The family of a rising cycling star who was shot to death in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his convicted killer, who is currently serving a 90-year sentence.
The lawsuit comes nearly two years after Anna Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson, 25, was shot to death in the heart by yoga teacher Kaitlin Armstrong in what prosecutors describe as a fit of rage and jealousy.
An Austin jury found Armstrong, 35, guilty of murdering the cyclist last year. She was sentenced to 90 years behind bars and a $10,000 fine.
Wilson’s parents, who live in Vermont, filed the lawsuit in Travis County court on May 6. They are asking for $1 million, with the stipulation that they will “ultimately ask a jury to determine the full value and extent of the damages.”
Among the damages listed in the lawsuit are funeral expenses, the “loss of society and companionship” the Wilsons have suffered, and the “pain, conscious suffering, and mental anguish” their daughter experienced before her death.
The family of a slain bicyclist has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his killer, 35-year-old Kaitlin Armstrong (pictured in a 2022 mug shot).
The family of Anna Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson is asking for $1 million, with the condition that they will “ultimately ask that a jury determine the full value and extent of the damages.”
Armstrong killed Wilson in 2022, in what prosecutors describe as a “fit of jealous rage” stemming from Wilson’s relationship with the killer’s on-again, off-again boyfriend.
speaking to CBSAustinAttorney Randy Howry said the purpose of the lawsuit goes beyond compensation.
“The process is to get a judgment against you so that if you get a movie deal, a book deal, a television deal, and the money comes into your account one way or another, then our judgment is will get in your way.” get that money and enjoy it for your personal benefit,” he stated.
Wilson, a rising star in the world of gravel cycling, had a sexual relationship with Armstrong’s boyfriend, Colin Strickland, after the couple split up.
Even after Strickland and Armstrong got back together, he kept in touch with Wilson and changed his contact’s name on his phone to hide their affair.
In May 2022, Wilson traveled to the Texas capital for a race and planned to meet Strickland for dinner.
Armstrong followed them to the restaurant. His black Jeep was caught on surveillance video circling the block.
After the meal, Strickland took Wilson to her friend’s apartment, where she was staying. Surveillance video showed Armstrong stopping outside and firing three shots, followed by Wilson screaming.
The yoga teacher was on the run after becoming the prime suspect in Wilson’s death and went under the knife while on the run.
In May 2022, Armstrong followed Wilson back to her accommodation in her Jeep (pictured) after the other woman met her boyfriend for dinner.
Wilson was shot and killed while in the Texas capital for a race
After being named as the prime suspect in the 25-year-old’s death, Armstrong went on the run and underwent rose surgery and a brow lift in Costa Rica. He managed to evade police for 43 days after undergoing surgery and dyeing his hair.
She was convicted of Wilson’s murder in 2023 and sentenced to 90 years behind bars plus a $10,000 fine.
But Armstrong filed a motion for a new trial in December of that year. Her attorney described her as a victim of sexual abuse and negligent parents in her presentation, stating that she was pregnant “at or around the time of her arrest.”
He flew to New York City and then to Costa Rica using his sister’s passport, just days before the Austin Police Department issued an arrest warrant.
When he landed in Central America, Armstrong contacted a plastic surgeon named Allison Paige.
She underwent a nose job, a brow lift and dyed her hair, managing to remain on the run for 43 days before the police caught her.
Armstrong made other attempts to evade custody. In October 2023, he absconded while attending a doctor’s appointment with two assistants.
The chase lasted about 10 minutes before Armstrong was quickly taken into custody, according to a police spokesman.
An affidavit for escape causing bodily injury was filed days later, but the charge, a second-degree felony, was dropped.
In December of that year, the yoga teacher filed a motion for a new trial.
Court documents reviewed by DailyMail.com reveal that Armstrong was pregnant “during or around the time of her arrest.”
“Considering that the sentence here was 90 years and a maximum fine, there should be no doubt that this mitigating evidence would have resulted in a more lenient punishment,” his attorney wrote.
The document portrayed Armstrong as a victim of sexual abuse and the daughter of an alcoholic mother and an absent father.
However, the attempt at sympathy is lost among the relatives of the woman she killed.
Wilson’s mother addressed Armstrong directly moments after his sentencing. “When you shot Moriah in the heart, you shot me in the heart,” she said.
