Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial: Analyzing the verdict and sentencing | FOX 7 Austin

In this FOX 7 Focus, FOX 7's John Krinjak speaks with Austin-based attorney James Wood about the trial, the verdict and the sentence of Kaitlin Armstrong, who murdered pro cyclist Moriah Wilson in 2022.
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[@joanlynch5271]

To me it's strange how much more evil she looks now compared to before.

[@scholarlyanalyst7700]

Very true! It must be the surgery? No?

[@melstiller8561]

The heartbreaking statement from Mo Wilson's friend went straight to my soul. Kaitlin Armstrong deserved 90 years --- and so much more!

[@mathematicaleconomist4943]

I don't want her to ever see the light of day after what she's done to a sweet, innocent girl!

[@melstiller8561]

@@mathematicaleconomist4943 -- No matter the circumstances, it's very clear to me that murder is never a solution, either morally or rationally. Yet, for a woman who could not accept the fact that, in more ways than one, she couldn't keep "her man," Kaitlin took down the wrong person. If Colin was inaccessible to her, he was the obstacle, not Mo. However, personal insecurities, jealousy, and rage (and, often, greed) can motivate people to do the most horrible things imaginable, acting out of character and stepping over the line of decency and common sense. The 90-year sentence that Armstrong received was for the murder she committed; but she still has to face the charges for assaulting an officer and for acting like a bird free of its cage. If there's any justice in this world, she will never again inhale a breath beyond prison fences.

[@mathematicaleconomist4943]

@@melstiller8561 Thank you! My sentiments as well!

[@melstiller8561]

@@mathematicaleconomist4943 -- Unfortunately for Mo Wilson, Kaitlin Armstrong made the wrong decision; and, for that, she has to be held accountable. It bothers me more than you know how much damage one man was allowed to cause to so many people. He was allowed to do it because he was good at playing the game and pulling the wool over Kaitlin's unwilling eyes. But it bothers me even more that Kaitlin, an adult with a working brain, refused to see past Colin's egocentrism.