Ohio mother discovered useless in automobile in lake, sparking 24-year thriller: 20/20 ’The Secret within the Water’ Part 1

By 24USA.NEWS On May 2, 2026

What began as a suspicious home hearth in a quiet Cincinnati suburb quickly led to one thing much more sinister. Around the identical time, investigators have been trying into the unsolved demise of Regina Hicks. In October 2001, she seemingly vanished and was later found useless inside her automobile, which was submerged on the backside of a pond. Analysis of the car’s trajectory undercut a long-held concept that Regina’s demise might have been an accident, and a witness lastly comes ahead with startling new data on the individual accountable. Stream the brand new 20/20 ‘The Secret within the Lake’ on Disney+ and Hulu, below Season 48, Episode 25.

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