Kaitlin Armstrong dramatically altered her appearance and now looks like someone else

Kaitlin Armstrong, the suspect in the so-called “love triangle murder” that resulted in the killing of cyclist Moriah Wilson, went through a radical transformation as she tried to escape authorities, US Marshals say.
Armstrong, 34, was arrested Saturday in Costa Rica in a small town after being on the run for 43 days. She is accused of murdering Wilson, after discovering that the victim had been spending time with her boyfriend, pro gravel racer Colin Strickland.

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The yoga instructor had been on the run since a warrant for her arrest went out, following the murder of Wilson on May 11. Armstrong had sold her Jeep for some quick cash, and authorities believe she headed to Costa Rica to start a new life. Just as many experts predicted, she had heavily altered her appearance, and it seems she underwent plastic surgery. Authorities found two passports, and a a $6,350 receipt for surgery from the AVA Surgical Center, in San Jose, Costa Rica. She was captured at the Santa Teresa Beach hostel in Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

“She had a bandage on her nose and she had blood in her nostrils,” Zachary Paulsen told Inside Edition. According to the witness, the other passport belonged to her sister, Christine, who bears a striking resemblance.

The mugshot shows that her hair has been cut and dyed, and perhaps received surgery to her face, most notably her nose.

BREAKING: @insideedition saw the passport of Kaitlin Armstrong – along with her sister Christine's – when we did an interview with folks at the hostel in Costa Rica where Kaitlin was arrested yesterday. Also reportedly left behind in a locker was a receipt for plastic surgery. pic.twitter.com/Y9TRsOETaF

— Trevor Boyer (@trevormail) July 1, 2022

Deputy U.S. Marshal Brandon Filla did confirm that Armstrong used a passport that was not hers to get on a May 18 flight from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey to San José, Costa Rica.

After being extradited to the states on Saturday, she has since been booked at the Harris County Jail and will be transferred to Austin. She faces a charge of first-degree murder and and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Her bond was set at $3.5 million. If Armstrong does makes bail, she would be monitored by GPS, and have a curfew, according to court records.