Lifetime’s ‘Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story’ Stars Caity Lotz, Kyle Schmid
Lifetime’s latest Ripped From The Headlines movie is about a deadly love triangle that led to an international manhunt. This thriller is based on that true story is called Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story. Moreover, this cautionary tale stars real-life couple Caity Lotz, and NCIS: Origins star Kyle Schmid, as well as WCTH alum Larissa Dias.
Here are more details on this true-crime movie.
What is Lifetime’s Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story About?
Lifetime’s latest movie Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story is based on a real-life story that led to an international manhunt. What is this chiller about? According to The Futon Critic, police discover a love triangle gone bad when they find pro-cyclist Moriah Wilson dead. Based on how she is killed, they know this is not a random act of violence. This is personal.
They discover that Moriah had a brief affair with another pro cyclist, Colin Strickland. Naturally, he is a suspect. But, police start to realize that this story is more complex. They soon deduct that Kaitlin Armstrong is the killer. Armstrong was a yoga teacher who had a rollercoaster relationship with Strickland. That means that they broke up and made up often. However, once Strickland and Wilson started to get involved, he didn’t go back to Kaitlin.
Based on how Moriah Wilson was killed, the investigators realized that she was killed in a jealous rage. When they go to arrest Armstrong, she is nowhere to be found. Moreover, Kaitlin Armstrong easily evades law authorities as she is good at disguising herself. Soon, this becomes an international manhunt. What law enforcement uncovers helps them get ahead of her and finally catch this cold-blooded killer.
When Is The Premiere Of Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story?
The premiere of Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story is on Saturday, June 15, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on the Lifetime Channel. This thriller will be available on the app the very next day.
Lifetime Movie Was The First Time Caity Lotz And Kyle Schmid Worked Together
This is not the first time that a real-life couple has starred in a Lifetime movie. However, this is the first time real-life couple Caity Lotz and Kyle Schmid have worked together. In addition, she was in the early stage of her pregnancy when they were filming. The couple expects a baby girl later this year.
Speaking to TV Insider, Kyle shared that this experience was “really cool.” “Being able to see your partner who you love for totally different reasons and then being professional and doing what we do together. Watching people fall in love with her and watching her create this character. I went from nervous to being excited on the first day.”
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As for Caity, she was thrilled that Kyle was there because she had morning sickness. “I only threw up in the car once.”
Don’t miss the premiere of Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story on Saturday, June 15, at 8 p.m., Eastern, on the Lifetime Channel.
