Illegal immigrant who murdered Rachel Morin sentenced to life in prison

Published August 11, 2025 3:34pm ET



The Salvadoran illegal immigrant who murdered Maryland mother Rachel Morin two years ago was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Monday.

A Maryland jury convicted Victor Martinez-Hernandez, 24, in less than an hour in April on all charges: first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offense, and kidnapping. The four charges stem from the August 2023 murder of Morin, 37, who went jogging on a popular trail in suburban Maryland and never returned home.

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