but I'm pretty sure Canada doesn't extradite unless the death penalty is taken off the table.

The Austin police department revealed Wednesday that Kaitlin Armstrong — the suspect wanted in the murder of gravel star Moriah “Mo” Wilson — could already be in police custody except a birth date discrepancy prevented her from being arrested.
In a press conference Wednesday, police officials said that their “report management system” showed Armstrong to have a birth date in April that did not match the date of birth on an unrelated misdemeanor warrant that police used to bring her in for questioning.
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Police investigators interviewed her on May 12, just one day after Wilson was found shot dead in a friend’s apartment in Austin.
“Because of the discrepancy, we couldn’t arrest her,” an officer said Wednesday.
Nearly two weeks after Wilson’s murder, Armstrong has since gone on the lam.

What the f....


https://www.velonews.com/...-wilson-murder-case/

What the f....


https://www.velonews.com/...-wilson-murder-case/

Really this sounds to me like she got away not because of holes in the system, but because there was not yet enough evidence collected for her arrest.

What was the unrelated misdemeanor warrant though? Was it something made up to bring her in? I know this case is seemingly clear cut, but allowing police to do sloppy work when they have the governmental granted power to ruin or end lives is a recipe for disaster.

Let's imagine some with another common name, 'John Smith' is brought in for a misdemeanor but the birthdate written by the officer oes not match the license. Is it possible the cop made a careless mistake? Of course. Is is possible they have the wrong John Smith? Of course. In America the presumption is innocent until proven guilty. The cops did not prove they had the correct guilty person, therefore no arrest. Don't be mad at the system, be mad at the sloppy work by the police.

Also, it says she had a Class-B arrest warrant. I have to believe this means a Bench Warrant. No idea what hers was for, but people have gotten Bench Warrants for things like unpaid parking tickets.

Really this sounds to me like she got away not because of holes in the system, but because there was not yet enough evidence collected for her arrest.

If you read the police affidavit that was floated around he bought a gun for himself and a gun for her. Granted I get it's Texas, but man he knew his girlfriend was calling and harassing her.....and he was still running around with her.....and then he buys her a gun.

I'd be shocked if Wilson's family doesn't try to go after him in civil court over her death because he was just asking for something to escalate.

Pretty sure it's not legal to buy a handgun for another person, at least not from a licensed dealer. He would have either had to lie on his background check / disclosure paperwork or buy on the secondary market.

I wonder too at what point she became the main suspect as opposed to the guy?

Again NAL but from my understanding it's perfectly legal to buy a new gun from a dealer in which you intend to give as a gift assuming the person is not barred from owning one and you both live in the same state. So unless she was already flagged as a person not legally allowed to have a gun, totally legal since it was a dealer and it was new. When I last bought a gun (in New England) I was asked if It was for me or someone else. No idea if I said "for my wife/girlfriend/whatever" how it would have changed the sale, I presume would have to give them the information for a background check in them as well.

My brief Google search confirmed this from the national shooting sports foundation. I am suspect that Texas has any law forbidding the purchase either but I've been wrong.

Americans bought and gifted PLENTY of guns for Irish terrorists in the 1970s - 1990s without any background checks as to the suitability of the recipients 🤔.

Life360... as any parent would know

The US Marshals Fugitive Task Force is very good at finding people. They would have already known if she hopped on another flight so not likely given the article.

I'm a parent and I don't know.

My already fairly low opinion of police has gotten even lower over the last few years, but mention US Marshals and my mind still goes to "I didn't kill my wife!"/"I don't care!"

Now you do, and you kids will hate me.

It seems likely Armstrong will be found soon. Assuming she is guilty, she doesn't appear to be a very "smart" criminal.
The murder weapon was found at her home - not only did she not get rid of it after the crime, but she brought it back to her home.

She made no effort to alter her appearance while fleeing from Austin to NY - didn't cut her hair, didn't alter the color, didn't wear a hat or glasses. "Hey world, it's me"

She's traveling with her yoga mat. The pain of Wilson's family and loved ones is unimaginable, but then to see that the killer ensured she'd have a nice comfy space to practice her yoga while on the run.... ugh.