Armstrong was trailed from multiple yoga studios and lodgings, authorities said.
, changed her appearance and used several aliases after fleeing to Costa Rica, federal authorities said Thursday.on June 29 at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas after a 43-day search, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. She has since been deported and returned to the U.S., where she was booked on Tuesday in Travis County Jail by the Austin Police Department.
During a press briefing Thursday, authorities detailed the hunt for the fugitive, which had been upgraded to "major case status" by the U.S. Marshals.Investigators learned through a confidential source that the suspect was provided transportation to Newark Liberty International Airport on May 18, a day after Austin police officers issued a homicide warrant for her arrest, the U.S. Marshals said.
"She was really trying to build something where she could instruct yoga there in Costa Rica," Filla said. Armstrong had altered her physical appearance -- dying her long, light brown hair a darker shade of brown and cropping it to shoulder length -- and had a bandage on her nose, according to Filla. Authorities were offering a combined $21,000 for any tips leading to Armstrong's arrest and received over 80 tips nationwide, Filla said.
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