Rachel Morin: Cops announce $35K reward, release sketch of murder suspect after mother of 5 was killed on hiking trail

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: While the killer of Rachel Hannah Morin is still at large, the Harford County Sheriff's Office on Monday, shared two sketches of the person the police believe is the man responsible for murdering the mother of five in August last year.

The Harford County Sheriff's Office has spent the last six months investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of the 37-year-old woman, per USA Today.

Rachel Morin was reported missing after she went out for a run in Bel Air

For context, Rachel Morin was reported missing on August 5 by her boyfriend who said she went out for a run on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, but never returned, as reported by People.

Morin was found dead the next day when a volunteer who joined a search party discovered her along the trail.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffery Gahler said at a news conference at the time that there were plenty of "indicators” that left “no doubt” Morin was murdered. The sheriff said as per the portal, “Sadly, it’s a homicide case."

A short while later, the suspect was seen on a security video posted to social media by the Harford County Sheriff's Office. The footage showed him exiting a house after a home invasion in Los Angeles, California.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed later that month that “DNA obtained in the Rachel Morin murder matches that of a suspect identified in a residential burglary and assault on March 26, 2023.”

Police offer a reward of $35K

In a new development, Harford police said in a statement that authorities believe the suspect may have been in the area for a few days before Morin's murder.

The statement revealed, “While he was here, where did he stay? Who did he speak to? Where did he work?” The police also urged anyone with information to come forward, with any detail they had.  

The unidentified man is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, and is assumed to be around 20 to 30 years old, with dark hair and a muscular frame. Additionally, Police revealed that the suspect is believed to be of Hispanic descent.

Anyone with information leading to an arrest and conviction is subject to a $35,000 reward, the statement added.