Saturday 2 July 2022 06:51 PM Fugitive yoga teacher traveled on sister's passport and may have had PLASTIC ... trends now
A fugitive yoga teacher who allegedly gunned down her love rival in Texas likely traveled to Costa Rica using her sister's passport and possibly underwent plastic surgery while on the run.
Kaitlin Armstrong, 34, was arrested at $50-a-night 'treehouse hostel' in Santa Teresa Beach on Wednesday after having been sought after by U.S. authorities since May 11.
A witness to her arrest alleged the fugitive left behind two American passports in a locker where she had stored her things. One of the documents bore her name and the other seemingly belonged to her lookalike sister, Christine Armstrong.
The witness also claims to have found a $6,350 receipt for cosmetic surgery under 'another name' amongst her belongings. He alleged Armstrong had been walking around the hostel with a 'bandage on her nose and blood in her nostrils.'
Armstrong is accused of blasting love rival Anna Moriah 'Mo' Wilson, 25, to death in Austin, Texas, during a feud over her beau Colin Strickland.
She is currently languishing in a Costa Rican jail pending extradition to the U.S. to face murder charges. Armstrong could face the death penalty over the brutal killing.
Fugitive yoga instructor traveled to Costa Rica using her sister's passport and possibly underwent plastic surgery while on the run
Armstrong was arrested at $50-a-night 'treehouse hostel' in Santa Teresa Beach on Wednesday after having been sought after by U.S. authorities since May 11. She is pictured on the right during her arrest
Armstrong fled to Costa Rica in an apparent attempt to carry out a double life under a false name and passport.
She was posing as a woman named 'Ari' during her stay at Don Jon's Lodge in the small town of Santa Teresa, which is home to only 3,000 people.
Fellow guests described her as a 'strange' loner who would 'keep to herself,' despite sleeping in an eight-bunkbed dorm.
Zachary Paulsen, who claims he witnessed her arrest, said she had been asking for ways to cut back on costs before cops showed up for a routine check of the facility.
'She was just asking about how to get around cheaper, and then the police came,' Paulsen told Inside Edition. Armstrong was seized by Costa Rican officers after they could not find her fake name on their database.
Paulsen reportedly showed the news outlet the two passports he alleges Armstrong left at the hostel.
Photographs of the documents show one passport bearing the name Kaitlin Marie Armstrong and featuring the yoga instructor's personal information and picture, which featured a toothy grin and her ginger hair.
The other seemingly passport belonged to a 31-year-old brunette named Christine Elizabeth Armstrong, believed to be Armstrong's younger sister.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Brandon Filla confirmed to the news outlet that Armstrong had 'cropped her hair about shoulder length' and 'dyed it dark brown.' This was likely an attempt to better resemble Christine.
Paulsen also suspects that Armstrong had plastic surgery while in Costa Rica. He claims to have a found a receipt from AVA Surgical Center in San Rafael de Escazú for a procedure dated June 23.
The receipt does not indicate what services were provided, but Paulsen claims Armstrong had bandaged her nose.
He also noted the receipt was addressed to a patient bearing a different name than Armstrong. Inside Edition did not publicly name the patient.
Zachary Paulsen, who claims he witnessed her arrest, suspects that Armstrong had plastic surgery while in Costa Rica. He claims to have a found a receipt from AVA Surgical Center in San Rafael de Escazú (pictured) for a procedure dated June 23
Paulsen said the receipt bore a different name but was found in the same locker as the passports belonging to Armstrong and her sister. He also alleged Armstrong had been walking around the hostel with a 'bandage on her nose and blood in her nostrils.' A file photo of AVA Surgical Center shows what one of the facility's exam/operating rooms looks like
A source revealed to DailyMail.com on Friday that Armstrong first arrived at the Don Jon's Lodge on June 8.
Staff had repeatedly turned down her requests to work as a yoga instructor, but eventually relented and she started helping with the classes when the normal teacher was off. She was also working shifts on the front desk in reception.
The source said: 'When the [regular] yoga girl couldn't make it, [Armstrong] carried out the class instead of the other one. She didn't always work.'
They continued: 'She didn't talk to anyone. She didn't have to work in the morning and slept late. When she got up, she drank a lot of coffee. And she sat in some chairs, apart from the others.'
They added Armstrong was 'strange' and would mysteriously only leave the hostel at night before returning late while other guests were fast asleep.'
The 34-year-old would sit on chairs apart from the other guests who even thought she had left because they never saw her get home from her shifts at the resort.
The 34-year-old would sit on chairs apart from the other guests who even thought she had left because they never saw her get home from her shifts at the resort (pictured, a file photo of the treehouses on the resort's website)
Kaitlin Armstrong was described as a 'strange' loner who would 'keep to herself' while sleeping in an eight-bunkbed dorm (pictured, her bed) at Don Jon's Lodge in Santa Teresa before she was arrested yesterday after six weeks on the run
Don Jon's Lodge in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica housed wanted fugitive Kaitlin Armstrong before she was caught by authorities
Armstrong had led cops on a mammoth six-week chase across multiple countries and U.S. states, including Texas, New York and New Jersey before she was arrested.
Staff were apparently bamboozled when cops swooped on the resort and demanded to see her passport, which she claimed it was in a nearby resort in Tamarindo.
She was stopped by agents assigned to the Santa Teresa de Cóbano Tourist Police division and provided officers a fictitious name.
