BEL AIR, MD—Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus two additional consecutive life sentences and 40 years, for the 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Hannah Morin. The sentencing, delivered by Judge Yolanda L. Curtin, followed a swift conviction in April. A jury found Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant, guilty of first-degree murder, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Freedom Caucus on Tuesday slammed calls for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Maryland. Garcia is a 29-year-old from El Salvador who was deported in March. His case has prompted a legal showdown over immigration policy in the United States. The Supreme Court has ruled that Garcia was wrongly deported and that the Trump administration should […]
UPDATE: Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was found guilty of first-degree murder, rape, and other charges on Monday for the brutal slaying of 37-year-old Rachel Morin in Bel Air, Maryland, in August 2023. A jury reached the verdict in […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—The September Gonzales poll showed that 84% of Marylanders want local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, with a record of 69% strongly supporting it. In this same poll, 64% of respondents support the job Wes Moore is doing as Governor. “Marylanders clearly want change in Maryland’s ICE policies,” said Delegate Matt Morgan of St. Mary’s County. “Every demographic […]
BEL AIR, MD—The family members of Rachel Morin will be holding a Remembrance Walk in her honor in August. On August 5, 2023, Morin was brutally murdered while walking on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air. In June, 23-year-old Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, a citizen of El Salvador who came to the U.S. illegally in February 2023, was taken […]
UPDATE: Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder, rape, and other charges. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—This week, Harford County Sheriff’s Office deputies will be posting signs at each Ma & Pa Trail head as well as at each HCSO facility announcing the arrest in the Rachel Morin homicide investigation. On August 5, 2023, Morin was […]
UPDATE: Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder, rape, and other charges. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—A man suspected of killing someone in El Salvador in 2023 has been charged with the rape and murder of Rachel Morin, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. On August 5, 2023, Morin was brutally murdered while walking on […]
UPDATE 2: Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder, rape, and other charges. UPDATE: A suspect has been arrested in connection with this case. Original story below… BEL AIR, MD—A $10,000 is now being offered for information on the murder of Rachel Morin in Bel Air earlier this month. On August 5, 2023, Morin was brutally murdered […]