Shivangi Sinha
In May 2022, Moriah Wilson, the celebrated cyclist from Vermont, was staying with her friend Caitlin Cash at her home in Austin, Texas. She had traveled there for a tournament, and the two had grown close over the years. One day, when Cash returned home, she found her friend unresponsive, and even though she performed CPR and quickly got help, Moriah passed away. Netflix’s ‘The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson’ presents the full account of the case in detail and also features interviews with Cash herself, who spoke about enduring the loss and the guilt she has carried over the years.
Caitlin Cash Sent a Picture of Moriah Wilson to the Latter’s Mother on the Morning of the Incident
Caitlin Cash was running a small inn in East Burke, Vermont, and had moved there entirely on her own. It was just after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, and she wanted to do something on her own terms. She had joined several local biking and cycling groups, and it was at one of these events that she met Karen and Eric Wilson, the parents of Anna Moriah Wilson. They really liked her, especially seeing that she was managing a small inn by herself, and whenever they met, they exchanged pleasant words. During one of these conversations, Cash mentioned that she was a big fan of Moriah, and that’s when she realized she had been talking to the parents of the very person whose skills she had long admired.
From there, Cash and Moriah connected and became very good friends. Even when Cash moved back to Austin, Texas, they kept in touch, and in early 2022, Moriah traveled there for an event. She stayed with Cash, and the two had a very pleasant time together. In May 2022, when Moriah was set to compete in the Gravel Locos race, she asked Cash if she could stay with her again, and she gladly said yes. Cash did say that she had heard of Colin Strickland, but also shared that she felt Moriah was not very clear about where she stood with him. While that did not make her very happy, she understood that it was not her decision to make.
On the morning of May 11, 2022, the day after she had arrived, Cash and Moriah had a great time. They sat, talked, and had coffee together, enjoying a slow morning. When Moriah walked out of the apartment with her bicycle, Cash even took a video and sent it to Karen, telling her that her daughter was safe with her. That same night, when Cash returned home around 9:45 pm, she found Moriah shot in the chest in her apartment. She called 911, who instructed her to perform CPR until they arrived, but they were unable to save her. Cash was taken in for interrogation, and her hands were checked for gunshot residue before she was eventually cleared.
Caitlin Cash is Living in the Austin Apartment Where Moriah Wilson Was Shot
Caitlin Cash shared that she felt a deep sense of guilt, as her friend had passed away in her home, a place where she believed she was supposed to keep her safe. She spoke about the numerous “what if” scenarios that ran through her mind, questioning if things would have been different had she come home earlier, asked Moriah to come along, or not left her alone. Cash spoke to Karen and Eric as well and said it was especially difficult given that she had just sent that reassuring text that morning. Cash’s testimony became extremely important during the trial against Kaitlin Armstrong. She gave a detailed account of how she found her friend, the CPR she performed, and the bullet mark in her apartment.
After Armstrong was convicted in 2023, Cash read a victim impact statement, saying, “So many people in this room have lost so much… I’m angry at you, at the utter tragic nature, at the senselessness at not being able to hear Mo’s voice again… I feel deep sadness for the road ahead.” She also shared that while many expected her not to return to her apartment, she felt a sign that it was where she wanted to be. She said she filled the space with positive energy and intention. What has stayed with her most is the memory of the last morning she spent with her friend. She still remembers how meaningful it was, and how she will always remember Moriah.
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Caitlin Cash has always charted her path in life on her own terms. After graduating in 2012 from The University of Texas at Austin with degrees in International Business and French, she began working abroad. In 2012 and 2013, she served as a teaching assistant in France before moving to Thailand, where she worked as an English language teacher. By 2014, she transitioned into cycling tourism with Backroads, spending nearly 5 years leading trips across destinations such as Hawaii, Ireland, and France. Between 2017 and 2018, she also took on a leadership role as a Trip Expert and Regional Support Specialist, managing logistics, training, and regional operations.
In 2017, Cash joined Outdoor Voices in Austin, Texas, and was promoted from Customer Experience Associate to Supervisor by 2018. In 2019, she stepped into a more technical and managerial role at Dell as a ProDeploy Project Manager, overseeing end-to-end project lifecycles and delivering over 150 projects while maintaining strong customer satisfaction scores. Alongside her corporate role, Cash pursued entrepreneurship. In September 2019, she founded Kinship Milk Tea in Austin, inspired by her time abroad in tea-centric cultures like Thailand. What began as small-batch experimentation in her home kitchen, shared with friends and later sold through Instagram pickups, quickly evolved. She personally introduced the product to local stores, building the brand from the ground up.
Between 2021 and 2023, she also owned The Village Inn in East Burke, Vermont, as a passion project she wanted to see through. Today, Cash is focused on growing Kinship Milk Tea, the ready-to-drink vegan milk tea brand made with strong-brewed loose-leaf tea, oat milk, and raw cane sugar. They have four SKUs, and the brand emphasizes tea-forward flavors and refreshing drinkability. Outside of work, she enjoys mountain biking, cooking new recipes, and maintaining a lighthearted approach to life. She has kept the rest of her life private but spoke about her business in a 2024 interview with Canvas Revel. In October 2025, she was featured on the podcast ‘Hill Climbers’ as well. She has always honored Moriah’s memories and has been an ally to her family in these distressing times.
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