Sentencing Set For Rachel Morin’s Killer In Maryland Murder, Rape Case
A sentencing date has been set for the man convicted of raping and murdering 37-year-old Rachel Morin along a popular Maryland trail, prosecutors announced.
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, Aug. 11, at 9:30 a.m. at Harford County Circuit Court in Bel Air, according to the Maryland Judiciary case search.
The sentencing will take place before Judge Yolanda Curtin, according to Randolph Rice, an attorney for the Morin family.
Earlier this month, a jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, …
US Issues Urgent Travel Warnings Covering 2 Countries: What To Know
The US State Department is warning Americans against traveling to part of one country and has issued a do not travel warning for one of its neighboring nations.
A Level 3 Reconsider Travel Advisory covers these parts of eastern Colombia:
Arauca, Cauca (excluding Popayán), and Norte de Santander departments in Colombia;
The Colombia-Venezuela border region.
"Violent crime, like murder, assault, and robbery, is common in many areas in Colombia," the advisory says. "In some places, organized crime is rampant. This includes extortion, robbery, and kidnapping."
A Level 4 Do No…
Rachel Morin’s Accused Killer Convicted Of Rape, Murder In Maryland: Reports
Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an accused illegal immigrant, has been convicted of raping and murdering Rachel Morin, according to reports.
It reportedly did not take long for a jury to determine Martinez-Hernandez's fate following a weeklong trial, finding him guilty of murdering the Maryland mother of five, who was abducted from the Ma & Pa trail in Harford County.
Specifically, Martinez-Hernandez was convicted of:
First-degree premeditated murder;
First-degree rape;
Sexual assault;
Kidnapping.
Morin, 37, was reported missing in August 2023, when she went to walk on the trail in B…
Ex-BF Tried Stabbing Woman To Death During Kidnapping In Hudson, Jury Finds
A Hudson Valley man was convicted of attempted murder after kidnapping, choking, and trying to stab his ex-girlfriend to death, jurors found.
Orlando Williams, 55, of Hudson, was also found guilty of kidnapping, strangulation, and related charges by a Columbia County jury on Wednesday, April 9, stemming from the horrific attack in March 2024.
Hudson Police found the victim “distressed” and covered in mud following the attack at her Hudson apartment at around 10:30 p.m. on March 14, 2024, as Daily Voice reported.
She told investigators that she was alone smoking a cigarette on her back deck…
Cold Case Bust: Man Caught In 1989 Kidnappings Of Danbury Women, 11-Year-Old
A 53-year-old man has been linked to two kidnappings that occurred in 1989 in Fairfield County, Connecticut, closing a 36-year mystery for prosecutors.
David Vincent Coffey, of New Britain, was previously tied to the April 23, 1989, kidnapping and sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Danbury, police said. Now, investigators say he is also connected to the abduction and sexual assault of a 20-year-old woman from the same Danbury home in January 1989.
Both victims were reportedly taken from the same residence on Peace Street, according to News-Times.
Coffey faces charges of first-degree …
Huntington MS-13 Member Who Kidnapped, Stabbed 15-Year-Old Boy Extradited To Suffolk County: DA
An alleged MS-13 gang member who had been on the run for more than a year is back on Long Island, accused in a brutal kidnapping and stabbing of a 15-year-old boy.
Josue Zepeda-Padilla, age 28, of Huntington Station, was extradited from North Carolina and arraigned in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, April 8, stemming from a brutal 2024 gang attack at the abandoned Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood.
The teen victim was lured to the Huntington Train Station on the morning of Jan. 6, 2024, by a group of alleged members and associates of the MS-13 Huntington Criminal Locates Salvatrucha,…
US Marshals Track Down Paterson Shooting Suspect Hiding In MA: Prosecutor
Two Paterson men have been charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, and carjacking following a violent shooting that left two people hospitalized, officials said.
Shaheem Clark, 20, and Jakahri Smith, 22, were both arrested in connection with a March 2024 shooting near 20th Avenue and East 33rd Street, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray.
The shooting happened just after 2:15 a.m. on March 18, 2024. Officers arrived to find two men, ages 27 and 43, suffering from non-fatal gunshot wounds, police said. Both were rush…
