A Texas yoga instructor accused of gunning down a professional cyclist in a love-triangle murder was returned to the US Saturday, days after she was caught hiding out in Costa Rica.
Fugitive Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, had altered her appearance – and may have even gotten cosmetic surgery – after she fled the country last month in the wake of the murder of 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson.
In ABC 13 video, a masked Armstrong is seen in cuffs as she’s escorted by US Marshals into a waiting vehicle at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. She doesn’t answer a reporter’s questions and hides her face from the news camera, the video shows.
She was taken to Harris County Jail and will be transferred to Austin, where she’ll face murder charges in Wilson’s death, according to KXAN-TV.
Armstrong is accused of killing Wilson in an Austin home on May 11 after the cyclist spent the day with Armstrong’s boyfriend Colin Strickland, also a pro cyclist. Strickland and Wilson had a romantic fling, and met up when Wilson came to town from San Francisco to prepare for a bicycle race, cops said.
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, was wanted for killing her boyfriend’s alleged lover. U.S. Marshals/Mega
Kaitlin Marie Armstrong seen with hair covering her face after arriving in Houston from Costa Rica. ABC 13 Houston
Moriah Wilson was allegedly shot dead by Kaitlin Armstrong. Instagram / Moriah WilsonAfter Austin cops questioned her in the homicide, Armstrong sold her Jeep Grand Cherokee that was spotted on surveillance footage outside of the crime scene. She took the $12,200 from the sale and hopped a flight to New York City, then days later used someone else’s passport to fly out of Newark, NJ to Costa Rica.
She was arrested at a hostel in Santa Teresa Beach Wednesday, with her hair dyed darker and cut shoulder length, US Marshals Service officials said. She also had a bandage on her nose and bruises under her eyes, with a witness telling Inside Edition he found a $6,350 receipt for cosmetic surgery that was left behind when she was taken away in cuffs.
Fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong returned to the U.S. with an altered appearance. Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Suspect Kaitlin Armstrong was taken into custody after she fled to Costa Rica. Fuerza Publica CR
Another photo of Kaitlin Marie Armstrong looking disheveled after returning to The US. ABC 13 HoustonArmstrong’s bond will be set at $3.5 million and be subject to GPS monitoring, KXAN reported.
The Wilson family shared a statement with The Post that thanked Austin cops, US Marshals and others for their “diligence” in finding Armstrong.
Fugtive Kaitlin Armstrong was arrested in Costa Rica for allegedly murdering professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas. U.S. Marshals Service
Colin Strickland was the male member of the love triangle. Flo Bikes“We’re relieved to know this phase of uncertainty is now behind us, and we trust that justice will prevail,” the statement said. “We’d like to ask for the media to respect our privacy at this time, as they have over the last six weeks.”
