Kaitlin Armstrong, who gained national notoriety for the murder of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in 2022, is facing another lawsuit from Wilson’s family.
The lawsuit, submitted last week in Travis County, Texas, named Armstrong, her sister, mother, and ex-boyfriend as defendants. It claimed Armstrong transferred “most, if not all, of her assets” to her mother and sister during her criminal and civil trials.
In June, a Travis County judge ordered Armstrong to pay Wilson’s family $15 million following a wrongful death lawsuit filed in May, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The suit argues that Armstrong transferred the assets to evade paying damages to Wilson’s family.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, Armstrong is serving a 90-year prison sentence after her conviction for Wilson’s murder on May 11, 2022, in Austin. Wilson, 25, was found shot multiple times at a friend’s apartment, hours after meeting up with Armstrong’s then-boyfriend Colin Strickland.
Following a 43-day manhunt, police arrested Armstrong at a Costa Rica hostel in June 2022. After her arrest, she pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. Investigators said she sold her Jeep before fleeing, and then used her sister’s passport and spent thousands getting plastic surgery in an attempt to alter her appearance.
The latest lawsuit stated that Armstrong transferred the deeds of two Austin properties to her mother or sister. The suit claimed that the properties were sold after Armstrong killed Wilson.
Armstrong and her ex-boyfriend, Colin Strickland, co-owned a third property in Lockhart. Strickland briefly dated Wilson, which allegedly fueled Armstrong’s jealousy and led to the murder.
Armstrong’s share was transferred to her sister, Christine Armstrong, who then gave full ownership to Strickland. This property has since been sold, according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit also alleged that a Chase bank account in Armstrong’s name, with $78,000, was drained to $10 three days after the Wilson family filed their wrongful death lawsuit against her.
Randy Howry, the attorney for the Wilson family, said the lawsuit seeks to uncover what happened to the bank account money and any funds from the sale of Armstrong’s properties.
“What they’re interested in doing is making sure Kaitlin doesn’t financially benefit, nor does her family financially benefit because of the acts of Kaitlin Armstrong,” Howry said.
The Wilson family is seeking more than $1 million and has requested a jury trial to determine the final amount.
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[Feature Photo: Mo Wilson/Family Handout; Kaitlin Armstrong/Texas Department of Corrections]
