Brother of murdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin speaks at RNC: "Sister's death was preventable"

BALTIMORE - The brother of murdered Maryland mom Rachel Morin spoke Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Morin, a mother of five, was found raped and murdered along Harford County's Ma & Pa Trail in August 2023.

"Where we pushed our babies in strollers, where we walked together as a family, where my wife and I got married, near what would later become the spot where my sister's body was found," said Michael Morin, Rachel Morin's brother.

Rachel Morin's suspected killer, Victor Martinez Hernandez, who police say was in the country illegally, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was extradited to Maryland.

The RNC on Tuesday focused on safety with a heavy emphasis on the Biden Administration and whether there's been enough security.

Law enforcement says Martinez Hernandez left El Salvador in February 2023 after he was wanted for murder, six months before allegedly killing Morin.

"Rachel, a joyful, accomplished athlete and mother of five, was raped and murdered by a suspected illegal immigrant," Michael Morin said. "My sister's death was preventable."

Michael Morin blamed President Biden's immigration policies for his sister's murder.

He told the RNC crowd that Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, would bring real leadership in the White House, secure the border and prevent a death like his sister's from happening elsewhere.

"This was described as among the most brutal and violent offenses that had ever occurred in Harford County, Maryland, history," Michael Morin said.