Caitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was found Wednesday at a hostel in Santa Teresa Beach, Puntarenas Province, the Marshall office said in a news release. rice field. Authorities said she was deported and returned to the United States.
On May 17, police issued a murder warrant to Armstrong. Her affidavit details include a video showing her similar vehicle near Austin, Texas. Wilson at her home was staying just before her body was found.
On May 18, Armstrong used a fraudulent passport to board a plane from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Jose, Costa Rica, the US Marshal said.
The victims killed were star skiers and champion cyclists
Wilson, 25, is a talented multisport athlete. did. Before she moved to cycling, she was an outstanding skier when she was young.
After graduating from her college, she moved from skiing to a competitive bike.
Wilson was particularly good at "gravel racing," a relatively new category of cycling that is considered a hybrid of road cycling and mountain biking.
When Wilson died, she was only a few days old in the Gravel Rocos bike race. The day after the race, the event organizer remembered her on Facebook as "a role model, a shy caring person, a cheerful tactical racer, and a competitor who really cares about those who compete with you." ..
What happened to her last time in Wilson
May 11, on her death day, Wilson told her friend He said he would go swimming with Strickland in the afternoon. Her arrest affidavit filed in the Travis County District Court. Wilson was staying with her friend while preparing for the Gravel Locos race in Hico.
Strickland told investigators that he and Wilson had a supper after swimming. Later, according to her affidavit, Strickland dropped her into her friend's house, but she said she wasn't inside.
Austin police responded to her home late that night, just before 10 pm. I found a CT and Wilson with multiple gunshot wounds. She was declared dead on the scene.
On May 19, authorities said Strickland tried to hide Wilson's communication from Armstrong by renaming Wilson on the phone and removing her text. I submitted an affidavit that I admitted.
The affidavit cites a tipster who claims that Armstrong has come to believe that the romantic relationship between Strickland and Wilson continues as of January 2022. According to the affidavit, one of Wilson's friends told the investigator.
Wilson's family said she wasn't in a romantic relationship when she died.
"I won't elaborate on the ongoing investigation, but at the time of her death, the people closest to her clearly understood that she wasn't romantic, directly from Moria. I feel it's important to be clear about that. It has to do with everyone. "
Strickland and Armstrong settled and resumed their relationship about a month later, he told the paper. Strickland said her relationship with Wilson became "platonic and professional" and he regarded her as her "best friend."
"There is no proper way to express the regret and torture I felt about approaching this horrific crime," Strickland told Austin-American Statesman. "Sorry, I can't understand this immeasurable situation."
