The network evening newscasts have completely turned themselves over to immigration advocacy, shifting over to a lane often occupied almost exclusively by known immigration advocates Univision and Telemundo. There is no other rational way to explain the blackout, across the legacy dial, of the guilty verdict in the trial of the illegal immigrant charged with killing Maryland mom Rachel Morin.
The egregious omission occurs despite the verdict coming down with plenty of time to spare before the newscasts went on the air. Initial reports of the verdict broke during the 5PM hour. The Baltimore Sun tweeted the verdict at 5:28 in the afternoon, for example:
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was found guilty Monday of raping and murdering Rachel Morin on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in 2023, with the jury taking just over an hour to convict him. Prosecutors tied…
