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The Text She Sent Moriah Wilson's Mom Haunts Her
The Text She Sent
Moriah Wilson's
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The Text She Sent Moriah Wilson's Mom Haunts Her

Writing for 'Outside,' Betsy Welch brings readers inside the murder trial

(Newser) - Two days before professional cyclist Moriah Wilson was shot to death by Kaitlin Armstrong, Outside writer Betsy Welch interviewed her for almost an hour. The Q&A was posted online just hours before Wilson's death. That kind of proximity reverberates throughout "This Is the Story of a Murder...

Fugitive's Downfall: She Answered Yoga Ad

That's how authorities captured killer Kaitlin Armstrong, who was on the run in Costa Rica

(Newser) - Now that Kaitlin Armstrong is serving a 90-year sentence for murdering another woman, authorities have revealed how they caught her when she went on the run. It all came down to a yoga ad, they told CBS' 48 Hours on Friday. US marshals had tracked Armstrong—then sought as a...

Kaitlin Armstrong Convicted of Murder in Star Cyclist's Death

Former yoga instructor could receive 99-year term in slaying of Anna Moriah Wilson

(Newser) - A Texas jury has returned a guilty verdict in the murder trial of Kaitlin Armstrong, who was charged with the fatal shooting last year of pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson. State District Judge Brenda Kennedy said the jury deliberated for about two hours before convicting the former yoga instructor, the...

How the 'Love Triangle' Murder Suspect Allegedly Escaped

Kaitlin Armstrong accused of fleeing custody after doctor's appointment

(Newser) - Authorities say Kaitlin Marie Armstrong prepared for her recent escape attempt for months, "running, doing squats and yoga," as shown on surveillance video from the jail where she is imprisoned on charges that she murdered star cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson because Wilson was involved with Armstrong's boyfriend....

The Murder Shook a Cycling Community. His Community

Ian Dille writes an insider piece on Moriah Wilson's murder in Austin

(Newser) - We pointed Newser readers to a deep dive by the New Yorker into the May 2022 murder of cycling's Moriah Wilson just two months ago. Why read another one? Because Ian Dille has an unusual degree of access and takes readers about as close as they can get to...

A Cyclist's Murder, a Suspect, and the Man Who Linked Them
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on the Rise. Then, a Murder
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Gravel Racing Was on the Rise. Then, a Murder

The 'New Yorker' gives in-depth background on Colin Strickland

(Newser) - Plenty of articles about Moriah Wilson's murder have focused on an alleged love triangle. Kaitlin Armstrong, who is accused of murdering Wilson, was dating Colin Strickland, who had briefly dated Wilson and who was with her just prior to her being shot. Most articles have focused on the women,...

Warrants Share What Boyfriend Told Police About Armstrong

Colin Strickland said he gave her $450K to invest, didn't get it back

(Newser) - More details are emerging about murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong courtesy of search warrants obtained by Fox News . Armstrong is accused of shooting cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson to death on May 11; Wilson had at one point dated Armstrong's boyfriend, Colin Strickland, and was with him just prior...

Yoga Practice Led Marshals to Suspect in Cyclist's Killing

They reportedly looked to see if she had signed up for classes in Costa Rica

(Newser) - Among other things, Kaitlin Armstrong is accused of using someone else's passport to leave America and enter Costa Rica. Authorities said as much, previously stating the suspect in the fatal shooting of bicyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson used a "fraudulent passport" to fly from Newark to San...

Kaitlin Armstrong Was Trying to Build New Life in Costa Rica

Marshals say murder suspect used fake passport to flee US

(Newser) - The woman accused of murdering star cyclist Moriah Wilson flew out of the US on a fake passport and was apparently trying to build a new life as a yoga instructor in Costa Rica, investigators say. Kaitlin Armstrong was taken into custody in the Central American country Wednesday and is...

Suspect in Star Cyclist's Murder Is Caught

Kaitlin Armstrong is arrested in Costa Rica

(Newser) - A woman accused of killing a star cyclist is in custody after six weeks as a fugitive. US Marshals say Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, was tracked to a hostel in Costa Rica and taken into custody, reports KVUE . She is now awaiting deportation to the US. Investigators say Armstrong fatally shot...

US Marshals: Suspect in Cyclist's Death Boarded Plane

Law enforcement believe Kaitlin Armstrong flew out of Austin on May 14

(Newser) - The woman suspected of killing cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson may no longer be in Texas. The Austin-American Statesman reports that US Marshals say Kaitlin Armstrong boarded a flight out of Austin on May 14, three days after 25-year-old Wilson was found dead in an East Austin home. It's thought...

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