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Up-and-coming pro gravel bike racer Mariah Wilson, known as Moda Sum, appeared happy and enthusiastic just months before she was found murdered.

Up-and-coming pro gravel bike racer Mariah Wilson, known as Moda Sum, appeared happy and enthusiastic just months before she was found murdered.

Up-and-coming pro gravel bike racer Mariah Wilson, known as Moda Sum, appeared happy and enthusiastic just months before she was found murdered.

Lisa Gosselin-Lynn is the editor of Vermont Sports Magazine and Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine. She's also a CBS News consultant.

Lisa Gosselin-Lynn is the editor of Vermont Sports Magazine and Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine. She's also a CBS News consultant.

Lisa Gosselin-Lynn is the editor of Vermont Sports Magazine and Vermont Ski and Ride Magazine. She's also a CBS News consultant.

Lynn had been following the Vermont native's career for many months before her tragic death.

Lynn had been following the Vermont native's career for many months before her tragic death.

Lynn had been following the Vermont native's career for many months before her tragic death.

On May 10, 2022, just one week before her 26th birthday, Mariah arrived in Austin, Texas, to prepare for the Gravel Locos bike race, a race she was favored to win. Mariah stayed with a close friend in this Austin apartment. But the next evening, just before 10 p.m., the friend returned home and discovered Mariah, who had been shot multiple times.

On May 10, 2022, just one week before her 26th birthday, Mariah arrived in Austin, Texas, to prepare for the Gravel Locos bike race, a race she was favored to win. Mariah stayed with a close friend in this Austin apartment. But the next evening, just before 10 p.m., the friend returned home and discovered Mariah, who had been shot multiple times.

On May 10, 2022, just one week before her 26th birthday, Mariah arrived in Austin, Texas, to prepare for the Gravel Locos bike race, a race she was favored to win. Mariah stayed with a close friend in this Austin apartment. But the next evening, just before 10 p.m., the friend returned home and discovered Mariah, who had been shot multiple times.

Austin police officers Mark McLeod and Jonathan Riley worked the case from the beginning. Whoever shot her at that point stood over top of her and shot her at least once. As they canvassed the immediate area, police discovered a possible clue.

Austin police officers Mark McLeod and Jonathan Riley worked the case from the beginning. Whoever shot her at that point stood over top of her and shot her at least once. As they canvassed the immediate area, police discovered a possible clue.

Austin police officers Mark McLeod and Jonathan Riley worked the case from the beginning. Whoever shot her at that point stood over top of her and shot her at least once. As they canvassed the immediate area, police discovered a possible clue.

Mariah's expensive racing bicycle had been discarded in the bushes.

Mariah's expensive racing bicycle had been discarded in the bushes.

Mariah's expensive racing bicycle had been discarded in the bushes.

But that theory was quickly dismissed because there was no sign of a break-in. Then police learned that just hours before Mariah was found murdered, she was with another professional bike racer named Colin Strickland. They had spent the day together, and at around 8.30 p.m., he brought her home on the back of his motorcycle. Colin Strickland, who was 35, was considered a pioneer in the sport.

But that theory was quickly dismissed because there was no sign of a break-in. Then police learned that just hours before Mariah was found murdered, she was with another professional bike racer named Colin Strickland. They had spent the day together, and at around 8.30 p.m., he brought her home on the back of his motorcycle. Colin Strickland, who was 35, was considered a pioneer in the sport.