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Ep. 114 | This Murder Case Took a Turn Nobody Expected | Moriah Wilson
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The Trial: GPS Animations, Ballistics, and a 2-Hour Verdict
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The trial opened November 1, 2023, with a 50-minute prosecution roadmap delivered by ADA Ricky Jones. Over 40 witnesses testified, including Colin Strickland and Armstrong's own friends who recounted the death threats. The prosecution's most powerful exhibit was an animated visualization of GPS data from Armstrong's Jeep infotainment system [1] — Host "Prosecutors turned GPS data from Armstrong's Jeep infotainment system into an animation for the jury, showing the vehicle loop the same str…" 1:06:40 , showing the vehicle loop Maple Avenue again and again, park behind the apartment for 37 uninterrupted minutes, and pull away two minutes after the recorded gunshots. Ballistics expert Stephen Aston confirmed the casings came from Armstrong's Sig Sauer P365 and eliminated Strickland's gun. Forensic analysts found Armstrong's DNA on Mo's stolen bike, a deleted note on her phone with the approximate address of the apartment, and phone searches including 'Can pineapple burn your fingerprints?' The defense argued everything was circumstantial and pointed suspicion toward Strickland. The jury deliberated for two hours and returned a guilty verdict.
A forensic analyst testified that Kaitlyn Armstrong's DNA was found on Mo Wilson's Specialized S-Works bicycle, which had been stolen from the crime scene and recovered 68 feet away in bushes.
After a two-week trial with over 40 witnesses, the jury took just two hours to find Kaitlyn Armstrong guilty of first-degree murder.
