FIRST ON FOX: The family of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mother of five who was brutally attacked and murdered, allegedly by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, in August 2023, criticized the Biden administration for its “lack of compassion” over their daughter’s death.
In a statement from Randolph Rice, a spokesman for the Morin family, the family expressed their “deep” disappointment in the Biden administration, including President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, for their “lack of recognition and compassion” toward their beloved family member.
The family said Wednesday marked 75 days since Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, the 23-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador who allegedly murdered the 37-year-old woman, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“There has been no word from the White House…”
— Rachel Morin’s family
“The Morin family is deeply disappointed by the lack of acknowledgement and compassion from President Biden and his administration,” they said. “It has been 75 days since Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant who crossed our country’s border multiple times, was captured. Yet, there has been no word from the White House.”
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Richard Tobin, left, denied any role in the death of his girlfriend Rachel Morin after her body was found on a hiking trail in Maryland. (Facebook)
The family said the Biden administration has sent a “troubling message” that the “safety and well-being” of American citizens is “not a priority” for the White House.
“The silence is deafening and sends a disturbing message: the safety and well-being of American citizens is not a priority.”
— Rachel Morin’s family
“The silence is deafening and sends a troubling message that the safety and well-being of American citizens is not a priority,” the family said. “This lack of concern serves as a reminder of the Biden administration’s apparent indifference to victims of preventable crimes committed by illegal immigrants. Like so many others, the Morin family deserves recognition and action from their leaders to prevent tragedies like this from happening again.”
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Former President Trump, a Republican presidential candidate, comforts Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin, who was allegedly killed by an undocumented migrant, at the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 22, 2024, south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble)
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The family of the mother of five who died while out for an evening jog in Bel Air, Maryland, expressed their gratitude to former President Trump, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan.
“In stark contrast to the Biden Administration’s silence, former President Donald Trump has met with the Morin family on multiple occasions, offering his support and condolences,” the family’s statement said.
“Maryland Governor Wes Moore has also reached out to the family to express his sorrow for the loss. Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan reached out to the family shortly after the suspect’s arrest. He and Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller attended the one-year memorial walk with the family, demonstrating their commitment to honoring Rachel Morin’s memory,” Rice said.
Rachel Morin’s family criticized Biden and Harris for failing to acknowledge her horrific death. (KeynoteUSA Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Morin’s family highlighted the human cost of the Biden administration’s lax border policies and called on the Biden administration to acknowledge the impact its policies have had on ordinary Americans.
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“The Morin family’s grief is a painful reminder of the consequences of lax border policies and the human toll that comes with them,” Rice said. “As they continue to grieve the loss of Rachel, they call on the Biden administration to finally break its silence and acknowledge the tragedy that has devastated their lives.”
Morin, 37, was reported missing in August 2023 by her boyfriend, who said she never returned after going for a run on the Ma & Pa Trail, a pedestrian path in Bel Air, a quiet and typically safe town about 28 miles northeast of Baltimore, on August 5, 2023.
His body was found on the road the next day.
Police say Martinez-Hernandez was linked to Morin’s murder through DNA evidence.
In March 2023, DNA was matched to Martinez-Hernandez’s body in a brutal attack in Los Angeles.
“Once in our country, and likely emboldened by his anonymity, he brutally attacked a 9-year-old girl and her mother during a home invasion in March of 2023 in Los Angeles,” Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at an earlier news conference. “And as I think everyone knows, that was our first DNA match linking Rachel’s case to the one in Los Angeles.”
The FBI said familial DNA, or genetic material that leads back to a small group of relatives, helped identify Martinez-Hernandez as the perpetrator in both cases.
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Authorities said Martinez-Hernandez was also wanted for murder in El Salvador.
“We are 1,800 miles from the southern border,” Gahler said at the June press conference. “And American citizens are not safe because of the failed immigration policies (of the White House and Congress).”
Martinez-Hernandez was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June and faces charges of first-degree murder, rape and kidnapping in Morin’s death.
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