The man convicted of killing Maryland mother Rachel Morin has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing an end to a case that has gripped the community of Bel Air for more than a year.

The sentencing of the illegal immigrant found guilty of murdering a Maryland woman, Rachel Morin, in 2023, took place in the Harford County Circuit Court in Bel Air on Monday. Morin’s loved ones gave victim impact statements during the hearing.

A 24-year-old man from El Salvador who unlawfully entered the U.S. was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole Monday in the 2023 rape and murder of a Maryland mother of five, a case held up by President Donald Trump against the former administration’s immigration policies.