Overview
- The Netflix feature, which rose to No. 1 on the platform Tuesday, is being praised for a victim‑centered approach rather than sensationalism.
- Wilson, a 25‑year‑old pro cyclist, was shot to death in Austin on May 11, 2022, and investigators matched shell casings to a gun registered to Kaitlin Armstrong.
- Prosecutors argued Armstrong acted out of jealousy tied to Wilson’s brief past relationship with fellow cyclist Colin Strickland and cited digital tracking in the narrative.
- Armstrong fled the U.S. using her sister’s passport and was captured in Costa Rica after 43 days through a U.S. Marshals ruse seeking a yoga instructor.
- A jury convicted Armstrong of first‑degree murder in November 2023 and sentenced her to 90 years with parole possible after 30, her appeal was denied in January 2026, and she is held at the Dr. Lane Murray Unit; in 2024 a judge also ordered her to pay Wilson’s parents $15 million in a wrongful‑death case.