TX - Moriah Wilson, Cyclist Fatally Shot Before Race, Austin, #4

[RickshawFan]

All she had to do was declare bankruptcy. This would have given her accountability, but also allowed her to move on. She would have been miserable for a while, but in 2 years or so, she’d have been able to get a new credit card. She was living on cash in CR, so living on cash doesn’t seem to have been an impediment.

How is she buying a house with 1% of the price if she has collections cases?

How was she traveling all those years to expensive destinations?

 

[BUF]

The case was filed in Los Angeles County, so I am thinking whatever this pertains to occurred while she was living in Cali, which, IIRC would have been at least back in 2017. (about the time of the Botox stiff, pun intended). The suit may more likely be that she was in default on the credit card she left at the desk, which apparently was maxed out. Maybe when she left it, she left it completely. JMO

Yes, I think you are correct about it being in reference to a cc. Although the Botox thing was from 2018 in Texas, she could have used a credit card from this bank in California where she previously lived.

Texas arrest warrant in here…

Fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong previously charged with larceny after not paying for $650 Botox procedure

Armstrong is wanted in the May 11 shooting death of pro cyclist Moriah 'Mo' Wilson that may have been a possible love triangle scenario.

www.ktvu.com

Velocity sounds like a collection agency…

Velocity | A Comprehensive Accounts Receivables Management (ARM) Company

 

[RickshawFan]

GOOD FIND. Any possibility of finding out if this was say, $3,000 or $40,000? Just curious about the amount & throwing numbers out there.

Maybe becoming a landlord, rather than enhancing her financial worthiness may have increased her debt and resulted in defaulting on a credit card.

I see her being called a realtor in MSM but she never sold anything, right?

How else did she earn money? Was the $4,000 she put down on one home she bought her money or somebody else's? I ask because that should be another red flag in the lending process.

Hmmm....looking like a house of cards. And then she commits murder.

Speculation & opinions are my own

Maybe CS actually said something like, “I gave her money for a $450k investment.” That would be the house. The $4k downpayment would be what he actually gave her.

I hope the cops looked at CS’s accounts to determine if there actually ever was $450k? They’d need a warrant, or maybe he volunteered the evidence.

 

[RickshawFan]

Didn’t KA work for a financial services company at some point? And how is she getting a real estate license if she has pending civil suits on financial charges?
This just gets hinkier and hinkier.

 

[WingsOverTX]

All she had to do was declare bankruptcy. This would have given her accountability, but also allowed her to move on. She would have been miserable for a while, but in 2 years or so, she’d have been able to get a new credit card. She was living on cash in CR, so living on cash doesn’t seem to have been an impediment.

How is she buying a house with 1% of the price if she has collections cases?

How was she traveling all those years to expensive destinations?

BBM
Her ability to purchase two homes in Austin's uber hot market for very little down & with credit worthiness problems has an answer.

What is it?

There is no gravel racer anywhere fast enough to run from whatever the truth is.

Who is/are the lender(s) on each?

In a market where people often pay for a house with CASH or for thousands above market rate because of competition, how did this murderer & thief pull this off?

The properties are under her name in the county records but everything else is a ???

MOO

 

[WingsOverTX]

Didn’t KA work for a financial services company at some point? And how is she getting a real estate license if she has pending civil suits on financial charges?
This just gets hinkier and hinkier.

RBBM
When OPs say she would not be brazen enough to flee then risk LE attention by ignoring bus fares, etc., evidence of just the opposite is unfolding.

Wacky acky to a degree that's beginning to make CS look like an amateur in the obfuscation game (JMO).

 

[Curious_in_NC]

There are so many questions on this thread along the lines of "why would a clever criminal like KA make this choice?". Maybe the evidence is pointing to her not being a clever criminal at all and she's just a confused person with no moral compass, who maybe succeeded at some things due to her looks and lucky breaks, but continued to make bad decisions without thinking of the consequences. From the Botox incident, to the shooting, to dumb things she did on the run in CR, it all fits that pattern.

I've got a good life long friend in this category, but with a decent moral compass. They've never, to my knowledge, killed anyone, but they just can't help making bad decisions and their extroverted and entrepreneurial tendencies have led to some epic stories and occasional legal troubles.

 

[RickshawFan]

FWIW KA claims to be a "partner" in The Studio in Bali. Try researching it and or consider for a moment..... Every single yoga joint in Bali will have the word "studio" in the name. So, "The Studio" is not researchable, natch. I would guess it doesn't exist, but how convenient to have a business ownership on your resume, especially one that has lasted longer than any other job you've had.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

FWIW KA claims to be a "partner" in The Studio in Bali. Try researching it and or consider for a moment..... Every single yoga joint in Bali will have the word "studio" in the name. So, "The Studio" is not researchable, natch. I would guess it doesn't exist, but how convenient to have a business ownership on your resume, especially one that has lasted longer than any other job you've had.

From the LinkedIn profile for KA there seemed to be at one time another person associated with "The Studio" who handled their finances and lived in the UK. I wasn't able to learn more through LinkedIn and we can't sleuth them here anyhow. I can now no longer find this link.The business' headquarters address is in Singapore. From Google Streetview there's no outward signs of a business at that address. You may be right that "The Studio" is fictional. It wouldn't be difficult to create a fake business in LinkedIn or maybe even add a few fake profiles and recommendations.

 

[RickshawFan]

From the LinkedIn profile for KA there seemed to be at one time another person associated with "The Studio" who handled their finances and lived in the UK. I wasn't able to learn more through LinkedIn and we can't sleuth them here anyhow. I can now no longer find this link.The business' headquarters address is in Singapore. From Google Streetview there's no outward signs of a business at that address. You may be right that "The Studio" is fictional. It wouldn't be difficult to create a fake business in LinkedIn or maybe even add a few fake profiles and recommendations.

Is there any sign KA even went to Bali after her training class there? How could you possibly be a "partner" in a yoga business and never go onsite? Especially, if you hold yourself out as a professional.

 

[jash]

BBM
Her ability to purchase two homes in Austin's uber hot market for very little down & with credit worthiness problems has an answer.

What is it?

There is no gravel racer anywhere fast enough to run from whatever the truth is.

Who is/are the lender(s) on each?

In a market where people often pay for a house with CASH or for thousands above market rate because of competition, how did this murderer & thief pull this off?

The properties are under her name in the county records but everything else is a ???

MOO

You are asking good questions. With everything we are finding out now, it seems especially bonkers.

The three properties (two in Travis County in her name alone, and one in Caldwell County shared with CS) were acquired in a short time frame: April 19, 2021, May 14, 2021 and May 18, 2021.

How many people, even those wealthy and those in the house flipping business, acquire three properties in less than a month (and in a hot market, like you said).

 

[SMK777]

You are asking good questions. With everything we are finding out now, it seems especially bonkers.

The three properties (two in Travis County in her name alone, and one in Caldwell County shared with CS) were acquired in a short time frame: April 19, 2021, May 14, 2021 and May 18, 2021.

How many people, even those wealthy and those in the house flipping business, acquire three properties in less than a month (and in a hot market, like you said).

Where could an answer be found? And what are some possibilities as to what it could be?

 

[RickshawFan]

You are asking good questions. With everything we are finding out now, it seems especially bonkers.

The three properties (two in Travis County in her name alone, and one in Caldwell County shared with CS) were acquired in a short time frame: April 19, 2021, May 14, 2021 and May 18, 2021.

How many people, even those wealthy and those in the house flipping business, acquire three properties in less than a month (and in a hot market, like you said).

Given her history—i.e. the non-payment issues—why could she buy ANY property? That being said, if the first one was paid in cash, and then that home was used as collateral for the other two?

 

[Sundog]

From the LinkedIn profile for KA there seemed to be at one time another person associated with "The Studio" who handled their finances and lived in the UK. I wasn't able to learn more through LinkedIn and we can't sleuth them here anyhow. I can now no longer find this link.The business' headquarters address is in Singapore. From Google Streetview there's no outward signs of a business at that address. You may be right that "The Studio" is fictional. It wouldn't be difficult to create a fake business in LinkedIn or maybe even add a few fake profiles and recommendations.

"The Studio" business may have since closed down. My experience abroad in many developing countries is that small businesses come and go - close down, or are sold and renamed, or are merged with others. I was a partner in an ESL (English as a Second Language) business in Beijing years ago, and still list it on my curriculum vitae, having taught their for one year in person and then continued online when I returned back to the U.S. Nothing wrong with that - it both closes the gap on my CV for the time I lived abroad, and also gives credit for the work.

The business no longer exists and has morphed into other similar businesses/institutes that I am not involved in. But it was a bona fide business during the time I worked there. They are not "fly by night" businesses either, just lots of these small businesses pop-up and then close down, businesses that address demand like yoga in Bali and teaching for the TOEFL in the PRC. I am sure there are others. Very entrepreneurial communities.

So I don't think that we can say with any certainty that KA is a fraud in relation to The Studio on her LinkedIn web page. I suspect many people embellish their LinkedIn information and their resumes, but that is different than reporting fraudulent information.

 

[Megnut]

You are asking good questions. With everything we are finding out now, it seems especially bonkers.

The three properties (two in Travis County in her name alone, and one in Caldwell County shared with CS) were acquired in a short time frame: April 19, 2021, May 14, 2021 and May 18, 2021.

How many people, even those wealthy and those in the house flipping business, acquire three properties in less than a month (and in a hot market, like you said).

There are drama seekers and there are drama creators. Some people live their whole lives in those camps because it's "exciting". Many of us prefer "boring" for its stability. We value peace and predictability and want that for a platform from which to spring exciting things...

On her own, KA had at least one maxed credit card, no livable residence (outside of the home of her intertia-driven [see what I did there?] bf), apparently no access to a cashpile (didn't settle her Botox walk-off) and had to sell her vehicle to get some money fast.

I think we're starting to see her for what she's always been. A salesperson, and not the good kind. A poser.

She is attractive and probably talks a convincing game. As a real estate agent, she may have wooed CS into forking over some capital to invest in real estate, as rentals or flips or long-term holdings. Someone upthread pointed out that CS's $450,000 isn't likely cash but value in properties he feels he fronted.

That tattoo parlor where she met her dinner and weed buddy, where she was waiting on friends? Really? She suddenly had some after being described as mostly a loner? Did they ever emerge? Or did "Ari" say she'd just text them (ahem) to carry on without her, her biffs (best imaginary friends forever), launching into her next metamorphosis? Bet she's done a lot of shape shifting over her lifetime.

You know what's most threatening to someone like that? The real deal.

So she gunned her down.

JMO

 

[WingsOverTX]

There are drama seekers and there are drama creators. Some people live their whole lives in those camps because it's "exciting". Many of us prefer "boring" for its stability. We value peace and predictability and want that for a platform from which to spring exciting things...

On her own, KA had at least one maxed credit card, no livable residence (outside of the home of her intertia-driven [see what I did there?] bf), apparently no access to a cashpile (didn't settle her Botox walk-off) and had to sell her vehicle to get some money fast.

I think we're starting to see her for what she's always been. A salesperson, and not the good kind. A poser.

She is attractive and probably talks a convincing game. As a real estate agent, she may have wooed CS into forking over some capital to invest in real estate, as rentals or flips or long-term holdings. Someone upthread pointed out that CS's $450,000 isn't likely cash but value in properties he feels he fronted.

That tattoo parlor where she met her dinner and weed buddy, where she was waiting on friends? Really? She suddenly had some after being described as mostly a loner? Did they ever emerge? Or did "Ari" say she'd just text them (ahem) to carry on without her, her biffs (best imaginary friends forever), launching into her next metamorphosis? Bet she's done a lot of shape shifting over her lifetime.

You know what's most threatening to someone like that? The real deal.

So she gunned her down.

JMO

Great points! Insightful as you always are.

It's a stretch, I know, but I'm beginning to think this was not about a romantic competition with MW, it was ABOUT THE MONEY/SHARED ASSETS/BUSINESS in place with CS that she felt were threatened by MW.

I don't know why CS would help her buy two properties that appear to be owned by her alone but he may have.

Why the Botox, etc.? Plain old narcissism.

Quite a pair then MW entered the picture.

Ready for y'all to point out the flaws (kindly please) in my hypothesis.

 

[jash]

For what it's worth, KA acquired all those properties before she became a real estate agent. It appears she completed her first RE course in July 2021. The current status of her license is "inactive".

ARMSTRONG, KAITLIN

www.trec.texas.gov

 

[Megnut]

Great points! Insightful as you always are.

It's a stretch, I know, but I'm beginning to think this was not about a romantic competition with MW, it was ABOUT THE MONEY/SHARED ASSETS/BUSINESS in place with CS that she felt were threatened by MW.

I don't know why CS would help her buy two properties that appear to be owned by her alone but he may have.

Why the Botox, etc.? Plain old narcissism.

Quite a pair then MW entered the picture.

Ready for y'all to point out the flaws (kindly please) in my hypothesis.

Just like CS must have trusted KA to have a gun and sleep with both eyes closed, he may have believed every word of her resume, let her handle the closings, had convincing arguments about sharing the profits without risking the loss. Yada yada.

He may have thought he had joint partnership in their trailer enterprise, joint partnership in their real estate holdings, etc, etc.

Unless he's got something in writing, he doesn't even have the curly red tresses she cut off.

JMO

 

[BUF]

There are drama seekers and there are drama creators. Some people live their whole lives in those camps because it's "exciting". Many of us prefer "boring" for its stability. We value peace and predictability and want that for a platform from which to spring exciting things...

On her own, KA had at least one maxed credit card, no livable residence (outside of the home of her intertia-driven [see what I did there?] bf), apparently no access to a cashpile (didn't settle her Botox walk-off) and had to sell her vehicle to get some money fast.

I think we're starting to see her for what she's always been. A salesperson, and not the good kind. A poser.

She is attractive and probably talks a convincing game. As a real estate agent, she may have wooed CS into forking over some capital to invest in real estate, as rentals or flips or long-term holdings. Someone upthread pointed out that CS's $450,000 isn't likely cash but value in properties he feels he fronted.

That tattoo parlor where she met her dinner and weed buddy, where she was waiting on friends? Really? She suddenly had some after being described as mostly a loner? Did they ever emerge? Or did "Ari" say she'd just text them (ahem) to carry on without her, her biffs (best imaginary friends forever), launching into her next metamorphosis? Bet she's done a lot of shape shifting over her lifetime.

You know what's most threatening to someone like that? The real deal.

So she gunned her down.

JMO

LOL…”biffs”…that’s a new one on me. Perfect description all around though.

 

[Seattle1]

Rules don't apply to KA. I believe evidence will soon show KA to be nothing more than a murdering fraudster.

Said it before -- bears repeating!