Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson sentenced to 90 years in prison

A Texas jury on Friday sentenced a woman to 90 years in prison for the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna "Mo" Wilson in a case that sent investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer.

Jurors deliberated for just over three hours before delivering the verdict for Kaitlin Armstrong, who investigators say tracked Wilson to the apartment where she was staying and shot her three times. They took only two hours on Thursday to convict her.

Prosecutors said Armstrong, 35, gunned down the 25-year-old Wilson in a jealous rage. Wilson had briefly dated Armstrong's boyfriend several months earlier. Wilson went swimming and to a meal with him the day she was killed.

Armstrong's defence attorneys had urged the jury to consider something less than life that could offer the chance for parole.

Armstrong left the courtroom immediately after the verdict. Her father wiped tears from his eyes and sobs could be heard coming from the area of the courtroom where her family members sat.

Members of Wilson's family exchanged hugs with each other following the jury's announcement and her mother, Karen Wilson, gave a statement.

"When you shot Moriah in the heart, you shot me in the heart. .... all the people who loved her, pierced their hearts," she said, looking at Armstrong as she left the witness stand. Armstrong did not appear to return her gaze.

A Vermont native and former alpine skier at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Anna Wilson was an emerging star in pro gravel and mountain bike racing. She was visiting Austin ahead of a race in Texas, where she was among the favourites to win.

Kaitlin Armstrong tracked Wilson to the apartment where she was staying through a fitness app and shot her three