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U.S. Marshals got the job of tracking her down.

U.S. Marshals got the job of tracking her down.

U.S. Marshals got the job of tracking her down.

Damian Fernandez and Amir Perez are deputy U.S. Marshals. They joined Austin police officers Jonathan Riley and Mark McCloud on the case. The team, based in Texas, is known as the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. With no sign of Caitlin Armstrong, the task force suspected Armstrong may have left town, headed for her sister Christy's place in upstate New York.

Damian Fernandez and Amir Perez are deputy U.S. Marshals. They joined Austin police officers Jonathan Riley and Mark McCloud on the case. The team, based in Texas, is known as the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. With no sign of Caitlin Armstrong, the task force suspected Armstrong may have left town, headed for her sister Christy's place in upstate New York.

Damian Fernandez and Amir Perez are deputy U.S. Marshals. They joined Austin police officers Jonathan Riley and Mark McCloud on the case. The team, based in Texas, is known as the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force. With no sign of Caitlin Armstrong, the task force suspected Armstrong may have left town, headed for her sister Christy's place in upstate New York.

Their instincts were right. In upstate New York, another deputy marshal managed to track down Armstrong's sister.

Their instincts were right. In upstate New York, another deputy marshal managed to track down Armstrong's sister.

Their instincts were right. In upstate New York, another deputy marshal managed to track down Armstrong's sister.

When the task force checked outbound flights at Newark Airport, no reservations had been made in Caitlin Armstrong's name. But the team had a hunch. Because Christy told the deputy marshal in New York that she didn't know where her passport was. So they checked with her contact at Homeland Security.

When the task force checked outbound flights at Newark Airport, no reservations had been made in Caitlin Armstrong's name. But the team had a hunch. Because Christy told the deputy marshal in New York that she didn't know where her passport was. So they checked with her contact at Homeland Security.

When the task force checked outbound flights at Newark Airport, no reservations had been made in Caitlin Armstrong's name. But the team had a hunch. Because Christy told the deputy marshal in New York that she didn't know where her passport was. So they checked with her contact at Homeland Security.

The marshal suspected that Caitlin Armstrong had used her sister's passport to flee. Christy Armstrong later emphasized to authorities she did not give her sister the passport. She has never been charged with any crime related to this case. Marshals Amir Perez and Damian Fernandez arrived in Costa Rica a month after Armstrong.

The marshal suspected that Caitlin Armstrong had used her sister's passport to flee. Christy Armstrong later emphasized to authorities she did not give her sister the passport. She has never been charged with any crime related to this case. Marshals Amir Perez and Damian Fernandez arrived in Costa Rica a month after Armstrong.

The marshal suspected that Caitlin Armstrong had used her sister's passport to flee. Christy Armstrong later emphasized to authorities she did not give her sister the passport. She has never been charged with any crime related to this case. Marshals Amir Perez and Damian Fernandez arrived in Costa Rica a month after Armstrong.

Although they would have help from the Costa Rican authorities and U.S. State Department officers on the ground, they knew finding Armstrong was going to be a big challenge.

Although they would have help from the Costa Rican authorities and U.S. State Department officers on the ground, they knew finding Armstrong was going to be a big challenge.

Although they would have help from the Costa Rican authorities and U.S. State Department officers on the ground, they knew finding Armstrong was going to be a big challenge.

The marshals wouldn't tell us exactly how their intelligence gathering worked, but they believe that Armstrong had intentions of becoming a yoga instructor. Their team back in the States had managed to track down the phone number for an American businessman who they believed had connected with Caitlin Armstrong at some point.

The marshals wouldn't tell us exactly how their intelligence gathering worked, but they believe that Armstrong had intentions of becoming a yoga instructor. Their team back in the States had managed to track down the phone number for an American businessman who they believed had connected with Caitlin Armstrong at some point.