A Texas yoga teacher was accused of shooting and killing aprofessional cyclistwith jealous anger before being captured in Costa Rica. Officials said Wednesday, explaining some of the steps the fugitive took to change her appearance and blend in with the community.
Caitlin Armstrong, 34, was captured by the U.S. Marshals Service 43 days after the murder of Anna Moria Wilson, 25, at a hostel in Santa Teresa Beach, Puntarenas Province. Was done. -A year-old cyclist who had a romantic relationship with Armstrong's boyfriend at one point.
Armstrong reportedly goes to yoga classes frequently to change her appearance and promote her teaching profession, increase her savings and meet new English-speaking people. I was staying at the hostel for. She told KXAN.
The murder suspect used a fake passport and an Austin police officer settled on her arrest warrant — and a beachside hostel. ..
Armstrong arrived in a new country with her long red hair, but cut it to the length of her shoulder and dyed it dark brown. She also bandaged her nose from the reported surfboard incident and her "bruised under her eyes," Fira said.
"The appearance has changed slightly," he said. "Did it change more when she started making the type of foundation for herself in Costa Rica? Maybe she has."
Armstrong frequently attended multiple yoga classes. She teaches certain types of yoga, including surfing. "
"We believe she was really staying at the hostel to make money," he added.
Dormitory-style homes had to break relationships with family and friends, so she is often visited by solo travelers who want to connect with each other, so she is a hostel. You may have chosen to stay in.
"Because these kinds of resources are constrained, she I was trying to establish myself, "said the American Marshal. "Being in that hostel-it's really for people traveling independently. You know they're trying to establish some relationship with an individual in a dorm residence."
Despite his best efforts to disguise himself and start another life, Armstrong was unable to escape her alleged crime.
Along with a US Department of Homeland Security investigation, the Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and local governments, a US Marshal tracked her suspected murder and arrested her.
She will be deported to the United States for charges of killing Wilson on May 11.
"Now she will face justice in the hope of bringing some closure to the Wilson family who were the victims of this incident," Fira said.
Armstrong's cohabiting boyfriend, Colin Strickland, 34, escapes with Wilson, visits Austin from San Francisco on the day of the shoot, and sets out for his next race at Waco. rice field. she said.
Wilson was found shot dead at the house of her friend who dropped her off Strickland. A jeep that looked like Armstrong was seen in the outside surveillance footage.
Police asked Armstrong, but officials said she released her without her prosecution before she went to Ram.
