TX - Moriah Wilson, 25, prized cyclist, fatally shot before race, Austin, May 2022 #2

[SMK777]

I think she may have expected to catch the two of them together at the apartment. When CS just dropped off MW, without coming in himself, it foiled that plan and so she went with shooting MW and trying the bicycle ruse. Keep in mind that CS is allegedly hiding out from KA now too.

But if she had managed to catch them together and shot them both, it would have been obvious that she was the culprit. Unless you think she planned to stage a home invasion? Or do you mean she would have shot MW and left CS holding the bag, so to speak?

 

[steeltowngirl]

I think she may have expected to catch the two of them together at the apartment. When CS just dropped off MW, without coming in himself, it foiled that plan and so she went with shooting MW and trying the bicycle ruse. Keep in mind that CS is allegedly hiding out from KA now too.

That’s what I was thinking also - that KA wanted to corner both MW and CS and get explanations. This could have turned out much differently. I am thinking of the old movie “Two Girls and a Guy” with Robert Downey Jr. where the two women being played by a two-timing guy join forces and confront him to demand answers and apologies from the cad. Had KA not turned to violence, this could have had a triumphant ending with everyone still alive, and CS simply dumped by both. Instead, we have a bright young woman murdered. Sad story.

 

[SMK777]

That’s what I was thinking also - that KA wanted to corner both MW and CS and get explanations. This could have turned out much differently. I am thinking of the old movie “Two Girls and a Guy” with Robert Downey Jr. where the two women being played by a two-timing guy join forces and confront him to demand answers and apologies from the cad. Had KA not turned to violence, this could have had a triumphant ending with everyone still alive, and CS simply dumped by both. Instead, we have a bright young woman murdered. Sad story.

So you think she intended only to confront them, but then found she was alone with MW? But why the gun, and why did she kill her?

 

[steeltowngirl]

So you think she intended only to confront them, but then found she was alone with MW? But why the gun, and why did she kill her?

I want to hope that maybe she intended to only confront them together, scare them into being truthful. Things went sideways. It’s simply wishful thinking. And of course it doesn’t matter now, as wishes don’t bring MW back from the dead. As you aptly note, KA bringing a loaded gun is quite telling. And several here on the thread and also in LE believe the murder was premeditated.

Former FBI Special Agent Tracy Walder believes Armstrong has had help in her flight: “I actually do think that this had a little premeditation in it. How much, I am not certain,” Walder told News Nation Now. “I am really starting to think especially because now we see two different airports, that she has help

What’s the Status on the Manhunt for Kaitlin Armstrong?

 

[SMK777]

I want to hope that maybe she intended to only confront them together, scare them into being truthful. Things went sideways. It’s simply wishful thinking. And of course it doesn’t matter now, as wishes don’t bring MW back from the dead. As you aptly note, KA bringing a loaded gun is quite telling. And several here on the thread and also in LE believe the murder was premeditated.

Former FBI Special Agent Tracy Walder believes Armstrong has had help in her flight: “I actually do think that this had a little premeditation in it. How much, I am not certain,” Walder told News Nation Now. “I am really starting to think especially because now we see two different airports, that she has help

What’s the Status on the Manhunt for Kaitlin Armstrong?

It’s still possible that she had intended only to scare them.

Maybe MW threatened to call 911 (who can blame her? She is definitely the innocent victim).

IF a silencer was in fact used, that would point to premeditation.

I wonder if they are going to be able to determine who, if anyone, is helping or has helped her thus far.
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[SMK777]

Still no arrest as marshals search for suspect in slaying of Vt. cyclist​

Still no arrests as marshals search for suspect in slaying of Vt. cyclist

It has been more than a month since Vermont native Anna Moriah Wilson was found shot to death in Texas, and still no arrests. Our Ike Bendavid reports.

www.wcax.com

 

[steeltowngirl]

Still no arrest as marshals search for suspect in slaying of Vt. cyclist​

Still no arrests as marshals search for suspect in slaying of Vt. cyclist

It has been more than a month since Vermont native Anna Moriah Wilson was found shot to death in Texas, and still no arrests. Our Ike Bendavid reports.

www.wcax.com

No new news. Couple things that stand out from the article to me:

1. The reiteration that KA was mistakenly released. I had understood initially that she was rightfully released due to the DOB mistake on the Botox warrant. Are they saying they could have held her despite the mistake? She wasn’t charged at that time, and they likely hadn’t done the firearms testing yet. In any case, they let her go. A bad look for LE.

2. Denial. The parents of MW are in denial that she was romantically involved with CS. Unsure why it is significant to them to make the statement that she was not. Grief and shock perhaps, wanting to clear her name as a knowing participant in a love triangle. And we know KA’s father is also in denial that KA could have killed MW. Again, his own grief and shock.

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

No new news. Couple things that stand out from the article to me:

1. The reiteration that KA was mistakenly released. I had understood initially that she was rightfully released due to the DOB mistake on the Botox warrant. Are they saying they could have held her despite the mistake? She wasn’t charged at that time, and they likely hadn’t done the firearms testing yet. In any case, they let her go. A bad look for LE.

2. Denial. The parents of MW are in denial that she was romantically involved with CS. Unsure why it is significant to them to make the statement that she was not. Grief and shock perhaps, wanting to clear her name as a knowing participant in a love triangle. And we know KA’s father is also in denial that KA could have killed MW. Again, his own grief and shock.

Re: #2 - I think it's highly possible that NO 25 year old (or anyone, for that matter) is going to tell their parents the intimate details of their love relationships, period, esp if perhaps Colin wasn't in her ivy league status. PLUS - who tells their parents they had a fling or are having a continual fling with someone who's living with his girlfriend? Probably no one. So her parents are probably 110% correct in their minds that she wasn't romantically involved with him, based on what she told them, which was probably not much if anything.

 

[SMK777]

No new news. Couple things that stand out from the article to me:

1. The reiteration that KA was mistakenly released. I had understood initially that she was rightfully released due to the DOB mistake on the Botox warrant. Are they saying they could have held her despite the mistake? She wasn’t charged at that time, and they likely hadn’t done the firearms testing yet. In any case, they let her go. A bad look for LE.

2. Denial. The parents of MW are in denial that she was romantically involved with CS. Unsure why it is significant to them to make the statement that she was not. Grief and shock perhaps, wanting to clear her name as a knowing participant in a love triangle. And we know KA’s father is also in denial that KA could have killed MW. Again, his own grief and shock.

Yes, it’s very disappointing that every article is just a rehash and rewording of all the articles from the past 5-10 days.
1. You’re right. She was rightfully released. The error was a clerical date of birth one. That was the mistake, not the release.
2. Yes, both women have parents who are in denial for obvious reasons. With Mo, most definitely her parents didn’t want anyone to think she had “brought it on herself” — but of course that’s absolutely absurd in any case. She is completely an innocent victim.

 

[SMK777]

Re: #2 - I think it's highly possible that NO 25 year old (or anyone, for that matter) is going to tell their parents the intimate details of their love relationships, period, esp if perhaps Colin wasn't in her ivy league status. PLUS - who tells their parents they had a fling or are having a continual fling with someone who's living with his girlfriend? Probably no one. So her parents are probably 110% correct in their minds that she wasn't romantically involved with him, based on what she told them, which was probably not much if anything.

Agreed. Absolutely.
I wonder what her interest was, or perhaps she actually fell in love with him? Could he have been feeding her a line that things were over with KA, but it was just going to take time for her to accept it?

 

[steeltowngirl]

Re: #2 - I think it's highly possible that NO 25 year old (or anyone, for that matter) is going to tell their parents the intimate details of their love relationships, period, esp if perhaps Colin wasn't in her ivy league status. PLUS - who tells their parents they had a fling or are having a continual fling with someone who's living with his girlfriend? Probably no one. So her parents are probably 110% correct in their minds that she wasn't romantically involved with him, based on what she told them, which was probably not much if anything.

I hear ya, agree MW wasn’t telling her folks the truth. I thought it odd that they made a post of clarifying and saying as fact that she wasn’t, rather than saying they just didn’t know / weren’t aware, or simply that MW had told them she wasn’t. I feel like they ended up making MW seem untruthful (understandably so), but worse, it could have guided LE away from the actual motive and suspect, had they not found MW’s text to CS.

By the way, this is the article I actually meant to link above in my post.

It’s been one month since a pro-cyclist was killed in Austin. Her alleged murderer is still on the run

Exactly a month ago Saturday, police say Kaitlin Armstrong shot and killed pro-cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson.

www.kxan.com

 

[steeltowngirl]

Agreed. Absolutely.
I wonder what her interest was, or perhaps she actually fell in love with him? Could he have been feeding her a line that things were over with KA, but it was just going to take time for her to accept it?

Yeah, she may have had feelings for him, or maybe she was over him but still agreed to meet him as friends. I’d bet anything he was still pursuing MW, even if she had started to see through his games.

 

[SMK777]

Yeah, she may have had feelings for him, or maybe she was over him but still agreed to meet him as friends. I’d bet anything he was still pursuing MW, even if she had started to see through his games.

That does make me feel some anger at CS, because his desire to play the field and make conquests led to the ridiculous and completely unnecessary outcome of this girl dying a violent death decades before her time. I’m almost hoping she was still (if ever) in love with him, because if not, it was really and truly all for nothing….

 

[Nikynoo]

It’s still possible that she had intended only to scare them.

Maybe MW threatened to call 911 (who can blame her? She is definitely the innocent victim).

IF a silencer was in fact used, that would point to premeditation.

I wonder if they are going to be able to determine who, if anyone, is helping or has helped her thus far.
@steeltowngirl EDITED

I woud imagine going to a property armed with a gun, points to premeditation?

 

[SMK777]

I woud imagine going to a property armed with a gun, points to premeditation?

Probably.

 

[SMK777]

I agree with @SteveP that we’re most likely not going to see an update until she’s arrested (or found dead which of course I hope will not be the case).

I hope it happens, and in the near future.

The only other update would be if she’s found to have been at yet another location.

Unfortunately it seems checking articles on her is back to the old pattern of all of them being rehashes of what was published 5-10 days ago.

 

[steeltowngirl]

I agree with @SteveP that we’re most likely not going to see an update until she’s arrested (or found dead which of course I hope will not be the case).

I hope it happens, and in the near future.

The only other update would be if she’s found to have been at yet another location.

Unfortunately it seems checking articles on her is back to the old pattern of all of them being rehashes of what was published 5-10 days ago.

It is surprising to me that the case has not garnered more attention.

 

[SMK777]

It is surprising to me that the case has not garnered more attention.

I agree completely and share your surprise.

Because it had the stereotypical romantic ingredients (elite Dartmouth graduate champion cyclist, who was young and beautiful, allegedly murdered by a jealous educated professional GF, etc. over a male star cycling celebrity) , I had thought it would be all over mainstream media including Dateline/20-20 type feature shows.

But it seems to have gotten very little attention (much less than the Summer Wells case, for example). Nobody I mention it to has heard of it.

 

[SteveP]

I agree completely and share your surprise.

Because it had the stereotypical romantic ingredients (elite Dartmouth graduate champion cyclist, who was young and beautiful, allegedly murdered by a jealous educated professional GF, etc. over a male star cycling celebrity) , I had thought it would be all over mainstream media including Dateline/20-20 type feature shows.

But it seems to have gotten very little attention (much less than the Summer Wells case, for example). Nobody I mention it to has heard of it.

BBM...I am sure it eventually will be, but probably not until the case reaches closure, either by the arrest and trial of KA, or by the discovery of KA, dead. I do not believe LE has the time, nor would they grant them access to sensitive information while the investigation is still ongoing.

Sadly, once any case reaches the stage this one is in now, It stops being headline news. In the early stages, it did get some coverage, and still gets mentioned on sources such as CourtTV, (good,10-minute timeline feature last night, attached here, and a good 20-minute overview as well) , or NewsNation's Brian Entin, but as long as KA's whereabouts remain unknown, there really just isn't much to report. JMO

Love Triangle Murder: Timeline of Events

Kaitlin Armstrong is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of cycling star Anna "Mo" Wilson. Investigators say Wilson dated Armstrong's boyfriend. (6/13/22)

www.courttv.com

A Deep Dive into the Love Triangle Murder

The suspect, the motive, and the nationwide manhunt for a fugitive: Kaitlin Armstrong is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of cycling star Anna "Mo" Wilson. (6/13/22)

www.courttv.com

 

[SMK777]

BBM...I am sure it eventually will be, but probably not until the case reaches closure, either by the arrest and trial of KA, or by the discovery of KA, dead. I do not believe LE has the time, nor would they grant them access to sensitive information while the investigation is still ongoing.

Sadly, once any case reaches the stage this one is in now, It stops being headline news. In the early stages, it did get some coverage, and still gets mentioned on sources such as CourtTV, (good,10-minute timeline feature last night, attached here, and a 20-minute overview as well) , or NewsNation's Brian Entin, but as long as KA's whereabouts remain unknown, there really just isn't much to report. JMO

Love Triangle Murder: Timeline of Events

Kaitlin Armstrong is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of cycling star Anna "Mo" Wilson. Investigators say Wilson dated Armstrong's boyfriend. (6/13/22)

www.courttv.com

A Deep Dive into the Love Triangle Murder

The suspect, the motive, and the nationwide manhunt for a fugitive: Kaitlin Armstrong is wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of cycling star Anna "Mo" Wilson. (6/13/22)

www.courttv.com

Yes, that makes sense.
Thanks for those links!