Wilson briefly dated Armstrong’s boyfriend, a professional cyclist, and investigators say romantic jealousy may have been a driving factor. Here’s a timeline of the case, from Wilson’s death to the arrest of Armstrong, a 34-year-old real estate agent and yoga teacher from Austin, Texas. May 11: Wilson was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds at a friend’s home. She had told her friend she was going for an afternoon swim with Colin Strickland, 35, a professional cyclist and friend of Armstrong’s. He tells police he and Wilson swam and had dinner and he dropped her off at a friend’s house, according to an arrest affidavit in Travis County District Court. May 12: Austin police arrest Armstrong on an unrelated warrant. They release her after learning that the warrant is invalid. May 13: Armstrong sells her black Jeep Grand Cherokee for $12,200. May 14: Armstrong flies from Austin to Houston in New York. May 17: Police issue a homicide warrant for Armstrong. She says a vehicle similar to hers was caught on video near the home shortly before Wilson’s body was found. May 18: Armstrong appears at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to the US Marshals Service. There is no booking in her name. May 19: An arrest warrant says Strickiland told police he tried to hide his communication with Wilson from Armstrong. He says Armstrong told Wilson to “stay away” from Strickland, one of Wilson’s friends told police. May 25: Authorities issue a separate, federal warrant for Armstrong for “unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.” Strickland tells the Austin American-Statesman that he had a “brief romance” with Wilson last year while separated from Armstrong. He tells the newspaper that he and Armstrong reconciled and that he considered Wilson “platonic” and a “close friend”.
He was found 6 weeks later in another country, with a different appearance
June 29: Authorities arrest Armstrong at a guesthouse on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, according to the US Marshals Office. June 30: Austin-based Deputy Marshal Brandon Filla tells CNN that Armstrong “changed her appearance drastically.” Her long blonde hair is now “shoulder-length and dark brown,” she says. It also reveals more details about the weekly quest: • Armstrong previously “looked like” the person whose passport she used to leave the country. Filla won’t say how Armstrong got the passport or if its rightful owner gave it to her. • After authorities learned of the name Armstrong may have been using to travel, US Marshals “worked with Homeland Security and reviewed the flight’s passenger lists.” They found the name matching that passport on a May 18 flight from Newark to San Jose, Costa Rica. • They then searched the surveillance cameras for the specific airport gate where the flight left and “ID’d Kaitlin Armstrong” boarded. • US Marshals contacted Costa Rican authorities, who located Armstrong at the hostel and booked her on an immigration violation for using a fake passport to enter the country. What’s next: Filla says Armstrong will face a murder charge when she returns to Austin. He also faces an additional federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. When he returns, he will be held on a $3.5 million bond, according to court records in Travis County, Texas. It’s unclear if anyone else helped Armstrong in her efforts to evade U.S. Marshals, but Fila says they are “not ruling out the possibility that others may be charged” depending on where their investigation leads. CNN’s Emma Tucker, Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Jennifer Henderson contributed to this report.
title: “The Suspect In The Killing Of An Elite Cyclist Used Someone Else S Passport To Flee To Costa Rica Officials Say. Here S How Authorities Say He Was Arrested " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-01” author: “Patricia Holquin”
Wilson briefly dated Armstrong’s boyfriend, a professional cyclist, and investigators say romantic jealousy may have been a driving factor. Here’s a timeline of the case, from Wilson’s death to the arrest of Armstrong, a 34-year-old real estate agent and yoga teacher from Austin, Texas. May 11: Wilson was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds at a friend’s home. She had told her friend she was going for an afternoon swim with Colin Strickland, 35, a professional cyclist and friend of Armstrong’s. He tells police he and Wilson swam and had dinner and he dropped her off at a friend’s house, according to an arrest affidavit in Travis County District Court. May 12: Austin police arrest Armstrong on an unrelated warrant. They release her after learning that the warrant is invalid. May 13: Armstrong sells her black Jeep Grand Cherokee for $12,200. May 14: Armstrong flies from Austin to Houston in New York. May 17: Police issue a homicide warrant for Armstrong. She says a vehicle similar to hers was caught on video near the home shortly before Wilson’s body was found. May 18: Armstrong appears at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to the US Marshals Service. There is no booking in her name. May 19: An arrest warrant says Strickiland told police he tried to hide his communication with Wilson from Armstrong. He says Armstrong told Wilson to “stay away” from Strickland, one of Wilson’s friends told police. May 25: Authorities issue a separate, federal warrant for Armstrong for “unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.” Strickland tells the Austin American-Statesman that he had a “brief romance” with Wilson last year while separated from Armstrong. He tells the newspaper that he and Armstrong reconciled and that he considered Wilson “platonic” and a “close friend”.
He was found 6 weeks later in another country, with a different appearance
June 29: Authorities arrest Armstrong at a guesthouse on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas, according to the US Marshals Office. June 30: Austin-based Deputy Marshal Brandon Filla tells CNN that Armstrong “changed her appearance drastically.” Her long blonde hair is now “shoulder-length and dark brown,” she says. It also reveals more details about the weekly quest: • Armstrong previously “looked like” the person whose passport she used to leave the country. Filla won’t say how Armstrong got the passport or if its rightful owner gave it to her. • After authorities learned of the name Armstrong may have been using to travel, US Marshals “worked with Homeland Security and reviewed the flight’s passenger lists.” They found the name matching that passport on a May 18 flight from Newark to San Jose, Costa Rica. • They then searched the surveillance cameras for the specific airport gate where the flight left and “ID’d Kaitlin Armstrong” boarded. • US Marshals contacted Costa Rican authorities, who located Armstrong at the hostel and booked her on an immigration violation for using a fake passport to enter the country. What’s next: Filla says Armstrong will face a murder charge when she returns to Austin. He also faces an additional federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. When he returns, he will be held on a $3.5 million bond, according to court records in Travis County, Texas. It’s unclear if anyone else helped Armstrong in her efforts to evade U.S. Marshals, but Fila says they are “not ruling out the possibility that others may be charged” depending on where their investigation leads. CNN’s Emma Tucker, Rebekah Riess, Holly Yan and Jennifer Henderson contributed to this report.
