Anyone with information The Marshals Service said it was strongly advised to contact the authorities about Armstrong’s whereabouts. in a news release last Friday.
Wilson stopped at home of friend in Austin, Texas ahead of bicycling race in Hiko when she was shot several times times according to arrest filed affidavit in Travis County District Court.
The affidavit describes how both victim and suspect recently in romantic relationship with same person – another professional cyclist named Colin Strickland – and detailed text messages and interviews with tipsters suggest that jealousy could be a potential motive.
In a day of in murder, Wilson told her friend that she was going for afternoon swim with Strickland, testimony says — detail confirmed by Strickland in interview with police. They had dinner together after that, Strickland said, before he dumped Wilson. off at her friend’s home. He didn’t go inside.
Austin police responded to home later that evening, just before 10:00 pm local time, to find Wilson’s friend performing CPR. on her, according to her testimony. Apparently, Wilson received multiple gunshot wounds, and the officers saw “multiple cartridge cases.” on in the floor nearby, although no firearms were seen. dead on the stage.
Since then, the authorities have identified Armstrong, who Strickland lived with in Austin like main suspect in Wilson death. Affidavit for her arrest points in parts of the video surveillance obtained by the investigators, who shows a vehicle similar to Armstrong near home of Wilson’s girlfriend shortly before her body was found.
ballistic evidence found on the stage of in killing It has also compared to bullets test- fired from a firearm recently purchased by Strickland for Armstrong, according to the affidavit. Based on on in results”the potential for the same firearms to be involved is significant”, document says.
suspect vehicle was seen in footage near the scene, sworn testimony says
wilson, who name was Mo, used to be a skier for Dartmouth College, but according to her obituary, she became a cyclist after graduation. Outside of sports, she liked “cooking, writing, and traveling,” she says, adding: “She especially loved Italy, tacos on Tuesdays, maple cream and playing Catan with her friends.”
Strickland and Armstrong later reconciled and rekindled their relationship, he told the newspaper. with Wilson became “platonic and professional”.
“There is no way to adequately express the regret and anguish I feel about my proximity to this terrible crimeStrickland told the paper. I’m so sorry and I just can’t understand of this inconceivable situation.”
Strickland also told the police he was romantically involved with Wilson during the two-week period in which he was separated from Armstrong, according to the affidavit.
His relationship with Wilson continued in some ability after he rekindled his relationship with Armstrong, according to an affidavit that also quotes an informant claiming that Armstrong concluded that Strickland and Wilson’s romantic relationship continued because of January 2022 Strickland admitted to trying to hide his messages. with her from Armstrong, changing Wilson’s name in his phone number and deletion of texts, affidavits says.
Armstrong contacted Wilson several times. times and in one the instance told her to “stay away” from Strickland, one of According to the affidavit, Wilson’s friends told investigators about it.
Multiple law enforcement agencies involved in investigation got security camera footage showing what appeared to be Armstrong car – Jeep Grand Cherokee 2012 with bike rack installed on trailer hitch – next to house before Wilson body was found according to the testimony.
Within 24 hours of Wilson’s death, officers from the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force apprehended Armstrong. in connection with unrelated arrest warrant and spoke to her. However, the Austin police then claimed to have learned of Armstrong. arrest the warrant is invalid and she was told she could leave.
Armstrong asked to finish the interview and left after the detectives started arguing with her about security camera the video that placed her car near crime the scene of the incident, the statement said.
According to an affidavit, Strickland told police he had no contact with him. with Armstrong since May 13th.
Jennifer Henderson of CNN, Chris Boyett and Elizabeth Wolf contributed to this report.
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