Rachel Morin update: Bel Air detectives receive 90 tips in missing mother’s homicide as GoFundMe tops $39k

Maryland homicide detectives investigating the murder of missing mother-of-five Rachel Morin have said they have already received 90 tips from members of the public about her final movements.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, officers appealed for further information: “Detectives are asking your your help.

”If you were on the Ma & Pa Trail on Saturday, or near the trail or trail heads and took photos or video, we are asking if you would please share them with investigators.

“There could be something helpful in one of your photos that might bring us one one more piece of the puzzle.

“As of this morning, we have already received nearly 90 tips from concerned community members in reference to the murder of Rachel Morin.

“Thank you for all the support you have given.”

Meanwhile, the local man who found her body, Michael Gabriszeski, has told WMAR: ”I got down and searched the tunnels because I had a feeling about these tunnels.

“And I walked forward to search the one tunnel, and they searched the one, and that’s where they found her.

“[I hope she can] find a final resting place in her family so that that door can be finally closed. [So] they can get the investigation on and hopefully catch the person that did this trifling act.”

Rebekah Morin, the sister of Rachel Morin, has raised more than $39K to pay for her sister’s funeral expenses and any additional finances needed for her sister’s five children.

The fundraiser, which was set up after Morin was found deceased on the side of a trail in Bel Air, had raised $39,562 as of Wednesday morning.

“We appreciate all those who have shared, donated and thoughtful words,” Rebekah wrote in an update on the GoFundMe.

On Sunday night, Rachel Morin’s boyfriend Richard Tobin took to social media to state his innocence while also making reference to his lengthy criminal rap sheet.

“I love Rachel, I would never do anything to her, let the family and I grieve,” Mr Tobin wrote.

“Yes I have a past but I also have 15 months clean and have changed as a person. Please.”

Court records show Mr Tobin has two arrests for second-degree assault, and separate arrests for violating restraining orders, malicious destruction of property and drug possession dating back to 2014

Mr Tobin has also faced charges of being a fugitive from justice, resisting arrest and disorderly intoxication, according to Maryland judiciary case search records.

Mr Tobin has not been named as a suspect, or accused of any wrongdoing in connection with the homicide inquiry.

Mr Tobin only confirmed his relationship with Ms Morin in a Facebook post on 1 August, five days before she was reported missing.

6pm – Rachel Morin is last seen heading out to run on the Ma & Pa Trail in northern Maryland.

11.23pm – The boyfriend of Rachel reports her missing after she does not return home.

Police begin searching for Rachel on the trail and surrounding areas.

1pm – Body of female victim located off of the Ma & Pa Trail is reported to police.

Police confirm the body found on the rail is Rachel Morin.

Rachel Morin was reported missing on Saturday night, and after law enforcement appealed for information to find the mother of five, a body was found on The Ma and Pa Trail on Sunday afternoon.

The 6.25 mile (10km) trail gets it name from the former Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad corridor that ran through the town of Bel Air in Harford County.

The track was dismantled in the 1950s, and later turned into a heritage trail along the railroad’s former route.

It consists of a 3.3mile section through Bel Air and a 1.7mile segment in neighbouring Forest Hill.

According to Alltrails.com, the trail is moderately challenging and takes around 2 hours and 25 minutes to complete.

In the wake of Ms Morin’s death, authorities have warned hikers to take particular care and be aware of their surroundings.

Members of the Harford County community are being invited to take part in a memorial walk for Rachel Morin, the 37-year-old mother of five who was found dead on the side of a trail.

Harford County council member Jessica Boyle Tsottles posted on Facebook inviting people to walk the Ma & Pa Trail where Morin was last seen and eventually found.

“In order to unite as a community and empower the women of Harford County. Join us as we walk the Ma & Pa trail together.”

The walk is set to take place at 6.30pm

Rachel Morin left her home in Bel Air, Maryland, at around 6pm on Saturday 5 August, and headed to a popular hiking trail just outside of town.

When the mother-of-five failed to return that night, her new boyfriend Richard Tobin called police at about 11pm to report her missing, according to Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler.

The next morning, the 37-year-old’s car was located at the Williams St entrance to the Ma and Pa Trail.

At 1.07pm on Sunday, a member of the public called 911 to report finding a woman’s body near the trail.

Sheriff Gahler said at a press conference on Sunday night that a homicide investigation was underway as they awaited formal identification and cause of death from the medical examiner’s office.

Officials in Harford County have ruled out any connection between the disappearance and suspected homicide of Rachel Morin and a second woman who went missing in the area the same day.

Karen Elliott, 58, was last seen at her home in Bel Air at around 2.20pm on Saturday afternoon.

Harford County Sheriff’s Office said she was wearing a green shirt and blue jeans and was seen heading into the wooded area behind Cypress Drive.

A search for the missing woman has so far not yielded any information as to her whereabouts.

In Sunday night’s press conference, the sheriff insisted that there is no connection between her disappearance and Morin’s case.

“We believe there is no danger to the community in the case of Karen Elliott,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

On Monday, police announced that Ms Elliott was located “alive and unharmed” and that “no foul play is suspected in her disappearance.”