A Texas yoga instructor accused of fatally shooting a pro cyclist in a love triangle was returned to the United States on Saturday, days after she was caught hiding in Costa Rica.
Fugitive Caitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, had changed her appearance – and may have even had cosmetic surgery – after fleeing the country last month following the murder of 25-year-old Anna Moriah Wilson.
ABC 13 video shows a masked Armstrong in handcuffs as she is escorted by U.S. Marshals into a waiting vehicle at George W. Bush International Airport. She does not answer reporters’ questions and hides her face from the news camera, the video shows.
She was taken to the Harris County Jail and will be transferred to Austin, where she will be charged with Wilson’s murder, according to KXAN-TV.
Armstrong is accused of killing Wilson at a home in Austin on May 11 after the cyclist spent the day with Armstrong’s friend Colin Strickland, also a professional cyclist. Strickland and Wilson were romantically involved and met when Wilson came to town from San Francisco to train for a bike race, cops said.
Moriah Wilson was allegedly shot by Caitlin Armstrong. Instagram / Moriah Wilson
After Austin cops questioned her about the murder, Armstrong sold her Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was seen on video footage outside the crime scene. She took $12,200 from the sale and boarded a flight to New York, then days later used someone else’s passport to fly from Newark, New Jersey to Costa Rica.
She was arrested at a Santa Teresa Beach hostel on Wednesday, with her hair dyed darker and cut to 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 handcuffs.
Suspect Caitlin Armstrong was apprehended after fleeing to Costa Rica. Fuerza Publica CR
Armstrong’s bond will be set at $3.5 million and will be subject to GPS monitoring, KXAN reported.
The Wilson family shared a statement with The Post thanking Austin police, U.S. marshals and others for their “diligence” in finding Armstrong.
Colin Strickland was the male member of the love triangle. Flo Bikes
“We are relieved to know that this phase of uncertainty is now behind us and we trust that justice will prevail,” the statement said. “We would like to ask the media to respect our privacy at this time, as they have for the past six weeks.”
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