The mother of A woman from Maryland were killed in a brutal gangland attack — allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant suspected of other crimes on multiple continents and countries — who will attend the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday after he said the crisis led to an unexpected friendship with the returning general manager.
“It has been a surreal experience in the last year and a half. Losing my daughter in a horrible and unexpected way, waiting and fearing that 'if' the suspect is caught, international attention to the case of “Rachel has moved on, culminating in a conversation with Congress and a friendship with President Trump,” Patty Morin told Fox News Digital.
His 37-year-old daughter, Rachel Morin, was reported missing in August 2023 after failing to return from her daily runs. Rachel, a mother of five herself, was later found with horrific injuries, buried in a ditch next to the road.
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US Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump comforts Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, who was killed by an illegal immigrant, on the US-Mexico border on August 22, 2024, south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
It took law enforcement efforts to identify and arrest the suspect, Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23. “gotaway” limit charged in a series of violent crimes targeting women.
He was wanted for the murder of a woman in his hometown of El Salvador and is accused of fraud California house and raping his wife and nine-year-old daughter there.
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“I never thought that life would take such a turn. And now the new Trump administration is on the horizon with renewed hope for safety and security for our families and communities… who was can think that Rachel's story, her life, can help change our country, bring us back to basic truths and common sense, looking forward to what the next four years will be, “to said Morin.
Rachel Morin was dragged on a hiking trail Aug. 5, 2023, and was brutally murdered. (Family description)
He has been to the Capitol several times in the past year, testifying before Congress and calling for a crackdown on immigration.
Earlier this month, some of those efforts paid off with the passage of the Laken Riley Act, named after a young woman whose killer was suspected to be an illegal immigrant. Like Rachel Morin, Georgia Riley nursing student he was attacked by a stranger while running.
Victor Martinez Hernandez after his arrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He has since been taken to Maryland to face justice for the murder of Rachel Morin. (Tusla Police Department)
“By changing the Federal law as mentioned in the Laken Riley Act, it provides strong provisions for the arrest of the crime. illegal immigrants and provides relief for states and citizens who have suffered under the Biden-Harris open border crisis,” Morin said. “I'm very encouraged that Congress is finally taking action to protect American families and making sure that communities are safe.”
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“It was a slap in the face to American citizens who lost loved ones when 159 Democrats chose to protect illegal immigrants instead of the American citizens they were elected to protect. Shame on you. !” he added.