Maryland police have confirmed that the body found along a hiking trail in Bel Air is that of missing mother-of-five Rachel Morin.
Morin, 37, was last seen heading to the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air at around 6pm on Saturday evening, according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.
She failed to return home that night and her boyfriend reported her missing.
On Sunday morning, Morin’s vehicle was found in the parking lot at the entrance to the popular walking route.
Hours later, at around 1pm that afternoon, a member of the public discovered a woman’s body close to the trail.
Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler announced at a Sunday night press conference that a homicide investigation is now under way.
The sheriff said that police currently have no suspects on their radar and, as a result, are unable to tell the public that there is no ongoing danger.
In a Facebook post, Morin’s new boyfriend Richard Tobin denied any involvement in her homicide, saying he would “never do anything to her”.
