502: The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
True Crime Obsessed
True Crime Obsessed
4.2 • 35.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 May 2026
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Moriah Wilson could do just about anything. As a kid she became a world-class skier, and then as an adult she became one of the best gravel bike racers in the world. In May of 2022, she was in Austin, Texas, for a race when she was brutally murdered in her friend's home. The investigation was swift and the killer was quickly identified BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT BECAUSE THIS INSANE PERSON STOLE A PASSPORT AND SKIPPED THE COUNTRY. An international manhunt ensued and because this person IS A COMPLETE IDIOT, they were caught. But then THEY ESCAPED AGAIN. Anyway, none of this is the point. Moriah's murder was tragic and senseless, but this is one of the best docs we've seen in a long time. Get ready to learn Moriah's story and keep the tissues close, fam!
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| 0:00.0 | Girl, I can say with some confidence, and I'm not kidding, this is the thing that has made me cry the hardest in nine years. Really? Yeah, yesterday, like face down in the bed, and then I started again this morning, and I was like, Steve was like, are you okay? And I was like, I really, this is very well made. The music is what I feel like it's one of those cult talks where the music makes you cry. You know what I mean? And I just, I was sobbed all the way through. |
| 0:21.8 | I know. |
| 0:22.1 | The good ones are always heavy, you know? |
| 0:24.4 | Yeah. Like, it's one of those cult talks where the music makes you cry. You know what I mean? And I just, I was sobbed all the way through. |
| 0:21.8 | I know. |
| 0:22.1 | The good ones are always heavy, you know? But let's do it. Let's talk. Yeah. All right. All right. Hi, Julianne Poncevali. Hello, Patrick Hines. Bam. If you want to hang out with us and hang out with other TCO people, join us over on the Facebook or the Discord. |
| 0:40.7 | Yeah, we Hines. Bam, if you want to hang out with us and hang out with other TCO people, join us over on the |
| 0:38.8 | Facebook or the Discord. Yeah, we have both of those things. We do. They are both thriving and very nice and sweet and kind and fun communities. And also I always like to say like moderated. So like Sasha moderators in there keeping it safe, making sure like it's a fun, it's not just like you go in there, you can say whatever you want. Like, it's a really fun, safe space on the internet. |
| 0:55.2 | Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, in a good way. In a good you can say whatever you want. Like, it's a really fun, safe space on the internet. |
| 0:55.2 | Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, in a good way. |
| 0:56.3 | In a good way. |
| 0:56.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:57.2 | All right, girl, tell them what I'm going to stop through today. |
| 0:59.0 | Yeah, very highly requested. |
| 1:00.5 | The truth and tragedy of Mariah Wilson. |
| 1:02.9 | This is on Netflix. |
| 1:06.4 | There was no force entry into the residence. It could have meant a home invasion, a robbery. |
| 1:12.6 | But the more we started digging into it, |
| 1:15.6 | it became likely that something else was going on. |
| 1:18.6 | Colin Strickland was the last person to see Mariah alive. |
| 1:21.6 | Colin is this person. |
| 1:23.6 | Do you own any firearms? |
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