- The way in which the mother-of-five’s body was found caused cops to launch a homicide investigation
- It comes after her new boyfriend took to social media on Sunday to insist he had nothing to do with her killing despite his criminal past
A father who found the body of Rachel Morin in a tunnel revealed chilling details about the discovery – as police say they have received 90 tips from the public about her death.
Michael Gabriszeski, whose daughter was friends with 37-year-old Rachel, joined the search and called police when he discovered her body in a drain in a tunnel on the Ma and Pa trail in Maryland.
The way in which the mother-of-five’s body was found caused cops to launch a homicide investigation – even before formal identification of the corpse had been completed.
Speaking about his search efforts, local Michael Gabriszeski 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.’
Meanwhile, police have reached out to obtain any footage from people who were on the trail over the weekend.
Harford County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement yesterday: ‘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.’
It was formally confirmed on Monday that the body found was Rachel. Officials at Harford County’s Sheriff’s Office in Bel Air, some 45 miles north of Baltimore, said they are still without any leads on possible suspects.
The female corpse was discovered on the Ma and Pa trail on Sunday afternoon by a member of the public, Gabriszeski.
Her family say she did not ‘go willingly’ and that her death was ‘not accidental’.
It comes after her new boyfriend took to social media on Sunday to insist he had nothing to do with her killing despite his criminal past.
The pair had only made their relationship official on social media four days earlier.
He said: ‘I love Rachel. I would never do anything to her, let the family and I grieve. Yes, I have a past but I also have 15 months clean and have changed as a person. Please.’
Tobin has been arrested 14 times since 2014 on a variety of charges including drug dealing, assault, disorderly conduct and refusing arrest.
His lengthy rap sheet includes two arrests for criminal second degree assault, violating restraining orders, drug possession, and malicious destruction of property.
