TX - Moriah Wilson, 25, Cyclist Fatally Shot Before Race, Austin, 2022 *arrest* #8

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

More evidence being admitted: photographs of projectiles. They are being displayed to the jury. They are large yellow envelopes. They have Austin Police Department red tape on them. Orange labels show "Hazard: Handle with Gloves." You can see the case number and the word MURDER.


5:41 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

In a different photo, you can see the projectiles now placed on top of the manila envelopes. The first bullet has a red stain on it. The second bullet has hair attached to it. The third has reddish brown stains on it. Inside the final envelope are five copper/lead fragments.


5:44 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

I am so sorry for the family of MW.

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Mo Wilson's mother has her head lowered toward her lap. Mo Wilson's father rubs her shoulders and neck. Mo Wilson's brother has stepped out of the courtroom. Kaitlin Armstrong is sitting still. She is blinking, but it is not clear what she is looking at. The jury is listening closely to Aston speak.


5:45 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[BUF]

I am so sorry for the family of MW.

Yes, must be so hard to see the bullets that killed her, with her remnants on them.

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

The bullets are heavily melted and disfigured. The first bullet is nearly flat. The fragments range in size.


5:47 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Aston says he compared the casings found at the crime scene to those at the test firing lab. We are now looking at a side-by-side comparison.


5:52 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

Police witness: Kaitlin Armstrong's phone turned off hours before Mo Wilson killed
https://t.co/2huTMGCryR

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724198717010415923

https://twitter.com/statesman

Kaitlin Armstrong’s iPhone 11 was turned off between 7:30 and 9:47 on the night that Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was killed, a prosecution witness testified Monday.

Armstrong is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of the 25-year-old professional cyclist around 9:15 p.m. May 11, 2022, in an East Austin garage apartment.

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Police witness: Kaitlin Armstrong's phone turned off hours before Mo Wilson killed

11.13.2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

The first photo shows a side-by-side comparison of two cartridges found at the crime scene. Aston says he was looking for agreement. The two cartridges show "significant agreement," Aston says.


5:54 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[SteveP]

This is good....wish I were there.

I just wish we could SEE it...

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Slight disagreements are expected because of the pressure it takes to fire a bullet from a gun, Aston says. It may cause the images to not line up perfectly. But he says he is looking for majority agreement.


5:57 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

I just wish we could SEE it...

Agreed. Curious why the judge disallowed cameras?

real time for transparency and taxpayer dollars. moo

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Now it's time to compare the cartridges found at the crime scene to the cartridges from the test firing. Aston: "Just like we saw when we compared those from the scene, we are seeing the same amount of agreement from the bottom all the way to the top.""When you look at the gouges, this line, that line... we are still seeing the same amount of agreement that we saw on the evidence" from the crime scene.


6:03 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[SteveP]

Agreed. Curious why the judge disallowed cameras?

real time for transparency and taxpayer dollars. moo

Each judge decides whether cameras will be allowed in the court during trials they are presiding over. While I saw nothing specific from the judge in this case, I did find this...

Retired Travis County judge Charlie Baird said when it comes to making decisions about whether cameras are allowed in, judges consider whether televising the trial will impact the following:

• Juror safety
• Courtroom demeanor
• Future jurors if a mistrial occurs

“Would witnesses by intimidated by TV cameras knowing what they say in open court is going to be shown?” he said. “If you have a case like the Armstrong case where individuals are typically going to be civilians who testify – and are not used to testifying in court – maybe they would be intimated or impacted by the TV viewing audience.”

Kaitlin Armstrong trial: Cameras only allowed for opening, closing statements

The judge presiding over the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong is allowing media to film opening statements and closing arguments, but not witness testimony, according to a court bailiff.

www.kxan.com

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

If you are trying to picture this in your head, think of pictures of highly magnified copper magazines. You can see every single groove, line and detail. On the left is the crime scene magazine, on the right is the test firing.- The two photos are lined up perfectly so that one photo seemingly blends into the other. This is what Aston means when he says "agreement."


6:05 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

Each judge decides whether cameras will be allowed in the court during trials they are presiding over. While I saw nothing specific from the judge in this case, I did find this...

Retired Travis County judge Charlie Baird said when it comes to making decisions about whether cameras are allowed in, judges consider whether televising the trial will impact the following:

• Juror safety
• Courtroom demeanor
• Future jurors if a mistrial occurs

rsbm. much obliged

 

[arielilane]

@MillsHayesTV

Jury examining photos that compare crime scene cartridge to test fire cartridge. Springfield gun was not a match, Sig Sauer 9mm was. Kaitlin Armstrong had the same gun.Aston completed testing on 8/16/22. Report issued 8/17/2022.


6:08 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Aston says he was able to reach a conclusion: That the crime scene projectiles were fired from the Sig Sauer 9mm. Following the test firings, he was able to definitively eliminate the Springfield 9mm from contention as the weapon used in the killing of Mo Wilson.


6:18 PM · Nov 13, 2023

 

[SteveP]

rsbm. much obliged

Just my opinion, but it seems to me that the benefits of having cameras in the courtroom outweigh the benefits of not having them.

 

[arielilane]

Prosecution is presenting an outstanding case.

moo