THE sister of missing mom Rachel Morin is speaking out about the family's devastating back-to-back losses after a body was found in the search.
Rachel Morin, 37, was last seen at around 6pm on Saturday when she left to walk on the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland, less than an hour outside of Baltimore.
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Her boyfriend, who reported her missing, told police that her car was parked near the entrance of the trail.
However, when police arrived at the scene, Rachel wasn't in the vehicle.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office shared in an update on Facebook that a female body was found at around 1.07pm.
"We firmly believe this is the body of Rachel Morin," said Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, however, the remains have yet to be officially identified with Gahler saying, "But that final determination belongs with the medical examiner and that has not happened yet."
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A possible motive behind Rachel's death has yet to be determined, said Gahler, and there is no suspect at this time.
"Thankfully we don’t have too much violent crime in Harford County, but when we have one, I prefer when I can stand here and tell you that the suspect has been arrested or that it’s a targeted crime," he said.
"I can’t tell you that is the case."
The Ma and Pa trail will be reopened for visitors, however, there will be a heightened police presence as the investigation continues.
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Gahler believes Rachel's death may have been a homicide, however, details on the investigation have been limited.
"Our detectives have no doubt," he said. "I’m not going to go into what, physically, they observed at the scene. But investigators believe sadly that it’s a homicide case."
Rachel's sister, Rebekah Morin shared a heartbreaking statement on her Facebook page telling people that she will not give any details about her sister.
Rebekah also revealed that her brother and sister-in-law recently lost their infant daughter just a week ago due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
"So our whole family has been hit with back-to-back losses. My sister had no life insurance and my mother and I will be making the arrangements and need to raise funds to do so."
Rebekah shared a link for a GoFundMe to help cover any funeral expenses.
"It is with devastating sadness and a broken heart that our family has been hit with yet another heartbreak. My sister, Rachel Morin went missing on Saturday, August 5 2023 around 6pm," read the GoFundMe description.
"This was not an accidentally death, and she did not go willingly and she deserves a funeral worthy of her her [sic] beauty."
At the time of writing, the fundraiser has reached $16,200 of its $25,000 goal.
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