Rachel Morin’s mother has broken her silence as the mother-of-five’s killer remains at large.
In an open letter posted on Facebook, her mother pleaded for compassion as the family takes time to grieve the “sudden and tragic” loss: “We need the time and space to grieve as a family.”
Morin, 37, was last seen heading to the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air at around 6pm Saturday. Her boyfriend Richard Tobin reported her missing that night after she failed to return home. Morin’s body was found the following day, and her death is being investigated as a homicide.
On Thursday, Harford County Sheriff’s Office said investigators had been made aware of potential witnesses who may have seen Morin on the trail that night. The witnesses – either three men, two women and two dogs or two men, three women and two dogs – were urged to come forward.
The sheriff also denied claims made by Michael Gabriszeski who insisted he and his stepdaughter found Morin’s body. While Mr Gabriszeski gave graphic accounts of what he claimed he saw to multiple outlets, the sheriff’s office told The Independent he wasn’t even “within eyesight of the crime scene”.
