Kaitlin Armstrong

US Marshal's office reveal that Armstrong was captured in a hostel and will be deported to face first-degree murder charges.

We’d like to ask for the media to respect our privacy at this time, as they have over the last six weeks. Wilson, 25, was one of American off-road racing’s rising stars, and her tragic death provoked an outpouring of support and sympathy from across the cycling community. Last week, authorities revealed that Armstrong sold a black Jeep Grand Cherokee to an Austin, Texas, car dealer for $12,200 one day before she fled the state. Authorities believed she may have been traveling under a fake name. When Texas authorities issued a warrant for Armstrong’s arrest on May 17, the 34-year-old had already fled the area. The search for Armstrong dates back to May 17 when a warrant was issued for her arrest in Wilson’s murder.

Officials located and arrested Kaitlin Marie Armstrong June 29 at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas.

Strickland admitted to having "a brief romantic relationship" with Wilson while she was visiting in 2021. "After our brief relationship in October 2021, we were not in a romantic relationship, only a platonic and professional one." "Armstrong was questioned about her vehicle being in the area as pictured on the Ring camera. The U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force had also located Armstrong’s black Jeep Grand Cherokee last week and learned that Armstrong sold the vehicle May 13 to a CarMax dealership in south Austin for $12,200. Further investigation revealed Armstrong had dated star cyclist Colin Strickland for a few years. "She returned to her home in California and about a month later, Kaitlin Armstrong and I reconciled and resumed our relationship," Strickland said. "The Marshals Service elevated the Kaitlin Armstrong investigation to major case status early in this investigation, which likely played a key role in her capture after a 43-day run," said U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas Susan Pamerleau in a news release. 34-year-old Armstrong will be deported and returned to the U.S. As of now, Armstrong is detained in Costa Rica on an immigration violation, officials say. Armstrong had been arrested for a misdemeanor warrant out of Travis County from 2018. A few weeks earlier, she won the Belgian Waffle Ride in California. "Armstrong was mistakenly released from custody on the misdemeanor warrant because her date of birth in our report management system did not match the date of birth on the warrant," said Detective Richard Spitler, with Austin police in a press conference on May 25. "She was then mistakenly released from custody on the misdemeanor warrant" because her date of birth in the department’s report management system did not match the date of birth on the warrant, Spitler added.

Armstrong was wanted for the May 11 shooting of Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, who had previously dated Armstrong's boyfriend. Investigators say the killing may ...

Strickland and Armstrong reconciled and resumed their relationship about a month later, he told the paper. At the time of her death, Wilson was just days from participating in the Gravel Locos bike race. Strickland told investigators that after they swam, he and Wilson got dinner. and Rock Cobbler in California, according to the article. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals Office said in a news release. On May 11, the day of her death, Wilson told her friend she was going for an afternoon swim with Strickland, according to an arrest affidavit filed in Travis County District Court. Wilson was staying with a friend as she prepared for the upcoming Gravel Locos race in Hico.

Kaitlin Armstrong, the woman accused of killing cyclist Moriah Wilson, was captured at a Costa Rica hostel Wednesday, over a month after the murder.

Officials said Kaitlin Armstrong was captured in Costa Rica. Law enforcement had been looking for her for more than a month.

Michael Armstrong says there are "a lot of unanswered questions" in the crime involving his daughter, Kaitlin Armstrong, who is wanted for the shooting death of ...

Austin police said at the time that the shooting did not appear to be random and they had a person of interest in the incident. The Marshals Service fugitive case had been elevated the investigation to "major case status" early on, "which likely played a key role in her capture after a 43-day run,” Susan Pamerleau, the U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas, said in a statement. Strickland told police he hadn't seen Armstrong since May 13, according to the affidavit. Investigators believe she then boarded a Southwest Airlines flight to Houston Hobby Airport, before connecting on a flight to New York LaGuardia Airport. After further questioning, Armstrong requested to leave, according to the affidavit. Armstrong sold the vehicle on May 13 to a CarMax dealership in Austin for $12,200 before flying out of an Austin airport on May 14, authorities said.

After over a month on the lam, Kaitlin Armstrong was found at a hostel in Costa Rica.

“The SUV appeared to have a large bicycle rack mounted on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, a luggage rack mounted on the roof, and what appeared to be chrome around the windows. Armstrong was briefly interviewed by police after they discovered she had an open misdemeanor warrant on a theft of services charge. “The dark-colored SUV then slowed down, appearing to come to a stop, directly next to [the friend’s] residence,” according to a probable cause affidavit for Armstrong’s arrest. “She departed the Austin airport on May 14.” Armstrong will now be deported and return to the United States to face charges related to Wilson’s death. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the amateur cyclist and yoga teacher, faces charges for the May 11 killing of 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson, a Vermont native who was in Austin for an upcoming race.

Kaitlin Armstrong has been on the run for 43 days and is suspected of murdering professional cyclist Mo Wilson.

Police say they tracked Armstrong to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on May 18, four days after she was seen carrying a yoga mat through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. In the warrant, an anonymous caller allegedly told police that on discovering Strickland and Wilson were romantically involved, Armstrong "became furious and was shaking with anger" and said she wanted to kill Wilson. On May 11, Wilson was staying with a friend in Austin to prepare for an upcoming race.

Kaitlin Armstrong, a Texas woman accused of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, was captured by U.S. Marshals Service at a Costa Rican hostel ...

“Her spirit will be there with you all, while training and on every race day.” But by that time, Armstrong had fled the state. Strickland told detectives he had purchased pistols for himself and Armstrong around that time. On May 12, police brought Armstrong in on an unrelated warrant and questioned her about Wilson’s death. After having dinner, Strickland dropped off Wilson at the home around 8:36 p.m. A minute later, a dark-colored SUV with a bike rack was captured by surveillance footage stopping next to the same residence. Armstrong will be deported and sent back to the United States, the marshals service said.

Murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong was trying to start a new life in Costa Rica after allegedly killing her romantic rival in in a Texas love triangle gone ...

"The Marshals Service elevated the Kaitlin Armstrong investigation to major case status early in this investigation, which likely played a key role in her capture," said U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Texas Susan Pamerleau in a statement announcing the arrest. He continued, "She was trying to set up another type of lifestyle." But they had since reconciled, and his relationship with Wilson was purely platonic, he said. She had some type of bandage on her nose with some type of bruising fixated below her eyes." Moments after Wilson dropped her off, Armstrong’s SUV appeared on surveillance video outside, according to police. Texas love triangle murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong was trying to establish a new life in Costa Rica, dying and cutting her hair to disguise her identity, according to an arrest photo showing her dramatic transformation and to U.S. Marshals.