Illegal accused of murdering Rachel Morin to face down slain jogger's family in court
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Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an El Salvador illegal migrant charged with murdering Rachel Morin, faces trial this week for the killing in Bel Air, Maryland.
A police officer holds flyers requesting information on the murder of Rachel Morin at the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The trail is where 37-year-old Rachel Morin was found dead. (Mega for Fox News Digital) Police activity at the Williams Street section of Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (Mega for Fox News Digital) A photo of Rachel Morin is posted to a tree by her family along the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, MD, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (Mega for Fox News Digital) A photo of Rachel Morin is posted to a tree by her family along the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, MD, Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. (Mega for Fox News Digital) Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a U.S. Writer at Fox News Digital.
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, of El Salvador, is charged with the brutal rape and murder of Morin, whose body was discovered on the Ma & Pa Trail in Bel Air in August 2023. She was found bashed in the head and strangled to death. Sarah joined FOX in 2021, where she has assisted on coverage of breaking and major news events across the US and around the world, including the fallout following the "Defund the police" movement, the assassination attempts on President Donald Trump's life and illegal immigration.
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