{"id":84864,"date":"2023-08-29T02:41:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=84864"},"modified":"2023-08-29T02:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T02:41:57","slug":"suspect-in-murder-of-mom-of-five-rachel-morin-could-be-serial-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/suspect-in-murder-of-mom-of-five-rachel-morin-could-be-serial-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in murder of mom-of-five Rachel Morin could be &apos;serial killer&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rachel Morin murder: Sheriff investigating believes suspect could be a serial killer<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Morin&#8217;s body was discovered the day after she disappeared when she set out on August 5 for a hike in Bel Air, Maryland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The sheriff investigating the brutal murder\u00a0believes the suspect &#8211; also tied to a March home invasion and rape of a girl in Los Angeles &#8211; could be a serial killer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8216;Serial killers all start somewhere. What he did in Los Angeles was certainly, I believe, in that direction,&#8217; said Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The sheriff investigating the brutal murder\u00a0of Rachel Morin believes the suspect &#8211; who has been tied to a March home invasion and rape of a girl in Los Angeles &#8211; could be a serial killer.<\/p>\n<p>Morin, 37, set out on August 5 for a hike\u00a0and left her car at the Williams Street trailhead in the center of Bel Air, Maryland, about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>Her body was discovered the day after she disappeared naked and beaten in a tunnel along the scenic Ma &amp; Pa Heritage Trail.<\/p>\n<p>After DNA at a crime scene in Los Angeles matched that at the scene of Morin&#8217;s killing, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said Monday that there may be a disturbing pattern developing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Serial killers all start somewhere. What he did in Los Angeles was certainly, I believe, in that direction,&#8217; said Gahler. &#8216;I believe it was his intention to inflict more serious physical harm.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/02\/74137137-12454939-Rachel_Morin_pictured_set_out_on_August_5_for_a_hike_and_left_he-a-1_1693271671093.jpg\" height=\"853\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The sheriff investigating the brutal murder of Rachel Morin (pictured believes the suspect &#8211; who has been tied to a March home invasion and rape of a girl in Los Angeles &#8211; could be a serial killer\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/02\/74454645-12454939-The_man_can_be_seen_walking_away_from_the_house_in_Los_Angeles_H-a-2_1693271757567.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The man can be seen walking away from the house in Los Angeles. His DNA was linked to the LA home invasion and the body of Morin<\/p>\n<p>A manhunt is currently underway for the unidentified suspect who committed the grizzly murder as well as the rape earlier this year on the West Coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gahler said that he and some of his deputies from Harford County visited Los Angeles last week to investigate but it&#8217;s still too early to tell just what they&#8217;re dealing with.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We don&#8217;t know who he is yet,&#8217; the sheriff added. &#8216;He could still be laying his head here in our county, or he could have fled anywhere in the country or even the world.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified suspect in the case is described as a Hispanic man, aged between 20 and 30. He&#8217;s\u00a0approximately 5-feet 9-inches tall, weighing around 160lbs, and muscular.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We believe this was a person that Rachel didn&#8217;t know, potentially a random act of violence,&#8217; said Colonel William Davis, speaking at a news conference last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know nothing more about him other than he was in L.A. in March and we believe him to be the murderer.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Davis said they are not looking for any accomplices, and told local people to be on their guard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We believe the suspect acted alone and, he does not represent the entire Hispanic community of Harford County, who we are now partnering with to identify this suspect,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/02\/74615561-12454939-After_DNA_at_a_crime_scene_in_Los_Angeles_matched_that_at_the_sc-a-2_1693272135747.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After DNA at a crime scene in Los Angeles matched that at the scene of Morin&#8217;s killing, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler (pictured) said Monday that there may be a disturbing pattern developing&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/29\/02\/74813407-12454939-Gahler_said_that_he_and_some_of_his_deputies_from_Harford_County-a-3_1693272135815.jpg\" height=\"794\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gahler said that he and some of his deputies from Harford County visited Los Angeles last week to investigate but it&#8217;s still too early to tell just what they&#8217;re dealing with<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/00\/74110621-12434535-Morin_in_a_picture_shared_by_the_Harford_County_Sheriff_s_Office-a-109_1692745472699.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Morin in a picture shared by the Harford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office in August shortly before she was found murdered<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/01\/74615473-12434535-Ten_deputies_are_working_to_solve_the_case_and_they_have_receive-m-17_1692749422891.jpg\" height=\"1135\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ten deputies are working to solve the case, and they have received more than 100 tips &#8211; but he urged people to send in more, even if the information seemed inconsequential<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I know I can speak for the sheriff when I say we are very proud of this community.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Gahler said ten deputies are working to solve the case, and they have received more than 100 tips &#8211; but he urged people to send in more, even if the information seemed inconsequential.<\/p>\n<p>Just days ago, Morin&#8217;s boyfriend shared his relief after police identified another suspect in her murder. Richard Tobin, 27, was the one to report Morin missing after she went for a walk and did not return home. He also found her car at the trailhead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tobin\u00a0had given investigators a DNA sample and handed over his cell phone, said: &#8216;I hope they found this scum of the earth, justice for Rachel. Rip,\u00a0love you Rach.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She had only recently publicly declared her relationship with Tobin on Facebook, and it was unclear how long they had been together.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gahler has clarified in the weeks since her death that they do not believe Tobin to be a suspect in the mother of five&#8217;s murder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At this point, there is no indication that he was involved. But until we know who this guy is or whether he acted alone, the entire world is a suspect,&#8217; Gahler said.<\/p>\n<p>Tobin has maintained his innocence in the matter since her disappearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one Facebook post, he wrote:\u00a0&#8216;I love Rachel. I would never do anything to her, let the family and I grieve. Yes, I have a past but I also have 15 months clean and have changed as a person.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tobin has been arrested 14 times since 2014 on a variety of charges including drug dealing, assault, disorderly conduct and refusing arrest.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/23\/74455329-12434535-Rachel_Morin_had_recently_announced_on_Facebook_that_she_was_in_-m-13_1692744418721.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Morin had recently announced on Facebook she was in a relationship with Richard Tobin<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/23\/00\/74455361-12434535-image-a-110_1692745472699.jpg\" height=\"277\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/23\/74137117-12434535-This_is_the_trail_where_Morin_s_body_was_found_on_August_6-a-10_1692743749593.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This is the trail where Morin&#8217;s body was found on August 6\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/22\/23\/74137115-12434535-It_is_believed_Morin_s_body_was_found_in_one_of_the_drainage_tun-a-12_1692743749680.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It is believed Morin&#8217;s body was found in one of the drainage tunnels of the trail\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement have not released a cause of death for the woman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A source close the family told DailyMail.com in mid-August that the young mother had suffered serious head trauma.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The injuries were so horrific that there won&#8217;t be an open casket (at her funeral),&#8217; the source said.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for Harford County&#8217;s Sheriff&#8217;s Office declined to comment on the nature of how Morin was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Her family say she did not &#8216;go willingly&#8217; and that her death was &#8216;not accidental&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12454939\/rachel-morin-murder-suspect-serial-killer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Morin murder: Sheriff investigating believes suspect could be a serial killer Morin&#8217;s body was discovered the day after she disappeared when she set out on August 5 for a hike in Bel Air, Maryland The sheriff investigating the brutal murder\u00a0believes the suspect &#8211; also tied to a March home invasion and rape of a girl in Los Angeles &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Suspect in murder of mom-of-five Rachel Morin could be &amp;apos;serial killer&amp;apos; 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