KAITLIN Armstrong, the grudgeful former yoga instructor who sparked a 43-day international manhunt after killing her ex-boyfriend’s lover, has been convicted of first-degree murder.

Armstrong, 35, showed no emotion as she faces a life sentence after a Texas jury convicted her on all counts on Thursday.

The 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours before reaching a verdict.

The cold-hearted murderer, wearing a black suit and dark teal blouse, did not say a word as she stood up and looked straight forward as the judge read the verdict.

Family members of Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson in the courtroom were seen crying silently as the verdict was read out loud.

Wilson’s parents embraced with a hug following the news, according to NewsNation.

Armstrong’s father, who was in the courtroom throughout the trial, stared at his daughter, who now faces a life sentence.

The former yoga instructor did not turn around as she continued to stare ahead.

‘SHRINKING VIOLET’

Before deliberation, prosecutors replayed the harrowing audio of Wilson running for her life on the day of her murder on May 11, 2022.

During their closing arguments, Assistant District Attorney Rick Jones painted Armstrong as a “shrinking violet.”

Jones said that during her final moments, Wilson, 25, “screamed in terror” as she tried to fight off Armstrong before she fired three deadly shots at close range.

“She [Armstrong] stood over her [Wilson] after she shot her in the head twice and put another bullet in her heart,” Jones told the jury.

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“You heard the medical examiner. That third bullet was in her heart.”

The jury was allowed to see Wilson’s bicycle firsthand in the courtroom, as her bike helmet hung on the handlebar and her red water bottle still sat in the cupholder.

’25-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY’

Jones described the victim to the jury as a 25-year-old cycling prodigy.

“Taken from Matt and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson at the age of 25!” the assistant district attorney said.

“Don’t do me a favor. Do Mo Wilson a favor.

“We can get out here quickly and find her guilty of shooting Mo Wilson in the head and heart and taking away this prodigy at the age of 25.”

Meanwhile, the defense attempted to smear Austin police’s initial investigation and claimed Armstrong’s ex-lover Colin Strickland was not truthful about his relationship with Wilson.

“Jealousy is suspicion of someone’s unfaithfulness in a relationship. We know that Colin Strickland fostered insecurity, and he has become the new foster child of Peter Pan syndrome in Austin, Texas,” defense attorney Rick Cofer said.

Cofer went on to claim that a jealous person does not make them a murderer.

“I would bet you every penny that I am worth that at least one of you have looked at your partner’s text messages at some point,” Cofer told the jury.

“Because jealousy is a fundamentally human emotion because it is about lack of trust in a relationship.”

The defense attorney poked holes in Austin’s police’s initial investigation into identifying Armstrong as a suspect in Wilson’s murder, calling Detective Katy Conner “in the running” for one of the worst detectives he’s seen.

Cofer said Austin police told Armstrong she was free to go, which is why she went to New York City and eventually Costa Rica, citing no murder warrant was issued at the time.

“There was no way in the world that Armstrong could have had any awareness or knowledge that there was a warrant for her arrest,” Cofer said.

“But we do know that she routinely traveled internationally. Was she scared? What do you think?”

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