Criminal Profiler Helping With Rachel Morin Case, No Suspect Arrested Yet Police Say

BEL AIR, MD — It's been more than a month since mom of five Rachel Morin was found violently assaulted and naked near the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air. So far, no suspects have been arrested in the case.

Morin's boyfriend, Richard Tobin, reported her missing when she didn't return from her walk on the trail. DNA evidence pulled from the Morin crime scene matched DNA found at the scene of a March 2023 home invasion and sexual assault of a girl in Los Angeles, the Harford County Sheriff's Office said on Aug. 16.

"We haven't given up hope that we'll find the killer, and neither should you. Look at the video. Share the video. Someone out there knows who this suspect is. We need this photo in front of that person. Keep sending in your tips," Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said at a previously held news conference.

“I think everybody, myself included, in the family had hoped that somebody would be apprehended by now,” the father of Morin's oldest child, Matthew McMahon, told local TV station WBFF.

McMahon told WBFF that Morin's family is working with a criminal profiler pro bono with three decades of experience in hopes of finding the killer. That criminal profiler, Pat Brown compiled a list of the perpetrator's presumed characteristics, describing him as a psychopath who likely has ties to the area.

“Bel Air is 40 miles north of Baltimore,” Brown told the station. “You don't just roll in there on a bus for no reason. He has to know somebody that he came to stay with in Bel Air.”

Brown's profile of the suspect has been printed onto thousands of flyers that the Morin family plans to place around town. The goal is to generate new leads from anyone who can keep the case from going cold. According to investigators, the suspect is a Hispanic male in his early to mid-20s and estimated to be 5’9 and weighing around 160 pounds.

“Please carefully examine the profile, read everything,” said McMahon. “We only need one tip. One tip and we can save other lives and we can bring justice to Rachel, her family, and our children.”

Gahler said hundreds of tips have come in from the area and other countries, and investigators have followed leads to other states. But so far, no arrests have been made. Her killer remains at large and likely will strike again, authorities note.

"We have not apprehended a suspect," sheriff's office spokesperson Cristie Hopkins told USA TODAY.

Many people have questioned the arm shown closing the door behind the suspect as he backpedals out of the L.A. house.

"I hear this question numerous times a day, and I can tell you we have identified the person connected to the infamous arm that appears in the surveillance footage from Los Angeles, and after speaking with that individual, we are confident that they played no role in the commission of any crime," he said.

Gahler has publicly stated that he believes the suspect could be a serial killer.

"My concern is that this killer is escalating. My investigators and I both firmly believe that if we do not apprehend this individual, he will again, if he has not done so already. And, if given the chance, he certainly could become a serial killer," Gahler said.

Gahler also said the threat could stretch beyond national borders.

"Until he is in custody, this suspect poses a threat to every community in our country and maybe outside," he said.

The sheriff encouraged people to continue sharing the video of the suspect and continue sending legitimate tips to [email protected]. Metro Crime Stoppers has offered a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. The Harford County Sheriff's Office has added $8,000, bumping the reward up to $10,000.

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