Rachel Morin missing latest: Boyfriend of missing mother-of-five speaks out as homicide probe launched – Rachel Morin latest

“This was not an (accidental) death and she did not leave voluntarily and she deserves a funeral worthy of her beauty,” Rachel Morin’s sister Rebekah wrote on a GoFundme page to raise money for her funeral and hers to care for five young children.

Rachel Morin’s boyfriend Richard Tobin took to social media Sunday night to protest his innocence while citing his long criminal record.

“I love Rachel, I would never harm her if the family and I were grieving,” Mr Tobin wrote.

“Yes, I have a past, but I’m also 15 months clean and I’ve changed as a person. Please.”

Court records show that since 2014, Mr Tobin has been arrested twice for second degree assault and multiple arrests for breaching restraining orders, malicious destruction of property and drug possession

Mr. Tobin was also charged with evading justice, resisting arrest and being intoxicated, according to Maryland judiciary search records.

Mr Tobin has not been named as a suspect in connection with the murder investigation, nor has he been charged with any wrongdoing.

Mr Tobin only confirmed his relationship with Ms Morin in a Facebook post on August 1, five days before she was reported missing.

The friend of a Maryland mother-of-five has denied any involvement in her death after police launched a murder investigation into a woman whose body was found on a popular hiking trail.

Rachel Morin, 37, disappeared after reportedly leaving for a hike on the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, Hartford County, around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Her new boyfriend Richard Tobin, 27, reported her missing around 11 p.m. that evening after she failed to return, Hartford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at a news conference Sunday.

On Sunday, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said there may still be a danger to the public and urged vigilance for anyone hiking the Ma and Pa Trail.

“Fortunately, there isn’t too much violent crime in Harford County, but when there is, I prefer to be able to stand here and tell you that the suspect has been arrested or that it’s a targeted crime.”

“I can’t tell you that’s the case,” he said.

He urged all hikers in the area to carry a whistle and an alarm device, be aware of their surroundings, and let family and friends know of their plans.

Sheriff Gahler also urged the public to call 911 immediately if they spotted anything suspicious and to provide any information that might be relevant to the homicide investigation.

The Harford County Medical Examiner’s Office is still working to identify a body found on the Ma and Pa Trail Sunday afternoon, a spokesman said The Independent on Monday afternoon.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said authorities “strongly believe” the body found by a citizen on the trail Sunday afternoon was Rachel Morin.

Ms Morin’s family have also confirmed her death in social media posts.

Authorities have not announced whether they have a suspect in the murder investigation.

Taking to social media, Rachel Morin shared touching photos with her kids, selfies at the gym and spending time with her friends.

“Rachel was so unabashedly herself: funny and genuine, brilliant, brave and headstrong. Her spirit would light up the room and her smile was contagious,” her best friend Claudia Brown wrote in a Facebook post after her death.

“Your faith was so strong”

Ms Brown wrote that Ms Morin was divorced and was a “fierce protector of her children and loved them with all her heart”.

Ms. Morin had worked as a model and appeared on the cover of Owl Magazine, the student publication of Harford Community College, where her brother John Morin worked as technical director.

In 2018, she shared photos from a trip to New Zealand to visit John, who was working as a photographer in the town of Whakatane.

In a February post, Ms Morin shared a foreboding quote on her Facebook page: “Risk can be dangerous, but routine can kill.” Convenience has shattered more dreams than daring ever.”

Ms. Morin also started her own cleaning company, East Coast Cleaners, in 2019, according to Open Corporates.

Rachel Morin was reported missing Saturday night, and after police asked for information to locate the mother-of-five, a body was found on the Ma and Pa Trail Sunday afternoon.

The 10-kilometer trail takes its name from the former Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad corridor that ran through the Harford County town of Bel Air.

The route was dismantled in the 1950s and later converted into a historic trail along the former railway line.

It consists of a 3.3 mile section through Bel Air and a 1.7 mile section at neighboring Forest Hill.

According to Alltrails.com, the trail is moderately challenging and takes about 2 hours and 25 minutes to complete.

After Ms Morin’s death, authorities have warned hikers to be extra cautious and aware of their surroundings.

“This was not an (accidental) death and she did not leave voluntarily and she deserves a funeral worthy of her beauty,” Rachel Morin’s sister Rebekah wrote on a GoFundme page to raise money for her funeral and hers to care for five young children.

According to law enforcement, a missing Hardford County woman has been found safe.

Karen Elliott was found “alive and unharmed” around 4 p.m. Monday, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office said. “There is no suspicion of a crime in her disappearance.”

Officials had previously ruled out a connection to the Rachel Morin murder investigation.

The Bel Air mother-of-five was reported missing on Saturday and her body was found on the Ma and Pa Trail Sunday afternoon.

The Harford County Medical Examiner’s Office is still working to identify a body found on the Ma and Pa Trail Sunday afternoon, a spokesman said The Independent on Monday afternoon.

Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said authorities “strongly believe” the body found by a citizen on the trail Sunday afternoon was Rachel Morin.

Ms Morin’s family have also confirmed her death in social media posts.

Authorities have not announced whether they have a suspect in the murder investigation.