Police Say Rachel Morin Murder Suspect Linked To Home Invasion & Assault Case In Los Angeles
20.08.2023 - 21:55
/ perezhilton.com
New details have come out about the investigation into the murder of Rachel Morin.
As we previously reported, the 37-year-old mom of five was reported missing by her boyfriend, Richard Tobin, after she never came home from a hike on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, on August 5. The following day, authorities discovered her body off the trail. There were “indicators” on the remains pointing to murder, leading authorities to shift the investigation to a homicide.
Following the news of her death, speculation ran rampant that Rachel’s boyfriend could’ve have been responsible for the crime. Police even said they questioned him and “many other people who are close to Rachel.” But was this really done by someone who knew the mother? Investigators don’t think that’s the case now.
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Two weeks following her death, police have revealed evidence collected at the crime scene for Rachel has been linked to another case out in a different state. In a press conference on Thursday, Colonel William Davis of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said that DNA analyzed by the Maryland State Police matched a sample collected at the scene of a home invasion and assault of a young girl in Los Angeles, California, in March. OMG!
No other details about the assault case were revealed at the time. However, law enforcement showed a video they obtained of the suspect leaving the residence in El Lay. Davis noted that the person in the footage is believed “to be the person who murdered” Rachel – but “unfortunately that suspect has not been identified” yet.
Police described the suspect as a dark-haired man of Hispanic descent who is about 5 feet 9 and