Kaitlin Armstrong trial: Jury of six men and eight women selected in case of 'killer' yoga teacher accused of murdering her love rival

A jury of eight women and six men have been selected in the trial of Kaitlin Armstrong, the Texas yoga teacher accused of murdering her love rival then going on the run in May last year. 

Opening statements will begin tomorrow at the Travis County Criminal Courthouse. 

Armstrong, 36, has pleaded not guilty to murder. She is accused of shooting dead Moriah 'Mo' Wilson in May last year after Wilson returned home from a dinner with Armstrong's boyfriend, Colin Strickland. 

Armstrong is accused of murdering pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson in Austin in May 2022, allegedly out of jealousy over her romance with Armstrong's boyfriend Colin Strickland

Wilson was described by her fellow cyclists as being 'all light and laughter'. She was a star in the cycling word dubbed 'the winningest woman in America'

Armstrong was initially questioned by police but was released on a paperwork technicality because an officer filled out her date of birth incorrectly on a form. 

Once free, she fled - first to New York then to Costa Rica, where she managed to spend 43 days evading the authorities. 

She even underwent facial plastic surgery to alter her appearance. 

The dramatics didn't end once she was in custody. On October 11, as she approached trial, Armstrong tried to flee again during a visit to a doctor's office in Austin. 

She had convinced jail guards to take her for a specialist appointment, claiming she'd sustained a leg injury while exercising in custody.

While being led back to the police vehicle from the doctor's office, Armstrong made a run for it. 

A bystander filmed her sprinting towards a fence in her black and white striped inmate jumpsuit before being tackled by a guard. 

US Marshals launched a massive manhunt for Armstrong after she fled 

Prosecutors say she murdered Wilson in a jealous rage after discovering that she had been with Strickland. 

Strickland, who went into hiding after the murder while Armstrong remained on the run, had hidden their rendezvous from his girlfriend.

He and Wilson previously dated and had a mutual love of cycling. 

The trial in Austin is expected to last at least two weeks. A camera will be allowed inside for opening statements and closing arguments, but the duration of the trial and majority of the evidence will not be filmed, televised or livestreamed. 

If convicted, Armstrong faces the rest of her life in prison.