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[Music] [Music] crime [Music] [Music] Bel Air Maryland during the late evening hours
of August 5th 2023 37-year-old Rachel Morin was reported missing by her boyfriend the boyfriend told police that
the last time he had spoke with Rachel she was heading to a hiking trail in the state's small Northeast town of
belir it was uncertain if she had made it to her destination but if so she failed to return from her walk she
should have arrived at the trail around 6:00 p.m. that day not too long after the call was placed Rachel's car was
found at an entrance to the trail but unfortunately Rachel was nowhere in sight at 1:07 p.m. the following day a
citizen called 911 to report a female's body had been located off of the trail alerting
emergency services that it was obvious that this person was deceased law enforcement officials noted
after the discovery that the case then went from a missing person's investigation to a homicide
investigation however the cause of death and details about the crime scene have not been
released to the public a $10,000 reward is being offered leading to the identity
and arrest of the person suspected in her slay and her case has led local state and federal law enforcement on a
multi-state Manhunt for weeks her killer remains at large this is true crime garage
[Music] [Music] for this week's case we are going to go out to a place that some may not have
heard of before it was new to me as well Captain this is a place called the ma and Paul Heritage Trail we're going to
go out to the great state of Maryland for a case that is very much in the news and in the spotlight right now and
that's because it's a case that just came out just broke a little over a month ago so we're going to do our best
to give you upto-date coverage on this True Crime Story now this is straight from the website
mail.org and here's what we learn about this location the ma and Paul Heritage Trail is
located on portions of the former Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad Corridor in belir and Forest Hill
Maryland the ma and Paul Heritage Trail is the best place to walk run and bike in Harford County currently the trail
consists of a 3.3 M section in belir and a 1.7 mile segment in Forest Hill recently in a partnership with the town
of belir Harford County has acquired an easement for a small stretch of land that will finally allow for the
connection of its belir and Forest Hill sections the eventual connection will result in a nearly 8mile long trail that
runs through the heart of Belair Maryland now from the looks of it to me Captain not a resident I believe that
they have already started building and shaping that easement and so if you get in search engine this location and start
looking they show a lot of aerial views of the trail system here and it will look as though that some of it has just
been developed so why is the ma and Paw Trail important well it's important because we have Rachel Moren ag37 she's
a mother of five she reportedly went onto those trails and that was the last known whereabouts
and she was reported missing that's exactly right Captain part of that report the missing person's report that
was filed late on August 5th 2023 states that Rachel Moren age 37 is believed to be or the statement by
the person providing and filing the report is that she was last seen around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday August 5th when
she left to go walk hike on the ma and Paul Trail in B air and then the bolo goes out stating the same we're looking
for This Woman This Mother of five age 37 they give a description of her and they are saying if anyone has
information about Rachel Moren please contact detective golden he is with the Harford County Sheriff's department and
they give his phone number 410 836 5430 and looking for information now unfortunately after about 20 less than
24 hours after she's reported missing the body of Maryland Mom Mother of five Rachel Moren was discovered by what this
report from the New York Post States is one of her close friends and it immediately seemed clear that she had
been murdered according to what the information was coming out so here's what we have Captain and this is what we
learned very early on in this investigation Rachel had recently started dating a guy
he's he's listed and known online and social media as her boyfriend and I've never done this myself but apparently
just about a week before she goes missing he declares the to a couple on his Facebook page he updated his status
updated the status mine has been complicated for decades now she goes missing according to this man and he
calls and reports her as such and this is kind of stating the obvious here Captain right but a lot of people
immediately from Jump Street are suspicious of this new boyfriend that she has of course and and do we have a
report of who reported her missing it was from from the information I found it was the boyfriend that reported her
missing right and and like we know a lot of these cases I mean heck there's t-shirts that say the husband did it or
the boyfriend did it and like we know in most cases you have to look at the Inner
Circle first so he reports her missing and as the events go what we are told is that her schedule leading up to this 6
pm time frame on Saturday August 5th is that that afternoon she went to a spray tanning session followed by a workout at
a gym where she is a member of and from my understanding the boyfriend is a member at that gym as well and I believe
he was present at the gym for this workout I don't know if they were going to be working out together or if they
just plan to be in the same location at the same time so according to the report
after she goes to this workout at the gym then she's going to go walk or hike or jog on this mpaw Trail in Belair now
this is not out of the norm for Rachel she all three of these activities are pretty regular routine activities for
Rachel she's an avid person at the gym she regularly goes and walks hikes jogs this Trail I've even heard some
statements that she does walks the trail daily or mult multiple times a day I I think multiple times a day seems a
little out of bounds but this information's coming in a little fast and furious and some of it we've not
been able to vet every piece of information that's coming out because this is a case that has hit the
spotlight and as we've seen in other cases when that happens you're going to have to sift through information some of
it good some of it bad yeah and it might sound a little strange but it it's not out of the realm of possibilities she's
seems to be a little bit of a fitness nut which is not a bad thing and some people become obsessive with getting a
certain number steps in so you know you break it up twice a day I've been hoping
to become a fitness nut for years it it never stuck we do a lot of Fitness in the garage we try to fit the beer into
our mouths now let's go to this New York Post article and sift through some of the information here this comes out
August 9th and the headline is Rachel Morin's body was found by pal who suspected murder and it reads the body
of Marilyn mom of five Rachel Moren was discovered by one of her close friends and it immediately seemed clear that she
had been murdered Michael gabreski and I apologize to Michael G there I've heard 12 different people say
his name 12 different ways let's just call him Michael G Michael G he said that he and his stepdaughter along with
a friend joined with other volunteers in looking for the missing 37-year-old mom when
they found her remains this near a drain of the ma and Paul Heritage Trail in belir on Sunday afternoon so her body
unfortunately is located less than 24 hours or so after she's reported missing and from my understanding Captain there
are tunnels off of this Trail they're they're like drainage tunnels and as The Story Goes and and we have to say this
because the information coming out a lot of this is not from law enforcement law
enforcement is very tight lipped about this case and we will understand why or at least I believe I understand why and
we'll get into those details as we get into the known details but we'll also talk about some of the rumors that are
coming out some of them are some of them hold their water or beer because some of
this information will come from Michael G and the persons that were with him assisting hoping to find this woman
alive and maybe injured off of the trail or what have you but instead they find her having been murdered and stating
that it was obvious from looking at the scene and looking at her body that the case was murder here so he says to the
newspapers quote I kept telling them to search the tunnels because I had a feeling about the those tunnels he goes
on to say I walked forward to search the one tunnel and they searched the other one and that's where they found her he
said this of his stepdaughter and another friend I'm uncertain here Captain if the friend is a friend of the
stepdaughter or a friend of Michael G's the friend in in the information I've reviewed is not named the condition of
Rachel Marin's remains suggested that she had been murdered this according to Michael G
and he did not elaborate immediately to exactly why but he did say that his stepdaughter was the one that found
Rachel Marin's body on that Sunday afternoon he said he was glad to bring her home so she can find a final resting
place and for her family that that door can finally be closed and they can get the investigation on and hopefully catch
the person that did this he said he said that I hope they prosecute the perpetrator to the fullest extent of the
law again Rachel Moren was 37 years old last seen heading out according to the report that was filed on the ma and Paul
Trail around 6:00 p.m. on that Saturday the body is found on the Sunday now what
we do have immediately here Captain is after her body is found we talked about people being suspicious of the
boyfriend and that is for a good reason not just the statistics that we know the
unfortunate homicide statistics that we have in our country but also the fact that they've not been together very long
there was quick information coming out that Rachel was on several dating sites some people suggesting I this
always kind of rubs me the wrong way when people were like you know what I'm going to fill in the blanks I got I got
no clue what's going on and I know that we offer up speculation here but I feel like sometimes it's just kneejerk
reaction they're like you just want if people are going to speculate you want them to at least start their own own
podcast start their own podcast or sit on the thought for more than 30 seconds before you reveal it to the world unless
you have a podcast well I've I've sat on this thought for about three days so the
the thought was not mine but the thought was people were saying oh well he must have been jealous he they're together
and she's on all these dating sites and it's like wait a second he just posted days or a week before she goes missing
that the two are a couple maybe she's just her profile's still on the da maybe she's found the person that
she wants to date and her profile just happens to still be there yeah we don't know what which sites these are so maybe
she paid for a service and she's going to let it run out at the end of the month it doesn't exactly mean she's
already looking to replace this guy right so but do we have any criminal history on this guy well he does have a
rrap sheet and so what we have with him here is what's been reported is is that there's been upwards of a dozen or so
arrests in his background oh that's a lot and from my understanding some of at least one of those
arrests is stems from domestic violence accusations now here's what we do want to say right good good job Meathead what
we do want to say from the reporting that's out there right it's accusations not
convictions and when we say the upwards of a dozen or so arrests we don't know that they are all domestic violence
related we what we do know is that this individual has struggled with drugs in the past and he's worked very hard to
get clean in fact one of the first things that he says to the media when they turn their cameras on him and their
microphones on him with suspicious eyes he says look I've been clean now for 14 or 15 months
yeah and we've all unfortunately known somebody that has had to battle addiction and it is not easy at all and
so we say to all of you out there keep stacking days if you can and I cannot imagine this individual let's pretend
for a moment that he's perfectly innocent and that he's filing this report because he cares about this woman
and he's worried about where she could be right let's pretend that he's innocent and say I hope that
these suspicious eyes and in cameras and microphones and the the social media angle of it and losing a loved one
doesn't make his battle more difficult well this would also be difficult I mean you you got
clean and here's this young lady mother of five she's working out at the gym you guys catch
eyes you now start dating she's now now officially your girlfriend things are going in a good direction in your life
and then she goes missing and then because of his efforts and because of her friends and Family's
efforts they go out looking for her they find her she has been murdered and all eyes are on you I mean
that would be a difficult situation I mean like like they say it's day to day as far as sobriety goes and this would
be a difficult day to not run in hide uh from the circumstances well and the suspicion was here this sounds like
something out of crime fiction but it's believable the suspicion here Captain was that well he maybe they got a fight
or an argument things got crazy right he killed her and then placed her body off
of these trails and later calls it in hey she frequents these Trails she went there on that day or said she was going
going there the last I saw her she never come home and so that would be a relatively elaborate scheme to cover
one's tracks and Stage a scene that would may even suggest that somebody else perpetrated this
homicide now the Harford County Sheriff's Office this is a statement that they release on Tuesday Rachel goes
missing on Saturday body found found on Sunday so 2 days after recovering The Remains the Sheriff's Department is
saying that they had received almost 90 tips from the public they are also stating no suspects have been publicly
named as of Tuesday and then that carried on with a follow-up statement saying the same thing on that Wednesday
now the media did interview the boyfriend his name is Richard Tobin and he said this is Monday the day
after his girlfriend's body is found he says look I I was not involved in her death in any way at all his statement is
quote I love Rachel I would never do anything to her let the family and I grieve yes I have a past so he's not
hiding from the fact that he has blemishes on his record yes I have a pass but I also have been 15 months
clean and have changed as a person please no and that's again every case um that we look at if the victim has a
husband boyfriend girlfriend whoever is connected I'm more suspicious if the individual
doesn't understand why people are not questioning him why law enforcement is looking at at that individual I question
it more if they're like well why are you looking at me right it's just what happens so the ones that seem a little
more intelligent to go hey I understand you have to you have to vet me first well a local Council woman along with
Community member was working to organize a a walk on the trails to honor Rachel's
life and it sounds like that came to fruition the councilwoman stating and saying publicly such a heinous act you
know and it shouldn't go unnoticed we need to come out in numbers and you know what who knows maybe we'll even get some
tips and we can help out with this investigation now police and Detectives are still pleading to the public for
information at that time in the investigation stating if you were on the ma and Paul Trail on that Saturday or
near the trail or the trail heads and happen to take photos or any type of video we are asking if you would please
share them with investigators well then also investigators are going to have to go around the community and look for you
know store CCTV footage and and other surveillance footage that they might be able to gather uh to get a idea of who
was coming in and out of that Park well yeah and also to lead you down the path to figure out
one of the other right did Rachel arrive there on her own alive and well and was attacked at
the trail system or did like some people were concerned about did somebody kill her elsewhere and then take the body and
place it at the trail system and if that were to be the case then of course all I
should be on the boyfriend because he's the one that reports are missing with the added detail of the last time I
spoke with her she was heading to the ma and Paul Trail now from the ma and Paul website
the trail website they state that Harford County sheriff's deputies were planning to provide increased patrols on
the trail system starting on that Monday August 7th 2023 The increased presence is expected
to continue throughout the week couple things here killer could return to the scene we know that that is and can be
the case in some situations the other thing too is this is a community area this is a community space this is a
place that many people go some of them even daily for exercise or just to be out in the Beautiful
God's green earth having some fun some Recreation and they wanted they wanted the public to know that this was once a
safe place and this will continue to be a safe place even though we are investigating this
homicide they also were reminding the community and continued to ask the public for assistance in providing law
enforcement with information and details they say no matter how big or small just
call them in send us that information and let us sort it out and figure out if this is important to our case or not
don't rationalize any of this away send it to us let us sort it out help the detectives with this case adding that
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because this one is very hot right now and I'm I'm appreciative this is hot in the media because of where the details
of this case if you don't know of this case so far the details are going to lead us to why it is necessary for us to
be covering this case this week and why I am grateful and appreciative that this
case is hot in the media right now so again detectives still asking for help in this case stating if you were on the
ma and Paw Trail on that Saturday when Rachel went missing or near the trail trail heads and took photos or videos
please send those to the Sheriff's Office they were updating us on the 8th of August saying that they had received
about 200 tips submitted to the Sheriff's office by that time still seeking more information saying uh that
they want your help no matter how big or how small please send any information they will quickly update that
information to state that the tips as you can see are growing by the day and thankful to this community for being one
coming out to the area to look and help search for Rachel and eventually finding
unfortunately finding her remains there near the trail system but then grateful to the community for banding together
and providing law enforcement with information in this case let's get into a little bit of the speculation we
talked about some people worried that maybe she had been killed elsewhere and then the body placed there the boyfriend
reporting her missing he does have a past and he doesn't hide from that past some suggesting maybe something happened
between the two and she was placed there and then he calls her in reports her missing as some elaborate scheme as a
bit of a cover up the thing here is early goings in this investigation we had the public and we had many people
speculating and I love to sit back and read and listen to the speculation why because I'm trying to
sort out these details it's Captain's trying to sort out these details and we're doing our own sort of
Investigation from the garage now one thing that I think threw a bit of a wrench in the situation is that remember
we have our individual that went out there with two other persons and located the body so Michael
G is talking openly to news outlets and to the media and to newspapers and he's giving his own assessment of the crime
scene and of the victim that was found right interestingly enough he is saying that what he believed he witnessed at
the crime scene was Overkill with our victim and he had stated it sounded like the department had got to him quick
enough to say hey look don't give away all the details we need to hold back we have hold back information that we want
to use in this case so please you can talk to reporters but don't give away our whole
case and so he says in kind of a cryptic way there won't be an open casket I can
tell you that and he also says that he believes that there was Overkill present at the scene and he says that this to
him is very suggestive that the person that killed her knew her that this was not a stranger on Stranger crime and
he's basing that off of his well again he's helpful he's out there searching for this individual trying to help right
but again he's he's not a trained professional to be and even trained professionals get this stuff wrong
because look we know yeah sometimes o this Overkill quote unquote is a sign that it's person personal to the killer
that the victim probably knew the Killer and then sometimes it just means the person is a complete psychopath well and
we reviewed a case last week Charlotte Fano still unsolved some have suggested the
argument in her case has always been is this a perfect stranger that killed her or somebody that had a vendetta against
her yeah not to be gross but I I think a lot about that the dmer case where he brought the
victim up to the hotel over and blacked out doesn't remember wakes up and the whole chest is concaved because he
pounded his chest with his fist that's Overkill dmer probably didn't even know the guy's
name so sometimes it's it has nothing to do with whether whether or not they knew their
victim and I think the problem with shows like mine hunter and heck our podcast and other podcast is that we
think that there's like always a a pattern or that there's always a rhyme or a reason well there's always outliers
that's true and the thing that we talked about when reviewing the Fano case last
week and we went straight to Joe Kennedy's Joe D Kennedy's Book solving cold cases investigation techniques and
protocols he's a well seasoned detective he's solved homicide cases both fresh and very cold and in fact for those of
you that subscribe to off the Record you will hear his co-author at some point Hogan hilling but right from his book
this I I love learning from the season detectives and he says be careful and do not assume there is a close personal
relationship between the suspect and victim based on evidence of Overkill such as excessive stab wounds
EX extensive blunt force trauma at the crime scene if ligatures and restraining devices are present there was likely a
sexual component to the murder this should be considered before exploring other motives unless it is obviously
another crime gone bad and examples of that would be robbery burglary home invasion or such or the victim was
restrained so the primary crime could be completed the first part of that is key
here do not assume assume close personal relationship between suspect and victim
based on Overkill and then the other thing that the captain was honing in on right there that is so such a
powerful thing in these investigations Overkill is not easily determined either like like what you're
saying with the dmer thing yes that is overkill but it's not necessarily Overkill because he had a close personal
relationship with that particular victim right and we've discussed this several times it so sometimes Overkill can be a
sign of other telling information about your suspect one can be mental illness there's this and I'm not going to claim
to understand the science of it but I've had it explained to me several different
times by several different seasoned investigators and criminal psychologists that say that sometimes the mentally a
mentally ill perpetrator does not know their victim but is so intent on not just killing them but
destroying them and that they have to destroy the image of that person to be successful with what
they're trying to achieve in their own mind and the way they do that is most times to destroy the face of the victim
right and like and the other thing that we've learned over time from experts is sometimes the victims
are actually not the the actual Target correct in Edmund's keer case he he learned
himself after killing all these innocent women that actually the person that he was trying to kill was his mother that's
exactly right and we talked about Gary Ridgeway plenty of times the Green River Killer you know we've talked about this
too Captain where we sometimes on Stranger on Stranger crimes especially when you have a male a man
killing a female especially a grown woman is you almost have a surrogate victim that that that female represents
somebody else to the killer right and Gary Ridgeway we also talked about hate crimes right and I'm not talking about
black on white white on black or somebody killing somebody because they're from a certain Creed or certain
sexual we're not talking about that one thing that that goes that is not discussed and
not categorized here in our country and really any other country is there are hate crimes based off of
gender man hates all women right so he goes on a destructive path of killing every woman in his way anytime he thinks
he can get away with it he seeks and he destroys and we know for a fact that is exactly what Gary Ridgeway did because
that's what he told us that he did why did you kill I hate women yeah and it doesn't matter if they're short they're
tall fat skinny it doesn't matter if they're straight or gay it it doesn't doesn't matter doesn't matter what color
their hair is there there's no victim type the victim type is simply I hate females I'm going to kill all females
Gary why did you kill so many women his answer because I hate them all yeah I hate them all so don't start giant pile
[ __ ] right and and with us getting so little details here and even this individual who found the body he's
making leaps that I I think muddy the waters very early on now we talked about suspects in this case and what's great
here is right from Jump Street we have the boyfriend everybody's suspicious of the boyfriend and law enforcement was as
well rightfully so he reports her missing and he's in a relationship with her that gives you two reasons they also
become suspicious of Michael g Who who found the body now he goes out there with other
individuals and finds the discovery that nobody wanted to find nobody was hoping
to find but this is what he comes across and we we do know that when you have someone who finds the body they must be
looked at and then cleared as a suspect you either have to develop them as a better suspect or remove them as a
suspect start to eliminate them now the thing here in this case Captain is you have Michael G who says
some strange things and I don't know I I think that this article reads a little suspect when they say pal I don't know
if they mean that the person that found Rachel was a close friend of Rachel's or
was a close friend of Michael G who was out there with them right well well how about we all put on our detective hats
and and and you can read this to us but the the other part of that's not in the article that we that we've reviewed is
he gives a statement about the tunnels he had never been to this area before we know that her body was either found in
one of the tunnels or very near one of the tunnels and and that's in a very secluded area of the these Trail systems
it's it's more or less off of the trail itself and he says he had never been to the trails one but two says that I just
kept seeing tunnels I just kept seeing tunnels for some reason in my mind and I don't know why but then when me and some
of the other volunteers went down there and saw that there were tunnels present near the trails he goes I got goosebumps
and I and I just felt like if we find her she's she's going to be tucked away somewhere she's not going to be out in
the open and sure enough based off of what we're hearing police haven't said as such but what we're hearing from him
and some of the volunteers is that's where they found her body either in one of those tunnels or near the tunnels
right now here's some things at the crime scene that would suggest that she was not killed elsewhere there was a
large amount of blood that has been reported in some sources that was at the crime
scene if she's already dead when placed there you're not going to find a large amount of blood at the crime scene there
was also some drag marks as well now I get it yes drag marks would indicate that the victim was once in one location
and then dragged to another location but these drag marks from my understanding Captain basically start at one of the
trails and work its way down near toward that tunnel so either somebody carried her in or someone's carried her in and
then had to drag her the rest of the way what the crime scene would suggest to all of us is is that she was attacked at
the scene probably attacked on the trail because that's where she most likely would have been trekking the trail
traveling the trail and attacked there and then dragged to the location where her body
was eventually found the other information that came out is that she was found on her back and nude and some
of the very disturbing details were that one side of her face had pretty much been removed or
destroyed now we can surmise a few things from these details that are coming out again it sounds like the attack went
down at this location that there's not another location where she was attacked and then placed here this we base this
off of the amount of blood at the location the other thing too is the terrain itself and the location where
she's found is suggestive of what could be the murder weapon or what she was attacked with
that damage to the side of her face very likely came from either a tree branch or
a rock and we've seen large rocks heavy rocks used unfortunately in a lot of attacks and the other unfortunate thing
too is it's not out of the realm of possibility because we've seen it happen time and
time again unfortunately where a woman is out jogging out running and attacked by a
Str anger we did our murder joggers case years ago where we featured two different
cases both of them have arrests were made in both cases the perpetrator did not know the victim we did the Molly
tibits case she's out jogging and the perpetrator pulls up alongside of her in his vehicle starts trying to talk to her
gets out and starts running next to her she threatens to call the police that case was awful that guy did not know the
victim we talk about Deli two girls essentially abducted and then killed near a trail
system in Indiana and there's nothing to suggest that the perpetrator or the person that
was arrested for that crime knew either one of those victims so unfortunately this does happen and unfortunately a lot
of times it is the crime scene and the nature of this homicide is suggestive that she was likely
ambushed and that this was a sexually motivated crime and she was killed at the scene and I'm hoping and praying based
off of the information that I've reviewed that it was it was quick and she didn't even know what
happened because if you try to play this out in your mind she's either walking running hiking that
trail and the perpetrator jumps out and ambushes her hits her to be able to gain
control over her and then moves her to a more secluded location because whatever it was that he
intended to do to the victim required a certain amount of privacy the other thing that I'm
wondering here too Captain is we're going to be told by investigators that they do we
talk so much about transfer Theory and transfer old transfer Theory our buddy transference of evidence in these cases
mhm you can find VI victim evidence on your perpetrator or on his belongings you can also
find evidence of your perpetrator on your victim or at the crime scene and so in this situation what I'm wondering
with the amount of blood that's described at the scene it would stand a reason that the
perpetrator himself likely became became very bloodied covered in blood at least
his clothing you have to wonder did did did he discard any of his clothing at the
scene uh so he wouldn't be seen leaving the trails covered in blood did he attempt to bury a
shirt or gloves or anything at the scene that were covered in blood so he wouldn't be seen leaving again this is a
trail system that is frequented by many people yeah it makes you wonder if there
eyewitness didn't maybe see the attack but saw somebody with you know sus suspicious markings
like covered in blood also makes you wonder how the murderer gets to the trail system did they did they were they
running were they riding a bike did they drive there do they live close how well
would they know the trail system did they know we we talk about this Michael G character who was involved in the
search and he said he had he lives nearby never been to the trails and even though he was
envisioning tunnels he never he didn't know any tunnels were there right we should also be very clear too not only
has the boyfriend been Cooperative with police but he voluntarily gives them his
DNA very early in this investigation again could mean everything or could mean nothing I mean Chris Watts was
cooperative with police and we we know how that turned out the Harford County Sheriff's Office has been really great
about updating the public in this case not only asking the public for their help and their assistance with possible
information photos videos taking at Trail heads or on the trails themselves but also providing updates to the public
close and across the country the Harford County Sheriff's office has a YouTube page and on that
page they have been releasing regular press conference type news updates in the Rachel Moren case and
here is the first of those Updates this came out just about a month ago hi this is har County Sheriff Jeff gayor it's
been four days since Rachel Moren went missing and 3 days since her body was located the victim of a violent homicide
as your Sheriff I wanted to update all of you on where the investigation stands and what we are doing to keep our
citizens safe currently there are 10 investigators assigned to our criminal investigations division who have been
and will continue to work around the clock on this investigation these detectives along
with forensic investigators and crime analysts have been scouring every detail of the days hours minutes and seconds
before Rachel died in order to put together the pieces of a comprehensive timeline our Harford County Community as
usual has been amazing and again I knew you would be it's what makes me the most
proud when our citizens step up and work together in times of need through you our Facebook page and reach has gone
over 2 million people you have brought forth more than a 100 tips and they are still pouring in some of your tips have
been promising and tremendous in advancing the investigation and bringing us closer to getting the answers that we
need the answers that Rachel's family needs and the answers that our community needs each tip helps bring the picture
into Focus so I ask you to keep sending them in even if it's something you think
is insignificant that might be the key piece of evidence or information we are looking for I also know many of you are
nervous to spend time on the trail concerned that there might be someone in our midst praying on women please know
that is your share Sheriff but also as a husband and father of two daughters I understand your fears if you went out to
the trail today you will see a heavy presence of deputies patrolling by foot by bike and by allterrain vehicle to
enhance our efforts just yesterday morning the Harford County Sheriff's Foundation dropped off a check for
$20,000 to support the purchase of a second off-road utility vehicle this will fill an immediate need to have an
off off road utility vehicle at each end of the trail and these proactive patrols
will continue into the future in an effort to keep everyone safe who utilizes our hiking trails I understand
many of you want answers and we do too what I can tell you for sure is this was an intentional taking of a person's life
please know we are holding details close to help Ure a suspect is brought to Justice there will be a time when I can
share more and when we can can I promise to answer as many of your questions as I
can it's a delicate balance to help the public stay informed but it cannot be at
the expense of a quality investigation one question we have continued to get Senators around whether
we have interviewed the boyfriend in this case the answer is yes we have along with many other people who are
close to Rachel that is the way an investigation is conducted we start with people who are in her close in her
Circle and others who have mown her or she have encountered and work outward please be safe to take care of each
other watch out for each other together we will solve this crime and find the heinous coward who took Rachel Moren
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August 5, 2023 - 37 year old Rachel Morin is reported missing. Less than 24 hours later her body is found near a local hiking trail, the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance in identifying the suspect in relation to the homicide of Rachel Hannah Morin. The unknown male is approximately 5′ 09″, 160 pounds, 20-30 years of age, dark hair, muscular build, and is believed to be of Hispanic descent. A photo of the suspect was captured six months ago. We will post this photo on our social accounts. This individual is believed to have ties to the Los Angeles area and may have been involved in violent crimes in other states. Anyone who can identify this unknown male, or has additional information, is asked to contact the Harford County Sheriff’s Office at 1-410-836-7788 or RMtips@harfordsheriff.org

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Brief Summary

Rachel Morin, a mother of five, was murdered after going missing in Maryland; her boyfriend is under scrutiny as the investigation unfolds.

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Awako Bafo's Solo Exhibition. Don't miss the debut of acclaimed artist Awako Bafo at the Denver Art Museum.
Rachel Morin's Mysterious Disappearance. Rachel Morin, a mother of five, goes missing after a hike, leading to a homicide investigation.
Body Found in Trail Search. The body of Rachel Morin was discovered less than 24 hours after she was reported missing.
Community Walk to Honor Rachel. A local councilwoman organizes a walk on the trails to honor Rachel's life and seek tips.
Increased Patrols on the Trail. Harford County sheriff's deputies plan to enhance patrols on the trail system following a homicide.
Community Calls for Assistance. Law enforcement urges the public to provide any information related to the case.

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