitlin-armstrong-custody-moriah-wilson |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=FOX 7 Austin |language=en-US}}</ref> After spending 43 days on the run from authorities, Armstrong was found in a hotel in [[Santa Teresa, Costa Rica]] where she was apprehended by US Marshals on June 29, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/chron/2022/063022.htm|title=Kaitlin Armstrong Captured in Costa Rica|website=www.usmarshals.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/us/kaitlin-armstrong-captured-costa-rica-anna-moriah-wilson/index.html|title=After 43 days on the run, the woman accused of killing an elite cyclist was captured in Costa Rica|work=CNN|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}</ref>


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==Victim==

Revision as of 22:09, 3 July 2022

On May 11, 2022, a cyclist named Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was shot multiple times while at a friend's home in Austin, Texas. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Wilson was allegedly murdered by Kaitlin Armstrong, cyclist Colin Strickland's partner of three years. Police believe Armstrong used a gun purchased by Strickland in January 2022 to shoot Wilson. The affidavit states that police examined the victim's phone and concluded that Wilson was romantically tied to Strickland while he was still dating Armstrong. It also states that Armstrong was aware of Strickland's relationship with Wilson and she expressed a strong desire to kill her. Strickland promptly kept further communication with Wilson hidden from Armstrong, going so far as to delete text messages from Wilson in his phone while saving her phone number under a fictitious name. Strickland was also the last person seen in public with Wilson at Deep Eddy Pool in Austin before her death.[1]

Armstrong was initially detained by police after footage of her car was found at the time of Wilson's murder, and then held on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant from 2018. She was inadvertently released, however, due to her birthdate being incorrectly recorded on the earlier warrant. [2] After spending 43 days on the run from authorities, Armstrong was found in a hotel in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica where she was apprehended by US Marshals on June 29, 2022.[3][4]

Victim

Wilson, 25, was an nationally ranked junior skier, but had recently become a gravel cyclist.[5] Memorials were held for her in New York City, San Francisco and her hometown, the small New England village of East Burke, Vermont, held a memorial celebration of her life.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Docket Number D1DC22301129 The State of Texas v. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong". Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Kaitlin Armstrong, Texas love triangle murder suspect, in Houston awaiting transport to Austin". FOX 7 Austin. 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ "Kaitlin Armstrong Captured in Costa Rica". www.usmarshals.gov.
  4. ^ "After 43 days on the run, the woman accused of killing an elite cyclist was captured in Costa Rica". CNN. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Moriah Wilson came from a family of athletes. The 25-year-old elite cyclist was preparing for another race before she was killed". CNN. May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Betsy Welch, Andrew Hood (30 June 2022). "Kaitlin Armstrong, wanted for murder of Moriah Wilson, apprehended in Costa Rica". Velo News by Outside Magazine. Retrieved 2 July 2022.