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"That's why it's so shocking": Colin Strickland says on-the-run murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong "one of the least volatile people I have ever met"

"She had sides to her personality that I don't think she shared with anybody. I had no indication of anything like that."...

Colin Strickland says he has been in "shell-shocked grieving mode" since the murder of fellow gravel racer Moriah 'Mo' Wilson who was shot dead in Texas last month, and still can not recall any time his then-girlfriend — on-the-run prime suspect, Kaitlin Armstrong — showed she may be capable of such violence.

Following the shooting, Armstrong fled the state and has been on the run ever since. Two weeks ago US Marshals offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the fugitive who was last traced to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.

In an earlier interview Strickland said he would be "in hiding" until his partner is caught due to fears for his own safety. The 35-year-old had previously dated fellow gravel racer Wilson during a break in his relationship with Armstrong last October, and visited Wilson to go swimming earlier in the day before the shooting.

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However, criticising the "skewed" picture painted in an affidavit for Armstrong's arrest warrant, Strickland insisted any romantic involvement with Wilson ended once he rekindled his relationship with Armstrong.

"I had ended the relationship with Kaitlin and it was just interesting timing because Mo had come to Austin to visit a friend that exact week," Strickland told The Sun.

Kaitlin Armstrong via US Marshals

"It was completely unplanned and yeah, we started spending some time together. That was clearly expressed to Kaitlin at that time and Kaitlin dated other men directly after that. 

"We were clearly going our separate ways but we just didn't get enough inertia to separate. Kaitlin and I were involved in several businesses together. Mo and I communicated about twice a month (after that) and I think it was skewed in a very misleading way in the affidavit."

The police report said an anonymous caller had contacted Austin Police Department on May 14, saying: "Just discovered Strickland was having a romantic relationship with Wilson." The report also stated "Armstrong told the caller Armstrong was so angry Armstrong wanted to kill Wilson".

Commenting on his relationship with Armstrong, Strickland said he "had no indication" she could be capable of "anything like that" and has been in "shell-shocked grieving mode" since the shooting on Wednesday 11 May.

"I would say she is one of the least volatile people I have ever met and that's why it's so absolutely shocking," he continued.

"She had sides to her personality that I don't think she shared with anybody. I had no indication of anything like that."

After meeting for a swim, Strickland dropped Wilson back at her friend's house — where she was staying while visiting Austin for the Gravel Locos race — at around 8.30pm.

A dark-coloured SUV, which matches a vehicle owned by Armstrong, was then spotted on a neighbour's CCTV camera stopping outside the house.

The 25-year-old was found with fatal gunshot wounds, and Armstrong identified as the prime suspect in the investigation. US Marshals now know Armstrong took a flight from Austin to Houston on Saturday 14 May before boarding a connecting Southwest Airlines flight.

Prior to fleeing the state she had been interviewed by police in Austin but released on a technicality.

Besides the arrest warrant issued for the suspected murder, a warrant was subsequently issued against her for unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Dan is the road.cc news editor and joined in 2020 having previously written about nearly every other sport under the sun for the Express, and the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Dan has been at road.cc for four years and mainly writes news and tech articles as well as the occasional feature. He has hopefully kept you entertained on the live blog too.

Never fast enough to take things on the bike too seriously, when he's not working you'll find him exploring the south of England by two wheels at a leisurely weekend pace, or enjoying his favourite Scottish roads when visiting family. Sometimes he'll even load up the bags and ride up the whole way, he's a bit strange like that.

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Paper Back Rider | 2 years ago
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Strickland is NOT honest. Armstrong shared information with a friend that she wanted kill Wilson and was shaking in anger when she did so. Strickland most likely knew of this strong emotional statement by Armstrong, he lived with her! Why did Strickland lie to Armstrong about where he was going that day if she was not volatile? Strickland bought a gun, and apparently also a silencer for Armstrong. Armstrong could not buy a gun herself because she had a warrant out for her arrest. This, in itself, is a crime. B.S. Armstrong was not volatile. Strickland bears some responsibility in this crime.

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ErnieC replied to Paper Back Rider | 2 years ago
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Paper Back Rider wrote:

Strickland is NOT honest. Armstrong shared information with a friend that she wanted kill Wilson and was shaking in anger when she did so. Strickland most likely knew of this strong emotional statement by Armstrong, he lived with her! Why did Strickland lie to Armstrong about where he was going that day if she was not volatile? Strickland bought a gun, and apparently also a silencer for Armstrong. Armstrong could not buy a gun herself because she had a warrant out for her arrest. This, in itself, is a crime. B.S. Armstrong was not volatile. Strickland bears some responsibility in this crime.

most likely knew or definitely knew of her apparent volatility? Did she share with strickland that she wanted to kill armstrong? Perhaps he was lying because he was (still) playing hide-the-sausage with wilson?

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AlsoSomniloquism replied to Paper Back Rider | 2 years ago
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Armstrong could not buy a gun herself because she had a warrant out for her arrest.

 

For what charges? And if there was a warrant for her arrest, why wasn't she? Especially as they had her in for questioning on this, surely they could have held her for the other thing. 

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Paper Back Rider replied to AlsoSomniloquism | 2 years ago
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Sometime in the last 12 months or so she got $600 worth of Botox treatment and then ran away with out paying. They did arrest her for it but her birthday was incorrect on the warrant so they had to let her go due to that technicality. Before this could be corrected she took off.

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sparrowlegs replied to Paper Back Rider | 2 years ago
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Where did you get the info about the silencer? I'd read it may have been one but not that one was definitely used or actually purchased. 

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