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Ep. 114 | This Murder Case Took a Turn Nobody Expected | Moriah Wilson
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Flight: Stolen Passport, Fake Names, and a New Face in Costa Rica
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On May 13th, the day after police let her walk, Armstrong drove her Jeep to a South Austin CarMax and sold it for $12,200 cash — well below its $30,000+ market value. She flew to New York, connected with her sister Christine at a campground upstate, and then stole Christine's passport before boarding United Airlines flight 1222 from Newark to San José, Costa Rica on May 18th — what would have been Moriah Wilson's 26th birthday [1] — Host "Armstrong flew to Costa Rica on her sister's stolen passport, dyed her hair, cycled through three aliases, then paid $6,360 for a rhinoplas…" 57:30 . In Costa Rica, she moved from San José to Jacó to Santa Teresa, a Pacific Coast surf village where drifters blended easily into the scenery. She checked into Don John's Lodge, ran reception, taught yoga classes, and cycled through three aliases — Beth Martin, Liz Martin, and Ari Martin. Then she disappeared for days and returned with a bandaged nose and swollen lips: she had paid $6,360 for a rhinoplasty, lip fillers, and a brow lift in San José under the name Allison Page. She even grew uncomfortable when her surgeon tried to take a pre-surgery photo.
Armstrong sold her black Jeep Grand Cherokee — the vehicle seen on surveillance near the crime scene — to CarMax for $12,200, a fraction of its $30,000+ market value, taking cash to flee.
Kaitlyn Armstrong had access to $450,000 of Colin Strickland's investment capital she managed for him, and she never returned it when she fled.
Armstrong flew to Costa Rica on her sister's stolen passport, dyed her hair, cycled through three aliases, then paid $6,360 for a rhinoplasty and lip fillers to change her face. US Marshals eventually found her using a fake yoga instructor job posting on a Facebook community group.
While hiding in Costa Rica, Armstrong paid $6,360 for cosmetic procedures including a rhinoplasty, lip fillers, and a brow lift under the alias Allison Page to alter her appearance.
After weeks of failed searches, US Marshals posted a bogus yoga instructor job ad on a Santa Teresa community Facebook group. Armstrong took the bait under the alias Ari Martin, suggested meeting at the hostel where she'd been staying, and was identified by Deputy Marshal Perez who leaned in close — her new nose was bandaged, but her eyes hadn't changed.
Kaitlyn Armstrong was detained in Costa Rica on June 29, 2022 — 43 days after the murder of Mo Wilson — after US Marshals used a fake yoga-instructor job ad to lure her out.
