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  "description": "The brutal murder of gravel's rising star became the worst kind of sensationalist tabloid fodder. A new documentary tries to put the focus back on the woman herself.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-13T01:00:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "courtesy Netflix\n\n__Peter Flax is a Los Angeles-based journalist who is the former editor in chief of__ Bicycling __and__ The Red Bulletin __. He has lived car-free in LA since 2014 and hasn't worn leg warmers since.__\n\nNew to Escape Collective?\n\n### Independent cycling journalism, funded by members.\n\nThis review goes beyond the headlines to look at how cycling stories are told, who gets centered, and why that matters.\n\nMost of our work is for paying members. We’ve opened part of this story so you can experience the depth of the reporting before the registration wall.\n\nKeep reading. You’ll be able to unlock the rest with a free email.\n\nDoes the world really need a documentary about the death of Mo Wilson? This was one of several heavy questions weighing me down as I sat down to watch  _The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson_ , which premiered in Austin, Texas on March 12 at South by Southwest (it will be available to stream worldwide on Netflix on April 3). To be honest, I was afraid I might just feel sick to my stomach to see this painful story mistold again.\n\nThe 2022 murder of the effervescent and staggeringly talented bike racer was a debilitating gut punch to many people in the bike community (and her loved ones, of course) that turned into the worst kind of media shitshow. It was generally covered as a sordid and grisly love triangle. There was a tawdry, low-budget _Lifetime_ melodrama and multiple pieces of “ambitious” magazine longform and daily missives from celebrity and mainstream news outlets —and nearly all of it was excruciating, continually missing the incredibly obvious opportunity to center the beloved victim, a person who was a shining light to everyone who met her.\n\nIf you somehow don’t remember the plot points of this dreadful situation, here is a 62-word summary: Wilson, a fast-rising and charismatic gravel racer, was murdered while visiting Austin, Texas by a woman named Kaitlin Armstrong, who was the jealous current or former girlfriend of pro racer Colin Strickland. Armstrong fled the city and ultimately the country (making the kinds of bad decisions that inspire vulgar _Lifetime_ melodramas), but eventually was captured and brought back to Austin to stand trial and face justice.\n\nIn the initial tidal wave of coverage, the only piece that didn’t lean into the circus and make me queasy was a lovely feature written by Rowan Moore Gerety in  _Bicycling_ that had the good sense to focus on Wilson (and her family and other people who loved her) and to celebrate and mourn the kind of life that many of us wish we could evince. I’m happy to report that this story is cited in the end credits of the documentary as a key inspiration – and it shows.\n\nMember preview\n\n###  This story is normally available only to paying members.\n\nEscape Collective is funded directly by subscribers. We’ve opened this section so you can experience the depth and care behind our journalism before the registration wall.\n\n**Share your email to unlock the rest of this story.**\nYou’ll also get access to selected features, newsletters, and more of our coverage across racing, tech, and culture.\n\nWant full access to everything we publish, including member-exclusive features like this one?\nYou can join any time using the **Join Today** button at the top of the page.\n\nComing next in this story:\n\n  * Why this documentary succeeds where so much past coverage failed\n  * How the film centers Moriah Wilson’s life rather than the surrounding spectacle\n  * The scenes that give the documentary its emotional force\n  * Why this story lands differently for people inside cycling\n\n\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Exclusive review: Netflix's new Moriah Wilson documentary",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-19T20:15:46.632Z"
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