Texas fugitive suspect in the murder of Caitlin Armstrong was arrested in Costa Rica, more than six weeks after Austin police secured a murder warrant for the death of professional cyclist Anna Moria “Mo” Wilson. The U.S. military says a car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, west of Baghdad, on Friday morning, 43 days after the shooting. Costa Rican authorities have assisted U.S. law enforcement in locating Armstrong at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, the Marshals said. Authorities said he used a “fraudulent passport” to fly from Newark, New Jersey to San Jose, Costa Rica on May 18. “The Marshals service raised Kaitlin Armstrong’s investigation into a major case early in this investigation, which probably played a key role in her arrest after a 43-day run,” said Susan Pamerlo, a U.S. military officer in West Texas. “This is an example of combining the resources of local, state, federal and international authorities to apprehend a violent fugitive, to end this run and, hopefully, a sense of closure in the victim’s family.” The suspect in the murder of TEXAS KAITLIN ARMSTRONG IN YEARS: THE LOVE TRIANGLE SEE APPEARS IN PHOTOS OF MANY DECADES Left: Moriah “Mo” Wilson victim after a fight. Right: A photo of the suspect Caitlin Armstrong released by the US Generals. (The Wilson Family / US Marshals) Armstrong is expected to be deported to face trial in the United States, where he has been charged with murder and illegal escape from prosecution. Austin police found Wilson, 25, shot dead at a friend’s home around 10 p.m. of 11 May. The California native is one of the nation’s top professional cyclists and was visiting Texas before a contest when she went out for a night out with Colin O. Strickland, another professional cyclist whom police describe as Armstrong’s boyfriend. Moments after Strickland left Wilson that night, according to investigators, Armstrong’s SUV appeared in a surveillance video outside. Austin, Texas, home of Caitlin Armstrong and Colin Strickland. (Fox News Digital / Michael Ruiz) The 34-year-old yoga teacher was questioned and released on May 12. On May 17, her name was denounced in a murder warrant. By then, he had already flown from Texas to New York, where police say he arrived at LaGuardia Airport on May 14. Costa Rican law enforcement is working closely with its U.S. counterparts in such cases, according to Lenny DePaul, retired former commander of the U.S. Army / New Jersey Regional Runaway Group. “She will be deported and will most likely give up extradition – and then the US Marshal Service will have 10 days to go and extradite her back to the United States,” he told Fox News Digital Thursday. Federal investigators and their Costa Rican colleagues were able to track her movements as the trail cooled in Newark, he added. KAITLIN ARMSTRONG MANHUNT: CAMPCITE IN NEW YORK ASSOCIATED WITH SUSPECT OF USTIN BIKE LOVES TRIANGLE KILLING “I know there were two US Marshals on the ground working with the Costa Rican authorities and with Homeland Security [Investigations], [and State Department] “Diplomatic Security Services as well,” he said. “It took them a few weeks to really tighten that noose a bit and put it in their sights.” As for the sister that Armstrong may have visited before leaving the country, DiPole said he hopes for her sake to work with the authorities. The sisters who appeared in 2015. (Christy Armstrong / Facebook) “If not, it faces significant time,” he said. “Surely they could accuse her of hosting a fugitive or a synergy. It’s an important time in a federal penitentiary, so I hope she jumped on the US team …[and] he did the right thing “. CATHELIN ARMSTRONG: SUSPECTED TEXAS LOVE AGAINST TRIANGLE SALES SOLD CAR FOR $ 12,200 BEFORE LEAVING, FEDS SAYS Also on May 14, an anonymous answering machine told Austin police that Armstrong had recently acquired a pistol. Months earlier, according to the tipster, she reportedly became furious after learning that Strickland had a romantic relationship with Wilson. Police said one of the two 9mm pistols found at Strickland’s home was “important for the search”. Armstrong also lived there, according to her arrest warrant. Surveillance video shows Armstrong at an airport after fleeing Texas. (American Marshals) Armstrong may have visited her sister at a campsite about 120 miles from New York Airport, according to a man who told Fox News Digital he saw her “before the whole thing blew up.” Her last known location was at Newark International Airport in New Jersey, also about 120 miles from the camp, on May 18. The Marshals said they could not find a record of flights departing in her name. Moriah “Mo” Wilson, left, and Kaitlin Armstrong. (The Wilson Family / US Marshal Service) KAITLIN ARMSTRONG NEW FEDERAL COMMISSION CONFIRMS “MO” WILSON MURDER WEAPON FOUND AT TECHNICIAN HOME Armstrong is a former real estate investor and may have a significant amount of money, according to authorities. Jason Jensen, a Utah-based private investigator who was following the case, told Fox News Digital that there was a possibility Caitlin Armstrong was using her sister’s identity while she was around her neck. The day before she saw Caitlin Armstrong in New Jersey, her sister allegedly obtained a driver’s license in New York State, she said. Colin Strickland was spotted outside his home in Austin, Texas, on June 17, 2022. (MEGA) KAITLIN ARMSTRONG ESCAPE: CHRONOLOGY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE SUSPECT OF AUTIN’S MURDER Austin police had previously said they had already found the pistol used to kill Wilson after a search of Strickland’s home, where Armstrong also lived. According to the warrant for Armstrong, he had bought her the pistol earlier this year. CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION This is breaking news. Michael Ruiz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Tips for the story can be sent to [email protected] and Twitter: @mikerreports
