From left: Kaitlin Armstrong, Colin Strickland, Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson.Photo:Austin Police Department
Austin Police Department
Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, has been sentenced to 90 years in prison afterbeing found guiltyon Thursday of murdering 25-year-oldAnna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, according toNBC News,ABC NewsandCBS Austin.
The highly anticipated trial began on Nov. 1 and came more than a year after Wilson was found fatally shot to death in her friend’s home on May 11, 2022.
Hours before the professional cyclist’s death, she met up with fellow cyclist Colin Strickland. They went swimming and had dinner and drinks before Strickland dropped Wilson off at her friend’s home. An hour later, Wilson’s friend found her fatally shot inside the residence.
Investigators quickly turned their attention toward Strickland’s girlfriend, yoga teacher Armstrong, whose vehicle was seen near the home where Wilson was killed,KXANreports.
Wilson and Strickland dated in 2021 while he and Armstrong were separated, but Armstrong and Strickland eventually reconciled, theAustin American-Statesmanreports. However, Strickland remained friends with Wilson, which allegedly infuriated Armstrong.
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After questioning, Armstrong was mistakenly released from custody, according to KXAN and then left Austin and traveled to New York City before disappearing.
After 43 days on the run,Armstrongwas arrested in Costa Rica on June 29. The U.S. Marshals Servicesannounced her captureat the time and revealed that she used a fraudulent passport on May 18 to flee to the country. After she was returned to the U.S., she wascharged with murderand pleaded not guilty. On Thursday,she was found guiltyof first-degree murder after a two-and-a-half-week trial.
Kaitlin Armstrong.City of Austin Police Department
City of Austin Police Department
Travis County officers apprehended Armstrong after about a 10-minute long chase outside an orthopedic clinic, the outlet reported at the time.
Armstrong was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday after the jury deliberated for two hours.
Kristen O’Brien
source: people.com
