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Secrets Unmasked

Explore episode Jun 23, 2026

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Family Refuses to Give Up

At 14:01 · chapter starts 12:36

In the years following the murder, Regina's family did everything they could to keep the case alive. On the first anniversary, her mother paid out of pocket for billboards and offered a cash reward for information — but no one ever came through. Carl Patrick carried Regina's photo in his wallet for 24 straight years; Chuck Rowe said the family never gave up but felt like nobody cared. Investigator Howard pushed back: the case file ran to hundreds of pages and every lead was followed. Still, they couldn't prove anything. Then, in 2015, Regina's mother died — 14 years after the murder — without seeing justice, described by family as dying 'with a broken heart.' The family's suspicion had always centered on Paul, whom Jennifer Donenworth described as 'slime oozing through a screen.'

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