After a two-week trial in Austin, Texas, jurors deliberated for two hours before handing down a guilty verdict against Kaitlin Armstrong for the murder of cyclist Moriah “Mo” Wilson. Wilson, an emerging talent in gravel riding, was found dead in an Austin apartment in May 2022 from three gunshot wounds. Prosecutors argued that Armstrong had killed Wilson in an alleged love triangle including pro cyclist Colin Strickland, who also testified during the trial.
Defense attorneys, however, said that Armstrong was simply caught up in a “nightmare” of circumstantial evidence. In the aftermath of the shooting, Armstrong traveled to Costa Rica, where she was apprehended by authorities five weeks later. She also tried to flee custody shortly before the trial. On Thursday, a jury found Armstrong guilty of second-degree murder. Armstrong faces up to 99 years in prison, and her sentence will likely be issued on Friday