Rachel Morin murder: Jury finds illegal immigrant guilty of killing jogger
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was convicted of killing Rachel Morin in Bel Air, Maryland
By Audrey Conklin , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten Fox News
Published April 14, 2025 4:30pm EDT | Updated April 14, 2025 5:30pm EDT
A Maryland jury on Monday found illegal immigrant Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez guilty of murdering Bel Air woman Rachel Morin in August 2023.
Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was jogging along the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel-Air, a quaint community northeast of Baltimore, when Martinez-Hernandez ambushed, strangled and beat her to death, authorities said.
Prosecutors rested their case on Friday, and on Monday the defense rested its case after less than 10 minutes before closing arguments were made, FOX 45 reported.
"This has been an emotionally grueling experience for Rachel’s family, but they remain steadfast in their pursuit of justice," Randolph Rice, the family’s attorney, previously said in a Friday statement.
Morin’s family has been present for each day of the trial so far and is expected to stay until its conclusion.
Harford County autopsy results revealed that Morin had endured 15 to 20 blows to the head and had died from a combination of strangulation and blunt force trauma. Her death was officially ruled a homicide.
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