Maryland officials Thursday afternoon announced an update on the murder of Rachel Morin, a Maryland mother who disappeared from a jog along a pedestrian trail Aug. 5.
Maryland officials on Thursday said DNA collected from the scene where
was murdered has been linked to DNA from a Los Angeles assault and home invasion that happened in March.around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5., when she vanished. She was found dead the next afternoon in what authorities have described as a"criminal homicide." Police collected DNA from the scene of what Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler previously described as a"horrific" criminal homicide and ran it through the Combined DNA Index System . There was a DNA match, but the suspect could not be identified by name.
"This DNA has come back as a match tied to a home invasion and assault of a young girl in Los Angeles this past March. Unfortunately, that suspect hasn't been positively identified, but he did leave behind his DNA," Chief Deputy Col. William Davis said during the Friday press conference.The sheriff's office played a video of the suspect, whom they believe is a Hispanic male standing 5 ft. 9 in. and weighing 160 lbs., during the press conference.
"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. I know I can speak for the sheriff when I say we are very proud of this community," Davis said, urging locals to be vigilant while walking in the area.
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