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

[cspotrun]

Wait! -- There's evidence that KA was at MW's host apartment the day before she allegedly killed MW.

A neighbor, who asked not to be named, previously told DailyMail.com her security camera caught Armstrong's black Jeep Cherokee driving up to the property - above a garage at the back of a larger home - at 8:35 p.m.

She also told DailyMail.com that Armstrong had been caught on camera the previous day, riding a bike in the same spot.

Yep--she knew where MW stayed. Like I said before, just look at KA's Strava info using the Wayback Machine. She took a nice long ride the day prior--she knew exactly where she was staying at least one day prior.

 

[Countem]

RSBM and BBM

While conducting this interview, Detective Ayers, along with members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. executed residential search warrant which was issued by the Austin Travis County Municipal Court. […] U.S. passports belonging to Armstrong were also located inside of the purse.

'Killer' Kaitlin Armstrong visited gun range before killing love rival

Kaitlin Armstrong, 'killer yoga teacher that allegedly killed her love rival, had access to more than $450,000 and visited a shooting range before killing Anna Moran 'Mo' Wilson.

www.dailymail.co.uk

To me, this implies that both passports found during the search in TX were in KA’s name, not some mysterious third identity. (Perhaps one was an expired passport that she considered modifying along with her current passport.)

Wouldn’t law enforcement seize a fake passport if found during a search? Or at least have released the name as a potential alias when she was on the run?

I believe that she obtained her sister’s passport during her brief stint in the New York area, and I’m confident that KA had neither the resources nor time to procure a fake passport. (Yes, it is possible, but it is highly improbable.)

ETA: Heck, maybe she no longer had her expired passport on her in Costa Rica because she left it with someone to modify and have them send back to her in Costa Rica.

All MOO.

 

[Charlot123]

RSBM means "Respectfully Snipped By Me." I only used part of your original quote.

Thank you for clarifying!

 

[Seattle1]

Yep--she knew where MW stayed. Like I said before, just look at KA's Strava info using the Wayback Machine. She took a nice long ride the day prior--she knew exactly where she was staying at least one day prior.

IMO, KA was obsessed with everything about MW and I would not be surprised if she didn't know the time her flight arrived in Austin!

ETA: She'd probably been cyberstalking MW since January!

A May 19 arrest affidavit filed by police in Travis County District Court reveals that Strickland admitted to trying to hide his communications with Wilson from Armstrong by changing Wilson’s name on his phone and deleting texts. The affidavit cites a tipster who alleged Armstrong came to believe Strickland and Wilson’s romantic relationship was ongoing as of January 2022.

Armstrong had contacted Wilson several times and in one instance told her to “stay away” from Strickland, one of Wilson’s friends told investigators, according to the affidavit.

How events unfolded after the killing of cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson | CNN

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas in May, sold her Jeep to an Austin dealership, the US Marshals Service said Thursday.

www.cnn.com

 

[WingsOverTX]

I know this has been discussed, but this is really bothering me (along with so much more)…

Day before the murder KA was seen driving her bike by where Mo was staying

Cash had gotten an alert @8:36 that the lock had been opened (after CS dropped her off on his motorcycle)

KA’s SUV was seen @ 8:37 in front of where Mo was staying (slowing down like it would be parked)

CS sent that bizarre flower text to KA @ 8:36


So, had KA been following them around the whole evening…to the pool, etc.? Did she run home to PU her gun then? Did she drive past them when they were on the motorcycle going back to where Mo was staying but they did not see her?
Or something else?

Just curious. What is bothering you about this scenario?

I really doubt she drove past them. But what if she did.

Is it just the premeditation aspect of KA's actions or something else that you find bothersome?

 

[Sundog]

IMO, KA was obsessed with everything about MW and I would not be surprised if she didn't know the time her flight arrived in Austin!

Does anyone remember what time MW's flight arrived in Austin and was it on May 10th or 11th?

 

[cspotrun]

IMO, KA was obsessed with everything about MW and I would not be surprised if she didn't know the time her flight arrived in Austin!

I absolutely agree!

Does anyone remember what time MW's flight arrived in Austin and was it on May 10th or 11th?

Reports reflect she arrived in Austin on the 10th.

 

[Seattle1]

'Our hearts are broken.' Cycling world mourns Anna Moriah Wilson's death, celebrates her life

The death of Anna Moriah Wilson, known to her friends as "Mo," prompted remembrances from cyclists and events that were ready to see continuing racing.

www.statesman.com

5/16/22

Wilson, known to friends simply as "Mo," was a Vermont native. She had reportedly flown from Colorado to Texas in preparation for the Gravel Locos race in Hico, according to Velo News. She was the favorite to win the Saturday event following wins in several high-profile races nationwide and telling the cycling news outlet that she had left her job to begin competing full-time.

What we know:Top US gravel cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson identified as woman shot, killed in East Austin

The cycling world shared remembrances of her and her impact on the close-knit sport.
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Many tributes to Mo at link above including by the winner of Gravel Locos who was inspired by Mo.

 

[Seattle1]

Does anyone remember what time MW's flight arrived in Austin and was it on May 10th or 11th?

From the AA:

Cash advised she picked up Wilson from the airport on May 10, 2022 and Wilson had come to Austin for a bicycle race the coming weekend in Hico, Texas.

 

[BUF]

IMO, KA was obsessed with everything about MW and I would not be surprised if she didn't know the time her flight arrived in Austin!

ETA: She'd probably been cyberstalking MW since January!

A May 19 arrest affidavit filed by police in Travis County District Court reveals that Strickland admitted to trying to hide his communications with Wilson from Armstrong by changing Wilson’s name on his phone and deleting texts. The affidavit cites a tipster who alleged Armstrong came to believe Strickland and Wilson’s romantic relationship was ongoing as of January 2022.

Armstrong had contacted Wilson several times and in one instance told her to “stay away” from Strickland, one of Wilson’s friends told investigators, according to the affidavit.

How events unfolded after the killing of cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson | CNN

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas in May, sold her Jeep to an Austin dealership, the US Marshals Service said Thursday.

www.cnn.com

Yes, I agree with this! Not only was KA obsessed with their romantic relationship, but also the camaraderie that CS and MW shared as rising stars in this sport. CS even told KA not to ride with him as she was holding him back…something he would never have said to MW…instead glowingly spoke about her.

I think you are correct about her cyberstalking her since January….about the same time that CS bought the guns…


moo

 

[SMK777]

I think you are correct about her cyberstalking her since January….about the same time that CS bought the guns…

This couldn’t have happened had he never bought the guns. Very bothersome that he did.

 

[Sundog]

Here’s another article from Vermont Sports (June 2022) that honors MW and reports on her many athletic achievements and her life growing up in a unique small town in Vermont.

I am self-reporting it to mods to verify if this is an approved source in this case - or not.

Vermont Sports 2022 June Issue

New Mountain Bike Destinations; Remembering Moriah Wilson; 25 Years of VMBA; Why Athletes Should Monitor Blood Glucose Levels and more.

issuu.com

 

[Megnut]

I know this has been discussed, but this is really bothering me (along with so much more)…

Day before the murder KA was seen driving her bike by where Mo was staying

Cash had gotten an alert @8:36 that the lock had been opened (after CS dropped her off on his motorcycle)

KA’s SUV was seen @ 8:37 in front of where Mo was staying (slowing down like it would be parked)

CS sent that bizarre flower text to KA @ 8:36


So, had KA been following them around the whole evening…to the pool, etc.? Did she run home to PU her gun then? Did she drive past them when they were on the motorcycle going back to where Mo was staying but they did not see her?
Or something else?

I don't know but she sure seemed to be eyeballing the place the day before. IMO she didn't need to eyeball them; she knew they were together that next day. She probably tracked him right to her door for the pick up and had only to wait for the inevitable drop off. I have to say that he didn't go in with her could support a platonic element (or it could've been logistics -- his gf would note the delay, her host would be returning). If he bought/brought her flowers, all bets are off. (Not sure how well flowers hold up on two motorcycle rides so maybe there weren't any but maybe there were, hence the presplaination for the flowery cc charge.)

Most damning, I believe she left home with the gun. Intending to use it. Which means her mind was made up at whatever time that was.

JMO

 

[Seattle1]

RSBM and BBM


To me, this implies that both passports found during the search in TX were in KA’s name, not some mysterious third identity. (Perhaps one was an expired passport that she considered modifying along with her current passport.)

Wouldn’t law enforcement seize a fake passport if found during a search? Or at least have released the name as a potential alias when she was on the run?

I believe that she obtained her sister’s passport during her brief stint in the New York area, and I’m confident that KA had neither the resources nor time to procure a fake passport. (Yes, it is possible, but it is highly improbable.)

ETA: Heck, maybe she no longer had her expired passport on her in Costa Rica because she left it with someone to modify and have them send back to her in Costa Rica.

All MOO.

^^BBM
The Fourth Amendment protects you against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government if there is no warrant present, and we know LE only had a warrant for the following:

Police obtained search warrants for Strickland’s DNA, his phone, two phones belonging to Armstrong, her MacBook Pro and a house she owned in Austin that is different from where she lived with Strickland.

I don't believe there are any "fake passports" here. To my knowledge, passports in evidence are legitimate passports belonging to individuals other than KA, and that was used fraudulently by the suspect.

At the time, there was no basis for LE to seize passports here including KA's own passport. Also, there are plenty of legitimate reasons to have the passport of another in your purse. It's not illegal.

Texas murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong had access to $450G, practiced shooting with sister, warrants reveal

Search warrants in the shooting death of pro cyclist Mo Wilson reveal Austin police quickly identified Kaitlin Armstrong as a suspect and other new details.

www.foxnews.com

 

[RickshawFan]

RSBM and BBM


To me, this implies that both passports found during the search in TX were in KA’s name, not some mysterious third identity. (Perhaps one was an expired passport that she considered modifying along with her current passport.)

Wouldn’t law enforcement seize a fake passport if found during a search? Or at least have released the name as a potential alias when she was on the run?

I believe that she obtained her sister’s passport during her brief stint in the New York area, and I’m confident that KA had neither the resources nor time to procure a fake passport. (Yes, it is possible, but it is highly improbable.)

ETA: Heck, maybe she no longer had her expired passport on her in Costa Rica because she left it with someone to modify and have them send back to her in Costa Rica.

All MOO.

You may be onto something with the idea that maybe the second of the passports in the purse were old but intended to be doctored.
There's definitely something hinky going on with "passports". There's really no reason except hinky to be schlepping an expired passport around.

I do remember reading, though, that a person can have more than one US passport..... Maybe she already had two?

How to Apply for a Second Passport Book

Learn how to apply for a second U.S. passport book

travel.state.gov

 

[Mangosweet]

I don't think she did - that was why she followed him that evening.

Strickland was wrong, Armstrong did know where Wilson was staying - she was picked up by neighbors security cam on her bicycle stalking around Wilson's living quarters May 10 the day before Wilson's murder (May 11).

 

[WingsOverTX]

I wonder if some of the investment capital that CS gave to KA to invest was used by KA to purchase the real estate property, and that is why she didn't list it on her indigent application.

I wonder if CS and KA intermingled their funds in ways that make it somewhat unclear what belongs to CS and what belongs to KA, and now it will have to be unravelled.

If the real estate investment is in KA's name, but it was CS's funds, then perhaps that is why she didn't list it on her indigent application. Just thinking of possibilities based on how CS and KA managed their money together.

Seems really out of character for CS. If the houses were held in a business entity, I might agree. It also seemed to me the $450,000 was a recent handover (although I really believe it's some kind of mischief or lie by CS to introduce another theft along with everything else).

As much as KA is a schemer, my belief is CS's BS is off the charts. With this cash claim introduced into the mix, it's about time CS is able to be sleuthed.

JMO

 

[WingsOverTX]

I don't know but she sure seemed to be eyeballing the place the day before. IMO she didn't need to eyeball them; she knew they were together that next day. She probably tracked him right to her door for the pick up and had only to wait for the inevitable drop off. I have to say that he didn't go in with her could support a platonic element (or it could've been logistics -- his gf would note the delay, her host would be returning). If he bought/brought her flowers, all bets are off. (Not sure how well flowers hold up on two motorcycle rides so maybe there weren't any but maybe there were, hence the presplaination for the flowery cc charge.)

Most damning, I believe she left home with the gun. Intending to use it. Which means her mind was made up at whatever time that was.

JMO

There's a succulent florist in Austin. Maybe he bought a cactus bouquet.

ROFL

 

[Sillybilly]

Here’s another article from Vermont Sports (June 2022) that honors MW and reports on her many athletic achievements and her life growing up in a unique small town in Vermont.

I am self-reporting it to mods to verify if this is an approved source in this case - or not.

Vermont Sports 2022 June Issue

New Mountain Bike Destinations; Remembering Moriah Wilson; 25 Years of VMBA; Why Athletes Should Monitor Blood Glucose Levels and more.

issuu.com

The source is fine for that particular article in Moriah's honour, but not a blanket approval as a source for other information (i.e. case facts/comments, etc.).

 

[hurryhome]

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(BTW, I could not find sUitable RSBM on the abbreviation list. For my own education, what does it stand for? Thank you).

About that Sig Sauer gun. A couple of threads before, people were wondering how KA did not get rid of the gun on her way back home. Because much as a disappeared gun is not a great thing, the shells from the crime scene matching your gun lying in a box, in your house, are a serious clue.

My explanation- she thought that LE won’t connect her to the crime, but CS might.

JMO . I think that KA thought over crime, that it was not spontaneous. Technically speaking, in this case, it is important not to leave the clues for the LE. The action when you return the gun back is meant is meant to not arise suspicion in your partner when in the morning he wakes up and hears (for sure, early, from the cycling community) that MW has been killed.

What reaction from him KA expected from CS? Probably, some emotional one, fear, anger, loss.

What reaction did the police get from him, IRL, initially? Very logical. From the affidavit, it would seem that his goal is to minimize own connection with MW. Now, not for a second do I suspect CS in the crime. What I see, though, is CS simply thinking of himself, his reputation. Mo becomes “some woman”, KA is the most nonviolent person by him. At the time when he got to know about Mo being killed, in the morning, he ought to have connected some dots in his head, he has been in this situation between Mo and KA for a while. And KA wasn’t at home when he returned. But CS is seemingly concerned about another thing, negative PR should the link between him and MW, or his GF and MW get known.

And now I think, of the two, KA has friends, is, per all accounts, social, has lived with CS for three years. Why misjudge her partner so much? How well does she understand people, their acts and connections? How come she didn’t foresee that his reaction would be strictly that of preserving his own name and his business?

Hi, all! First time poster. Have been enjoying following along with you all, though I am a few pages behind today.

I've been wondering about what KA foresaw as a "winning" scenario in this situation - really appreciate and agree with your take!

I wonder, though, as we continue to learn new details which make this crime seem blatantly premeditated, if KA *had* actually read CS properly and predicted that he'd react in a self-absorbed way, concerned only with his own reputation. Not to say her thinking was in any way logical, but it does seem she chose this specific time (beginning of Gravel Racing season) because she knew that he would be hurt most by his damaged reputation, loss of the racing season, and loss of cycling community adoration.

Maybe she predicted that he could cope with the loss of "woman he didn't even know" (RIP Moriah Wilson, who deserved so much more respect and dignity than this), and possibly, KA predicted that CS would not increase affection toward her after the crime, but maybe she decided it was all worth it so that she could destroy his reputation, his racing career/season, and essentially hit a narcissist where it really hurts... in the public eye's disapproval. JMO, MOO

If that is the case, no way is this KA's first rodeo using violence to make herself feel like a winner. Looking forward to hearing about her childhood of kicking puppies or aggressively bullying teammates at school, etc.

Also looking forward to hearing about the past relationships of CS, his infidelities, and his history of lying. I'd bet every friend, girlfriend, teammate, coworker, and family member has been lied to by him before and they know it.
Edit: I am also confident that after living together for 3 years, he'd seen a KA temper tantrum. He knew she could lose it. JMO.

The psychology of everyone involved here is fascinating. The sad, sick part of this is that the victim by all accounts seems to be the only psychologically healthy one involved here.

Thanks for letting me join in! Apologies if I broke any rules, please let me know what to avoid next time! xx