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Kaitlin Armstrong Day 2: Prosecutors to call more witnesses during murder trial

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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Prosecutors will call more witnesses Thursday in the murder trial for Kaitlin Armstrong, who's accused of shooting and killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in May 2022.

Both sides delivered opening statements Wednesday morning. The state outlined a timeline of evidence gathered from phone and GPS records of Armstrong and Wilson's actions leading up to the shooting. Prosecutors also discussed the relationship between Armstrong, Wilson and Armstrong's then-boyfriend Colin Strickland.

The defense's primary argument appears to be the notion that even though there is surveillance of gunshots and her Jeep, there is no camera footage of Armstrong actually shooting Wilson.

"I want to talk to you about what you didn’t hear about," defense attorney Geoffrey Puryear said. "Not one witness saw Kaitlin Armstrong allegedly commit this murder because there isn’t one."

Wilson's brother Matt was the first to testify. The state asked about his sister's collegiate skiing career as well as her up-and-coming professional cycling endeavors. He also spoke about the kind of person his sister was, saying they were both extremely close.

Wilson's loved ones hug Caitlin Cash, in the blue sweater, as they left the courthouse on day one of the Kaitlin Armstrong trial. (KXAN photo/Brianna Hollis)

Matt said Wilson and Strickland did not have a romantic relationship at the time of Wilson's death, but did previously have a casual dating relationship during the previous year.

Caitlin Cash was the next to testify. She's the friend Wilson stayed with while she was in Austin. She discussed the night Wilson died and how Cash found her on the floor of her apartment.

Several first responders from the scene also testified.

KXAN cannot record testimony, but we will update this article throughout the day as witnesses testify, as well as bring you the latest in our newscast.

History of the case

On May 11, 2022, Austin police found Wilson with a gunshot wound at an east Austin home. She ultimately died at the scene. Wilson, originally from Vermont, was in town for a race in Texas.

Police said Armstrong's Jeep was in the area of the home where authorities found Wilson dead around the time of the shooting. On May 14, surveillance video captured Armstrong at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. On May 17, APD issued a murder warrant for Armstrong.

She eventually made her way to Costa Rica, where U.S. Marshals found and arrested her on June 30, 2022. Police said she cut and dyed her hair and had a bandage on her nose and bruised eyes.

On Oct. 11, three weeks before the start of the trial, the Travis County Sheriff's Office said Armstrong tried to escape custody after a doctor's appointment in south Austin. She ran from corrections officers, who caught up to her in about 10 minutes.

There is currently a gag order on the case, so no one connected to it can comment on the proceedings until the trial concludes.




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