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Hey. So, Colin, is that your first name? Yes. Hey, so, um, do you know Anna? Last name
is Wilson. Oh, yes. Yes, I do. So, there's really no easy way to say this. So, apparently last night she
passed away. This is Colin Strickland, and he was just told that his ex-girlfriend Anna
Wilson was brutally murdered only hours ago. Austin 911. What's your emergency? My friend is staying with me and I just
walked in and she's laying on the bathroom floor and there's blood everywhere. Police.
Do I stop? I don't know what happened. I JUST WALKED IN ON HER. When cops first arrived at this gruesome
site, they suspected a robbery gone wrong. But a series of dimming clues found at the crime scene quickly pointed
to not just a meticulously planned murder, but a deadly love triangle and a killer that was closer to home than
anyone expected. Did you kill Mo? No. No. No. On May 11th, 2022, police were called to
an address after a woman made this disturbing 911 call. So, what's the address of the emergency?
It's it's 1708 Maple Avenue. Okay. Tell me exactly what happened. Um, my friend is staying with me and I
just walked in and she's laying on the bathroom floor and there's blood everywhere and I don't know what
happened. Is she awake? She's not awake. There's all over her face and all on the back of her head.
Is she breathing? No, she's breathing. I've got the paramedics on the way to help you. Stay on the line, Caitlyn.
That caller was Caitlyn Cash, [music] and she'd arrived home to find her friend Mariah Wilson clinging to life
after being shot. Awesome. Police. 29 32. Do I stop? I don't know what happened. I JUST
WALKED IN ON HER. OKAY. OKAY. I'll let you go so you can talk to them. Okay. Okay.
Yeah. Head shot. Nobody heard any shots. We don't know how long she's been down.
No. That's pretty close. Yeah. Oh, we got CSF in there. After assessing the situation, officers
noticed cerebral spinal fluid, or CSF for short, oozing onto the floor. This fluid surrounds the brain, meaning the
bullets had actually pierced her skull and killed her instantly. This meant there was no saving her no matter what
anyone did. But officers could still bring her killer to justice, which is why they need answers right now. Answers
that only Cash can give as she is the only witness that officers currently have. Do you know if he's talking to
anyone or anything? I know you say you don't live here. Yeah, she was with my friend Colin.
Colin's last Yeah. Yeah. I They went swimming. Okay. Did you see a gun or anything like that
in your bullet? You said call and you know where there's I can call him. Um I can give you his phone number
from you. You said so she went swimming with Paulin Strickland. Swimming. I left to go have dinner with my friends
and then I came back. This is my house. Mr. House is in my house. She's staying with me.
Right now, police are a bit disoriented as to what exactly went down just hours earlier. But they would soon run into
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Now, let's [music] get back to the video. When is the last time you spoke to therapy? Uh, when I left here at 5:30,
[music] are you guys friends? You and are friends or I mean like acquaintances. [music]
Don't know what Carrie drives. He's a cyclist. A cyclist. Does she live in this area? Uh, he lives in South Austin.
Does she have like um a license or wallet up there at all? [music] You know, I She should. Yeah.
She said she's from San Francisco. Well, she's from Vermont, but she's living in San Francisco.
She came to [music] visit you. Yeah. She's here for a bike race this weekend. Okay. Did her and Collins have an
argument at all, you know? [music] I don't have I don't have any idea. The only thing I know is she said I'm
meeting him to go swimming. [music] Okay. What time was that? 5 5:00 p.m. today.
Yeah. I mean, I can see and my text messages are [music] just When was the last time you saw her? Was
that when you saw you had eyes for dinner at [music] 5:30? So, you left dinner at 5:30. What time
did you come back? Right. [music] 2 minutes before I called 911. Oh, yeah. According to Cash, Mariah had been with
Colin, her ex-boyfriend, all day and was home only a few minutes before she was found dead. This made Colin a major
person of interest that the cops would interview later on. But for now, there are more pressing matters. It turns out
Mariah was in town for a bike race and had brought along with her a $14,000 racing bike which could have been a
massive target for someone. And as the cops would soon find out, that bike [music] was missing. It quickly became a
possibility that someone could have been waiting for Mariah to be home alone and
attempted to rob the bike only for Mariah to resist and end up getting [music] killed. This being their only
lead, officers needed to trace down where this bike went as it could take them straight to the murderer.
That's her um that's her bike cover. Yeah. So the bike there. So, so if she writes right through this
first unit right here, this this is her um and these are her lands. So, this So, this bike covers
Yeah. Where would her bike be? Yeah. Where would she keep her bike? It would be right inside the door.
Yeah. Her bikes inside the door. Is there a bike? You see a bike? She said she would put it right by the
door. [music] No bike. That's negative jokes. With no trace of the bike in the house,
officers decided to begin searching the woods nearby when they made a discovery that showed them they were on the wrong
track completely, leaving them with absolutely zero leads. Hey, come here. Somebody might be in
here. This might be the bike. Okay, but hold on. Somebody might be in here. Okay. All right. Go there.
Airport 32. I located the bike. Since the bike was dumped nearby, officers suspected that this was placed
as a red herring for them to chase. Officers are being tricked. And if the killer is smart enough to trick
officers, they're also smart enough to begin covering up their tracks. This is why the officers swiftly moved to gather
evidence from the scene. The most important of which are the shell casings from the bullets used.
There's one right there. Right there. Where? One right there. Okay. Those bullet shells will help cops
identify the gun used. Now they just had to find that gun and the shooter who officers initially believed could have
been Cash. It is for this reason that officers bring Cash back to the police station in order to conduct a crucial
test to confirm whether she's innocent or not. So, let me tell you this upfront. By no
means in the world do I think that that you did any of this. Okay? But so, what they're what they're going to do, we're
just going to have them swab your hands for gunshot residue. Um, if we don't do this to you, then in
court they can say, "Oh, what about this other person? Why didn't you do this part of the investigation?
A GSR or gunshot residue swab test of Cash's hands presented a negative result. Considering that Mariah was in a
very narrow space of the home, officers concluded that Caitlyn could not have been the one to murder her. Fortunately
though, Cash did provide an important piece of information. The last person in contact with Mariah was Colin
Strickland. Digging deeper into this, cops discovered that the two were having drinks at a nearby cafe and have never
suspected that this would be the last time that they saw each other. This is why Colin was an important lead who
could give officers valuable insight about the events leading up to the murder. But before police went in to
interview Colin, they noticed some houses in the neighborhood had CCTV cameras installed, which could possibly
help reveal the killer's identity. When investigators watched the footage back, they found something very interesting.
CCTV footage revealed this black Jeep driving directly towards Cash's home where Mariah was staying that night. The
moment it arrived, Ring cameras caught this gut-wrenching audio. And immediately after the shooting, the
killer escaped. Although this was a massive breakthrough, there was one glaring issue. Officers had no way of
identifying the driver. After all, the cameras were too grainy and the vehicle was too far away for officers to get a
shot of the driver or run the plates. However, only a few days later, they come across something incredibly
interesting when going to question Colin Strickland, Mariah's ex-boyfriend. Hey, how's it going?
This is the same black Jeep that officers saw on cameras parked right outside Colin's home.
Hey, Colin. Is that your first name? Hey, so um do you know Anna? Um Mo. They know Mo. Yeah. Uh everybody calls
her Mo. Um, last name is Wilson Ryder from She's a Oh, yes. Growl Rider. Yes. Yes, I do.
Okay. So, um, there's really no use to say this. So, apparently last night she passed
away. How did she right now? is an open investigation, but it is being investigated as a
homicide. Right now, the cops know he was the last person to see her alive. They've
discovered a vehicle in his driveway that matches the one captured on security cameras, and it even has a
bicycle rack attached to the rear end. Colin Strickland has just become their number one suspect, but he doesn't
realize this yet as officers continue to question him. Are you okay? Um, do you happen to have her mom's address
by chance? I know that she lives in Vermont. I have an address for her brother, but we're just trying to send
someone to her mom's address instead of us actually calling her over the phone. I
didn't know. I don't have a script on her, but we went to Eddie yesterday afternoon and then
I dropped her at her um for the apartment she's been staying at 6:30. The cop intentionally avoided telling
Colin how Mariah died, as they do with any suspect in a murder case, but they notice his body language is concerning
as he is barely able to look them in the eyes. This could either be because of pure shock as the two had spent the
previous day together, or in the worst case scenario, he's afraid to look them in the eyes because he had something to
do with the murder. So, to uncover these secrets, police started looking into Colin's life and his history with
Mariah. This is when they discover Caitlyn Armstrong, Colin's girlfriend, who separated from him in October 2021,
but then got back together a month later in November. However, during their breakup period, he had a month-long
romantic affair with Mariah and remained in contact with her even after he resumed his relationship with Caitlyn.
Immediately, officers began suspecting that Caitlyn could be one of the major suspects in this investigation. These
suspicions were further confirmed when they ran the plates of the black jeep and found that it didn't belong to
Colin, but it was actually owned by Caitlyn. Considering that Colin was good friends with Mariah, and Caitlyn hated
this, this made her a suspect in this investigation. So, to get to the bottom of this, officers bring in Colin 2 days
after the murder in order to achieve two objectives with one interview. The first
would be able to see whether Colin has a solid alibi that he can present to the officers. After all, whether he did it
or not, Colin was the last person to see Mariah alive. And the second is to gather information that can be used
against other suspects like Caitlyn. And you you said that Joel left around like 6:30 to
I don't I don't think that is accurate because it must have we must have left Bullber at about
7:45 or even [music] later. Probably maybe more like 8. Yeah. just as it was getting dark. Um
[clears throat] cuz if we went straight to her place and it wasn't dark yet, but
it was [music] I got you get cooling off and it was like also in the evening if you remember
that. Okay. Well, what about whenever y'all were at the at the bar? [music] Um was there anybody that was like
watching y'all or [snorts] I I [music] was acting weird with Mo or Mo didn't know if she's [clears throat]
doesn't live here. So, no, not [music] at all. Yeah. Nobody. Anybody that did like try to hit on her
at the bar or anything? No. Okay. No, not that I saw nor that she mentioned. I didn't notice anything
out of the ordinary to be honest at the bar. The cops are looking for more than just
details of what he and Mariah did that day. They're going to try and figure out why exactly the black vehicle from the
murder scene was conveniently parked at Colin's home. I whenever I was over there earlier, I saw there was the the
other car cuz you said that you you drive a motorcycle and then you drove the Mercedes.
Drove a Mercedes up here. I I guess the other one is Jeep is hers. My girlfriend Caitlyn.
Okay. So, that belongs to her. Okay. All right. So, you you got back around like
7:30. I I don't know exactly when that was. I think I I think I texted um Caitlyn as I
was leaving just saying, "Hey, are you still out getting food?" Yeah, more like 8:30 is when I dropped her off at her
house. Okay. I think just before dark cuz I texted Caitlyn as I like after I left.
Okay. And that was whenever you say 8:36 and she I think she was at yoga class. She showed up close. So do you end up
getting back home? She's not home. What time was it that she got home? Um short right after I text her probably
9:20 or so. It was 9:21. Okay. like where where had she been like that whole she had had a actually a laser hair
removal appointment she said in the at 7:00 p.m. downtown. Uhhuh. [clears throat]
And then after that, I'm not exactly sure. She had texted me asking if I wanted to meet up and I didn't reply.
And then I didn't see her or hear from her until till um I was back at home. And did she say anything like whenever
she got home of where she'd been? you know, but she was in her like a yoga outfit carrying a yoga mat.
Although Colin had heard from Caitlyn the night of the murder, he couldn't give her a solid alibi and didn't even
know exactly where she did her yoga classes. He also managed to avoid mentioning his romantic affair with
Mariah, but he'll soon be left with no choice but to tell the cops everything. So, how long had had you and Caitlyn
been dating? About a year and a half, maybe 2 years, actually. Okay. And then how how long was it that
y'all had broken up? whenever you and Mo got very long actually. While you were dating Mo, Caitlin was
still living with you. Um, she was moving out. Oh, okay. I mean, she had another house. She had a
sister in town. And um, yeah, it was definitely very I was about to say that would probably
be pretty pretty uh, it definitely was awkward. It was kind of almost like something I felt like I
[laughter] felt like to force the situation which is stupid. But so why was it that you had to change the
name for Mo in your phone? Just because I I don't because in the past Caitlyn has looked at my phone and
I just didn't want to I just didn't want to surface. Basically I would always start fighting.
Exactly. Basically nobody else can have you. Yeah. Yeah. I know. So he's kind of jealous.
Understandable. I mean exactly unique to [snorts] I got you. After listening to Colin, officers
achieved what they set out to do. First, they cleared Colin who had texts and times to back up his alibi. Secondly,
they managed to gather information about Caitlyn, whose entire story is shady. That means that out of the three
suspects that officers have, Colin, Cash, and Caitlyn, only Caitlyn's movements are entirely unaccounted for.
This is why cops were now more suspicious of her than ever, but had no irrefutable evidence to arrest Caitlyn.
At least not until the cops searched the police database and hit the jackpot. Caitlyn Armstrong had a warrant on her
head for a minor infraction. It was all they needed to bring her in and then use
it as an excuse to question her about Mariah. All right. So, I'm Detective Connor and
um so my partner is actually talking um to Colin right now. Um so I wanted to come in here and start chatting with you
and everything so you don't have to wait super long. Um so it sounds like you may
have some information, may have witnessed something. So I just wanted to chat with you about some stuff. Um but
you're here for a warrant right now, I guess. Um, are you familiar with with what you have going on with that?
No idea. Okay. So, I guess it was like a theft of service warrant, something [music] kind
of minor. Nothing. Okay. So, that's why you're here. You've got a theft of service warrant. That's why you
got picked up today and everything. So, I was just letting you know on that part.
Observe how the detective maintains an almost nonchalant demeanor despite the gravity of the situation. This is
deliberately done to create a sense of security for Caitlyn, ensuring she remains unaware that she is under any
suspicion by the police. Despite this, Caitlyn appears noticeably tense and uneasy.
Can you tell me what it was that was the theft of service? I can look um I'm not sure what it is at
this [clears throat] point. Um but I can look that up later and get you a little
bit more information on that for sure. But because you are here and because you were under arrest for that portion of
it, we always have to read Miranda and stuff because I want to talk to you about some other stuff that's unrelated
to that. The officer has ignored Caitlyn's questions about her warrant because she is more focused on digging
up information about Mariah's murder. A tactic that becomes dangerous as Caitlyn
begins to raise concerns about her legal counsel. If I have an existing warrant and you
don't know what it's about, do I need an attorney here? So the warrant is just a be just theft
of service type thing. The reason I'm here is because your name came up um during a conversation with Colin. Um I
think there's a lot more information that you have that can kind of explain some of the stuff he's saying, but to be
able to do that, I have to read you your rights just so that you know and you're
protected and things like that. Okay. Okay. And so if you're reading me my rights, then I should
That's because of the warrant because you're under arrest for the warrant. So you're technically in custody because of
that warrant. Um, so they're two separate things. Does that make sense? I think so. But I have never heard.
[snorts] Even though they have Caitlyn exactly where they want her, one tiny mistake is
about to allow someone cops suspect to be a killer to walk away scot-free. Well,
um, so that's what they were just knocking on the door is. Apparently that warrant the date of birth was wrong. So
it had your name, but the date of birth is wrong. It's to a different person. So, that's not You're not under arrest.
Okay. Okay. I know it's a little crazy. Although the cop tries to make a joke of
the situation, Caitlyn now knows that she can leave whenever she wishes. After all, cops have no legal ground to hold
her any longer. This is why it's down to this cop to try and convince her that talking is the right thing to do.
But I would really like to talk to you and clear some stuff up. Um because Colin did bring your name up and I think
there's a lot more information that you have that can kind of clear some stuff up. Does that make sense?
It makes sense. I feel like I should have an attorney present. So that's totally your choice. Um so you
So at this point you are free to leave at any point. So this is going to be consensual at this point cuz you're not
under arrest. Okay. To make matters worse, Caitlyn has just requested an attorney. Legally, the
detective is now bound to cease any and all questioning related to Mariah's murder, but she's about to thread a very
dangerous line of breaking the law in order to get any information out of Caitlyn.
I would love to leave. He would love to leave. He just arrested me in front of my
house, in front of all of my neighbors, and carried me in here in handcuffs in front of [clears throat]
downtown Austin. It was incredibly I can only imagine. Yeah. And I'm so sorry. I don't have control over that
part. Okay. I'm not upset with you. So, there's a situation that's going on. Did you hear
about what's happened over the past 24 hours? Colin walked in the house and said one
of the women in the cycling community [music] passed away. Yes. Yeah. Um, while Colin was talking
to us, your name came [music] up. And so, that's where I would really like to talk to you because it sounds like
[music] there was some some issues between you and this girl. And I think that there's probably a lot more to it
that you could help explain. Okay. I'm not I'm not sure exactly what you mean or what information he
Well, so so it sounds like maybe he went out with this girl the other day and [music]
maybe it sounds like from what he's saying that you were a little upset about it. [music] Um and so that's why I
kind of wanted to get your side of it because that's not fair if he's just saying one thing and and trying to to go
down a route and I [music] want to make sure that's not the case. That is not accurate.
Yeah. And that's why I wanted to chat with you because it's a guy. He's going to say stuff and so we want to make sure
that we get both sides of the story and everything and clear it up. [music] So what what were you doing yesterday?
I would like to leave. I think you would like to leave. Yeah. Okay. [music] But understand if you do then we
only have one side of the story to go on. And from what we're hearing from Colin, you know, [sighs] it's one side
and it Well, I just [music] am uncertain as to even what you mean or what he could have
said because I didn't have any idea what he saw or went out with this girl recently. Have he been like talking to
her? I don't actually know and I [music] would like to leave. Okay. At this point, getting Caitlyn to
talk willingly seems like a lost cause. She knows she can walk out of the station and nobody can stop her. So, the
detective decides to drop their bombshell evidence in the hope she might crack. And your vehicle was seen next to her
house. Um, and [music] we needed to talk about that. Okay. Because when he's saying this stuff and then your vehicle
is seen, like I want to be able to explain, okay, there's a logical explanation for this. Maybe you were
upset and you were just in the area or something like [music] I don't know because I don't have your story. When I
can't explain that and all I see is that your vehicle's over there, that that kind of makes it look not [music] too
good, right? Okay. And then when we're talking to Colin and we're hearing like, "Yeah, there [music] was some some
jealousy stuff going on." Like, that doesn't sound very good. Um, [clears throat] and so that's why I
really want to get your side of the story because maybe there's a lot more going on.
[music] I would like to leave if I am free to leave. Okay. Okay. Unfortunately, there was nothing that
officers could do to stop Caitlyn from walking out. At this point, they were incredibly suspicious of her, as her
behavior throughout the interrogation meant that she was hiding something. But if officers couldn't find out what this
was from Caitlyn, they'd do it from the one person who knew her best, Colin Strickland, who was called in a second
time for an interview in hopes of uncovering more information about Caitlyn. However, there is one problem.
This time, Colin brought his lawyer with him, and questioning him is about to become exponentially harder.
How was how was Caitlyn during that time? I guess my understanding, she wasn't too happy whenever she saw Mo.
Caitlyn had we were after Mo was in Austin for a week and we Mo and I had slept I had broken up with Caitlin
before Mo came to town. Mhm. And then [clears throat] I had no I actually did not know that she was coming to Austin
in October. I had no idea. We hadn't discussed that and I don't think so cuz it was felt like a surprise and then she
was here and I just said, "Oh, let's hang [music] out." I was mentally ready to kind of move on. And I know after Mo
left town after a [clears throat] week, Caitlyn's things were still in my house.
We were sleeping in separate rooms and effectively, [music] you know, Caitlyn was on Bumble. I know she had meant
several dates with people and I I don't know I never asked like what how what they were what extent they were evolving
a relationship but I know that she went on had several men that she was dating of sorts and I was fine with it. I mean
that was kind of the understanding of course. So um yeah it just seems very weird to me
that she would be that there would be any dwelling on fixating on a person. Mhm.
when she was like, you know, moving on to other relationships, you know, at that time.
From what Colin says, the two clearly had a troubled relationship, especially considering the facts that both Colin
and Caitlyn rebounded while on break. This is why officers need to dig deeper into what Caitlyn acted like both during
and after this time to determine if she showed obsessive traits in her personality.
It's just kind of going back to you know, me just trying to figure out like just kind of how she is, her personality
and stuff. I mean, if you were to ask me about like, "Hey, how is your [music] wife?" Well, yeah. I mean, I'm going to
tell you, yeah, she's always happy, but I'm Does she get mad? Yes. Everybody gets mad. That's natural. You know, I'm
not I'm not going to blow that out of proportion. Do I think that my wife could go and kill somebody? No. There's
no way in the world. Do I think my wife would hit somebody? No. Now, if you ask me that about my six-year-old son,
yeah, it wouldn't surprise me if he wouldn't punch somebody at all. I think Kano would hit somebody. No, I
honestly don't because it would be [music] too a I don't know. Do I think Caitlyn could
kill somebody? No, I don't. If Caitlyn had been planning to murder Mariah, Colin was about to make it clear
he suspected nothing all along. I said, "I think I think y'all need to stop talking to each other. You need to
separate yourselves from each other while the fact finding is going on. I just don't think it would be helpful."
And so, so I don't think there's been very much there definitely not been any being together
since she left [music] and I left Saturday, Friday, sorry, Friday midday eventually to get a new SIM card for my
phone, which I assumed was okay. Yeah. To have the same number. you're allowed to have with him,
right? And um then Slair [clears throat] since then I have not I haven't spoken with Caitlyn or
seen her. And like so the two detectives, you know, two detectives came by my house
yesterday. [music and clears throat] They'll get asking if I if she was there, if I had seen where she was, and
my father had contacted her that yesterday morning. He had gotten in touch with her. I gave him the number
that Mhm. [clears throat] Caitlyn had uh given our mutual attorney. Has she ever mentioned in the past of
wanting to hurt Mo? No, she's never mentioned wanting to physically hurt. Do you think that that [music] she is
capable? If I thought she was physically capable of hurting another human, [music] I would have extricated myself
immediately from that situation. not only for my not so much for my own personal safety but my concern [music]
for another human. So what's that answer? The answer is no. Okay. I don't believe in any way she's capable
of that. Okay. The gun range [music] that she visited with her sister. Do you know
where that gun range is? I think it was on South I35. I told them to go to the Reds, which is now
something else, which is the one I drove past on my way to school for 12 years at
the Waldorf school, but they went to another one because a mutual friend had [music] been there.
You bought the guns, right? I bought the guns. Yes. When was that? I think December, [music] early
December. Okay. It's there. There's a receipt with them. I'm sure you could look at the receipt. In an ironic twist,
Colin had bought Caitlyn a gun for self-defense. But after police conducted a firearm examination, it just so
happened that the bullets it used were the same caliber that were found near Mariah's body. So far, the cops had
evidence of Caitlyn's car at the scene. They knew about her obsessive behavior, and they knew she owned the same model
of gun that was used to kill Mariah. But while they searched for her whereabouts,
the investigation continued to uncover crucial and damning evidence that not only heavily suggested Caitlyn was
responsible for Mariah's death, but also cleared Colin of any wrongdoing. The cops gathered all cell phone data and
compared it to the surveillance footage, allowing them to map the movements of Mariah, Colin, and Caitlyn on the night
of May 11th, 2022. Colin and Mariah were at Pool Burger after their swim and were
there around 7:00 p.m. When they left, they headed to Maple Avenue, but didn't realize that Caitlyn was stalking them
and was driving in the same direction. Caitlyn thought that turning off her cell phone would cover her tracks. But
the surveillance footage caught her, and what it shows is a black Jeep, eerily similar to Caitlyn's closing in on the
house where Mariah was killed. As Colin dropped Mariah off at the Maple Avenue address, both were completely unaware
that Caitlyn was secretly stalking them only yards away. The same black Jeep had
driven down the back alley of Maple Avenue and was slowly heading toward Mariah's address. Moments after Colin
left, a neighbor's doorbell camera captured audio of Mariah screaming for her life before she was murdered.
Colin's cell phone placed him driving away from the area before Mariah's death and cleared him as a suspect. This meant
that the only person who could have killed Mariah was Caitlyn. All that was left to do was arrest her. But when
officers went to find her, they discovered a massive problem. Just hours before they solved the murder, Caitlyn
had left the country under a fraudulent passport, which was originally her sister's. Caitlyn likely did this to
avoid using her own passport in case officers were keeping tabs on her. But the fraudulent passport gave her enough
time to escape. After getting a search warrant for her Gmail records, officers found a flight ticket that [music] was
booked for a one-way flight to Costa Rica. Even CCTV footage obtained from Austin Bergstrom International Airport
in Austin showed her boarding into the plane. An initial investigation into her records showed that she had booked a
hostel in Santa Teresa Beach while working as a yoga instructor. So to lure her out, an officer sent a message out
on social media asking for a yoga teacher in the local area. Soon Caitlyn took the bait and replied to the ad and
agreed to meet up. But in the month that she'd been on the run, she'd taken some extreme measures
in order to conceal her identity. Caitlyn had undergone several surgical operations to alter her appearance. But
there was no fooling the arresting officer who recognized Caitlyn from her eyes. She was arrested and flown back to
the United States where she was charged with attempted murder. However, that wasn't the end of it because in October
2023, Caitlyn tried to escape again by taking advantage of a doctor's appointment outside of jail. She can be
seen here fleeing from the cops after she jumped from a bathroom window. [music] This time she was caught almost
instantly. If the several attempts to escape justice and falsifying of documents weren't enough to convince a
jury Caitlyn was guilty, then the surveillance footage and the testimony of Colin Strickland. And most
importantly, the ballistic analysis that matched the gun to the shell casings found at the scene of the crime
certainly were enough to convince them. Consequently, a year and a half later, on November 16th, 2023, Caitlyn was
found guilty of first-degree murder, and she was sentenced to 90 years in prison
for the cold-blooded murder of Mariah Wilson.

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On May 11th, police were called to this house at around 10 pm, after a woman made this disturbing 911 call.

The caller was Caitlin Cash, and she'd just arrived home to find her friend Moriah Wilson shot, clinging to her life on the bathroom floor. Officers rushed to the scene, unaware that over the next few hours, they would be drawn into one of the most complex murder cases ever...

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Brief Summary

Mariah Wilson was murdered, leading to a complex investigation involving love triangles and a fleeing suspect, Caitlyn Armstrong.

Key points

Brutal Discovery. Colin Strickland learns of his ex-girlfriend Anna's murder.
911 Call. Caitlyn Cash calls 911 after finding her friend Mariah shot.
The Missing Bike. Mariah's expensive racing bike goes missing after her murder.
CCTV Breakthrough. CCTV footage reveals a black Jeep near the crime scene.
Caitlyn's Alibi. Caitlyn's movements are unaccounted for, raising suspicion.
Caitlyn's Legal Dilemma. Caitlyn learns she's in custody due to a warrant, raising her concerns about legal representation.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Apparently last night she passed away.

Colin learns about Anna's death.

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Tension

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