GUILTY TX - Moriah Wilson, 25, Cyclist Fatally Shot Before Race, Austin, 2022 *arrest* #9

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Matt says he misses seeing his sister blossom. He says she was just coming into her own. The last time he saw her was NYE 2022 when they went skiing. They discussed what was going on in their lives, helping each other navigate those difficulties. He misses having that person in his life.


4:36 PM · Nov 16, 2023


"My sister had her life taken from her. For no reason at all. She'll never ride a bike again. She'll never take a 20-minute break from work to bake banana bread in her kitchen. She'll never get married. She'll never buy a home or have kids. She'll never meet someone she loves. I will never be able to see that all happen and see her enjoy her life and build her life."Matthew Wilson leaves the witness stand.


4:38 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[jash]

This is really moving stuff. I appreciate their honesty about the most painful experience in their lives. I'm sure KA doesn't care, but I can't imagine her parents are sitting there unmoved.

 

[arielilane]

@JessicaTaylorTX

Moriah’s mother is testifying now. She talks about the day Wilson was born. “She had power in her. She screamed so loud.” She said she was just a little body that wanted to move. As she became a little girl, she realized she just needed to move, and shine.


4:39 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[Gypsy Road]

Don’t know about y’all, but I’m having a hard time reading these tweets because it’s all just so sad and my eyes are watering up again. This poor family. Such a senseless death. When Mo’s brother mentioned that Mo suggested he text her the 3 best things he experienced each day when he was having issues with depression - I lost it again. She was just sunshine to everyone it seems - except her murderer. So sweet and caring while also being passionate, smart and competitive. I looked at her IG last night. She was infectious! Beautiful! I can understand why so many people were drawn to her.

KA couldn’t handle it. I understand having a tingle of jealousy here and there - especially when I was in my 20’s, but to hate someone so much to want to hurt them - NEVER! KA is a VERY sick individual. I hope they never let her out.

I wonder if she will address the court at all? If I were Mo’s family - I would not want to hear anything she has to say.

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Next witness: Mrs. Karen Wilson, Mo's mother.Karen says that Mo had a "force in her" and she screamed so loud on the day she was born. She was a baby that wanted to move and climb and live and she was "stuck in this little body." She laughs as remembers her little baby.She realized the reason her baby was like that was because she "needed to move and live and laugh and shine and listen and be such a unique person."


4:40 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Karen says Mo was gentle, but strong. Karen made up a song about her, picturing her as an Amazon Woman. Karen says her daughter lived her life fully and never wasted any time, as if "she knew her life would be cut short."


4:41 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Karen says the Wilson family has lived in the same home for 30 years, a home that her husband built. Karen says the family and the community is so close. They were an outdoor family and Mo was "born to ride a bike." Karen says she saw it before Mo even saw it in herself.


4:43 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@JessicaTaylorTX

“She lived everyday as if it was her last.”Wilson says it’s like she knew her life was going to be cut short. She says Wilson is still teaching her so much.


4:42 PM · Nov 16, 2023


Karen says her kids always loved each other. There was no sibling rivalry. She says he never had to yell at them; the only thing they argued about was who got to sit in the front seat.


4:44 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Karen talking about the relationship among siblings: Said Mo and Matt never had any real rivalry. They just would love each other and would work through their problems. "They were so close, like best friends, always."


4:44 PM · Nov 16, 2023


Mo worked hard at everything, Karen says. She never liked to inconvenience people. Karen says that she thought of Mo when she witnessed how much work the prosecution was putting into making their case. Jokes that Mo probably would have hated how much work they were doing on her behalf.


4:46 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[Gypsy Road]

Caitlin Cash is a very special person, and I wish her only the best things in life, going forward. She was the kind of friend we all would be very blessed to have.

She’s amazing! I love that she has such a strong relationship with MO’s family. They’ll need each other forever.

 

[arielilane]

@JessicaTaylorTX

She says Wilson studied engineering at Dartmouth. She says she had to work hard at it, and she did. Wilson says Moriah never wanted to inconvenience anyone.


4:45 PM · Nov 16, 2023





She describes Moriah as a hard worker and determined. She says Mo skied and made good grades at Dartmouth - while unknowingly having mono and feeling bad.


4:46 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Karen discussing her daughter's athletic career as a cyclist and a slalom skier. It was an ACL injury that damaged her skiing career. But the good news about knee injuries is that cycling is a good rehab. It became obvious that she was a gifted cyclist. She had a new dream now: to become a professional cyclist. Karen encouraged her the entire way."She did it. She did it. Her dream came true."


4:48 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[Walela]

Caitlin Cash is a very special person, and I wish her only the best things in life, going forward. She is the kind of friend we all would be very blessed to have.

Yes. Yes and yes. She's the kind of friend we all should try to be.

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

She recounts seeing a State Trooper pull into the driveway. She first thought something happened to Matt. The trooper instead told him about Mo."It was the worst moment of my life. My whole life hasn't been the same since. My whole life is upside down. It will never be the same," Karen says through tears.


4:50 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@JessicaTaylorTX

Karen describes Cash as Moriah’s “soul sister.”


4:53 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Karen says it has impacted her family, but the community has been good to them. Says grieving is difficult and different for everyone. But says Cash has brought so much to their lives. Says Cash is like a second daughter to her. Calls Cash and Mo soul sisters.


4:52 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@MillsHayesTV

"I just miss her so much," Karen says. "I would have done anything to stand in front of that bullet." Karen says she did not deserve a death like that. Moriah cared about people and wanted to do good in the world. Karen looks at Kaitlin Armstrong on the way to her seat


4:54 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Karen to the jury: "When you love somebody so much, and if any of you are parents, you understand what that means... when you love someone that much, and its taken from you, the depth of the joy of that love is equal to the depth of the pain you have to live with. I just miss her so much and nothing here can bring her back and I knew that coming down here. I would have done anything to stand in the way of that bullet and I wasn't there to protect her. And she died all alone on the floor of her friend's house. She did not deserve a death like that."


4:54 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@JessicaTaylorTX

Eric Wilson, Moriah’s dad, is speaking now. He says Moriah never caused any problems.


4:56 PM · Nov 16, 2023

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23

Next witness: Eric Wilson, Mo's Father.Eric says he was so proud of his daughter. He says she never had any difficulties with Moriah. He said Mo the made of every day of her life. He admired her for that. He says they texted a lot and they were very close.


4:56 PM · Nov 16, 2023