Overview

• Judge Yolanda Curtin imposed consecutive terms including life without parole for first-degree murder, an additional life sentence for first-degree rape and 40 years for related charges.
• Court officials confirmed Martinez-Hernandez will serve his sentence in Maryland rather than being deported to El Salvador.
• Morin’s mother, siblings and four of her children delivered impact statements describing the enduring pain of her abduction and death.
• Prosecutors introduced more than 500 pieces of evidence and CODIS DNA matches to link Martinez-Hernandez to the August 2023 abduction and murder.
• Records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show he was expelled to Mexico multiple times in 2023, intensifying debate over immigration enforcement.