FIRST ON – Republican Maryland Rep Andy Harris on Tuesday early morning sent out a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, asking why a DNA example from the illegal alien suspicious butted in Rachel Morin’s murder was never ever gathered.
Morin, a 37-year-old mom of 5, was completely killed on the Ma & & Pa Trail in Bel Air, Maryland– a wealthyBaltimore suburban area north of the city– in August 2023.
“Rachel Morinâs alleged murderer, Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, had multiple encounters with border agents prior to being charged with the first-degree murder and rape of Rachel Morin. Yet, it appears his DNA was never collected,” Harris composed in his Tuesday letter, calling it a “persistent and systemic failure” and keeping in mind just how united state Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is needed to gather the DNA of all illegal aliens under the DNAFingerprint Act
In June, Harford County Sheriff Jeffery Gahler revealed the apprehension of Martinez-Hernandez, a 23-year-old illegal alien from El Salvador, in Morin’s murder.
Martinez-Hernandez was nabbed in Tusla, Oklahoma, and encounters costs of first-degree murder, rape and kidnapping, about Morin’s fatality.
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Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, gets here inMaryland He is billed with first-degree murder and first-degree rape in Rachel Morin’s fatality on the Ma & & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air, Maryland. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Getty Images)
Harris took place to keep in mind accusations that much less than a 3rd of travelers that policemans run into at the boundary have their DNA examples gathered by CBP, according to DHS whistleblowers.
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“In fact, the internal government memo found that of the nearly 1.7 million encounters with illegal immigrants in Fiscal Year 2022, only about 37% resulted in DNA collection. It is being reported this figure dropped to 31% in Fiscal Year 2023,” Harris composed, including that “because of a lack of DNA samples, law enforcement investigators were forced to go on a prolonged, country-wide search which allowed a deadly criminal to roam freely for [10] months.”
The Maryland congressman is asking Mayorkas regarding whistleblower declares that DNA is being gathered from just a 3rd of travelers experienced at the southerly boundary; whether a DNA example was ever before gathered from Martinez-Hernandez after he got in the United States; and otherwise, why not?
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Rachel Morin was dragged off a treking pathAug 5, 2023, and completely killed. (Family handout)
Authorities have actually classified him a possible serial awesome after his claimed participation in a variety of criminal activities versus females in Central America and the United States, and district attorneys are looking for a life sentence without the opportunity of parole for the suspect.
“The Morin family is relieved and pleased that the State is seeking life without parole for the Defendant,” Randolph Rice, the lawyer for Morin’s household, stated in a declaration adhering to Martinez-Herndandez’s apprehension. “This ensures that the suspect responsible for Rachel’s tragic death will never have the opportunity to harm anyone ever again. We are grateful for the State’s commitment to securing justice for Rachel and ensuring public safety.”
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Maryland Rep Andy Harris on Tuesday early morning sent out a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asking about the suspect in Rachel Morin’s August 2023 murder. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)
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Investigators linked DNA located at the scene of Morin’s murder to DNA located inside a Los Angeles home after a home intrusion in March of in 2014.
“Once in our country, and likely emboldened by his anonymity, he attacked a 9-year-old girl and her mother during a home invasion in March of 2023 in Los Angeles,” Gahler stated at the time of the suspect’s apprehension. “And as everyone I believe is aware, that was our first DNA match linking Rachel’s case to the one in Los Angeles.”
Victor Hernandez-Martinez is charged of the rape and murder of Rachel Morin August 5, 2023, in Bel Air, Maryland. (Hartford County Sheriff’s Office/Tulsa Police Department)
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Despite the DNA suit connecting both instances, nonetheless, authorities were not able to locate an identification suit for the DNA examples gathered from either criminal activity scene since it was not formerly visited the nationwide Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) system, where authorities log DNA examples of culprits detained in the United States.
“We are 1800 miles from the southern border,” Gahler stated inJune “And American citizens are not safe because of their failed immigration policies.”
Fox News’ Sarah Rumpf and Michael Ruiz added to this record.
