BEL AIR, Md. — Its been more than two weeks since Rachel Morin was found dead along the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air and still no one in custody.
Metro Crime Stoppers originally offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. Now, the Harford County Sheriff's Department is adding $8,000, increasing the reward to $10,000.
“You can’t put a price on a human life but you know we want people to take it serious we want this information I’ve said it all along someone out there knows who this is,” said Sheriff Jeffery Gahler. “So, we’re going to take forfeiture money and put another $8,000 into it to make it a $10,000 reward for anyone who has information that can help us find this person arrest them and prosecute them.”
Morin was reported missing around 11 p.m. on Saturday, August 5 when she did not come home from a walk.
Her body was discovered the next day.
Last week, the Harford County Sheriff's Office caught a break in the case.
DNA from the crime scene came back with a match to a suspect wanted in a Los Angeles home invasion and assault from back in March.
They released surveillance video of the man leaving the crime scene in Los Angeles.
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The suspect is believed to be a Hispanic male, five foot nine, 160 pounds, around 20 to 30-years-old, dark hair with a muscular build.
Deputies believe that this suspect could be connected to other violent crimes in other states.
“We’ve gotten hundreds of tips. I think it’s three to 400 tips so far," said Gahler. "I don’t want anybody believing that just because there’s a reward means we’ve reached a dead end. Not at all. Our investigators continue to work, and we work with our federal and state partners on every lead, on every tip that comes in and out, in every lead. We still have and we will work tirelessly until we can find this person and bring them to justice.”
If you are able to identify this suspect or have any additional information regarding this case, contact the Harford County Sheriff's Office at 410-836-7788.
On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered and walked part of the Ma & Pa trail starting at the Williams Street entrance.
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They left flowers and pictures of Rachel as they walked. Rachel's mother, Patty Morin, dubbed the walk "the trail of life."
A celebration of life is going to be held for Rachel on Sunday, August 27 at 1 p.m. at the Greater Grace Church of Baltimore.
The Morin family invites the community to the "Celebration of Life" service and to honor the cherished memory of Rachel.
