Authorities in Maryland tracked down a suspect connected to the 2023 killing of a mother of five with the help of DNA evidence from a home invasion in Los Angeles.

According to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office, Rachel Morin, 37, was found dead one day after going missing on a hiking trail on August 6 of last year. Officials said Morin was attacked and pulled off the trail before being killed.

The case remained unsolved for several months as the suspect escaped the scene, with only sketches released depicting his face.

That all changed on Friday, however, when a man was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma on suspicion of murder and rape in connection to Morin’s death.

The turning point in the case, authorities said, was DNA evidence from a March 2023 home invasion in Los Angeles. The alleged killer, 23-year-old Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, is also suspected of attacking a 9-year-old girl and her mother in the L.A. case.

Authorities say Martinez-Hernandez entered the United States illegally in February 2023 from El Salvador. He was identified through the DNA evidence in May, though it took more time to find his location before he was found in Tulsa.

There was no word on when he’ll be extradited to Maryland for a potential criminal trial. No motive is currently known, authorities said.

Game Time Comedy presents a night of great stand up comedy featuring nationally-touring headliners Sasha Srbulj and Dan Altano. Also featuring Garrett Harvest.

About Your Comedians

Sasha Srbulj is a standup comedian and creator of the comedy special ‘Artificial Ignorance’ on Amazon Prime. He performs regularly at major clubs in New York, around the US & Internationally. His inspiration is drawn mostly from the feeling of “this can’t be it?!” and that faint notion that buying more crap may not be the path to peace & fulfillment. Sasha has traveled the world and found peace of mind nowhere. Performances in Paris, Barcelona, Los Angeles, and all over New York have done nothing to quench the turmoil of his mind growing like tendrils of curly hair from an ever more confused head. Audiences find the entire process very amusing. You can find his sensibility in the nooks of consciousness where flashes occur like “I shouldn’t be eating this.” & “We elected who?”. 

Dan Altano has carved a name for himself in the national comedy scene by narrating his life story with brutal honesty, wit, and heart. Raised in New Jersey, Dan headlines clubs and theaters across the country. Dan’s 2023 Album, Stand-Up Dad, debuted at #1 on the iTunes Comedy Charts and is currently played on constant rotation on Sirius XM radio. Offstage, Dan is the co-host of the podcast Rank It! and is a member of the sketch comedy group Sketch Artists.

Tickets are only $10 

BALTIMORE — Maryland Fleet Week and Flyover Baltimore is all about honoring our state’s rich naval history. 

“It is important to the Navy and the Marine Corps to be here so our Sailors and Marines can be out and about and the American people can get to meet them and see what we do,” said Rear Admiral Nancy Lacore, the commandant at Naval District Washington. 

There’s also a lot to learn in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). 

“When you look at our ships like the USS Constellation built in 1854, it’s the last sale only ship built by the Navy,” explained Steve Bountress, the executive of Historic Ships in Baltimore.” And then right around the corner, here we’ve got the USS Marionette which is one of the most recent Navy ships built—  see the differences in the technology of these two ships”.

This is where the scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Dahlgren Division come in. 

“We are a team of mission driven and product focused scientists and engineers that are dedicated to delivering with technical excellence. And today we are here to share the passion of STEM,” said Brad, a scientist at NSWC Dahlgren.

They teamed up with Historic Ships in Baltimore to inspire kids to explore different STEM fields.

“The rockets, the propulsion of the canister, the code, all the testing is done at house Dahlgren So, it’s like our own little project,” said Taylor Ann with NSWC Dahlgren. 

Inside their tent on Saturday and Sunday during Fleet Week, they plan to demonstrate experiments and activities for kids and their families– with the hope to inspire the next generation. 

“We are just scientists and engineers getting to interact with the community and be able to share our passion for science and engineering,” said Brad. 

You can find the STEM and history education tent on Pier 1 next to the USS Constellation during Fleet Week.