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Secrets Unmasked

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The Coroner Who Blocked Justice for 24 Years

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Despite clear murder evidence, Huron County's coroner refused to rule Regina Hicks's death a homicide, listing it as 'undetermined.' That single bureaucratic decision hamstrung investigators for over two decades — until the Ohio Attorney General's office intervened and the ruling was finally changed.

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