TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Years after a Huron County woman was murdered, a proposed Ohio law aims to keep people who cover up violent crimes behind bars longer.
What happened to Amanda Dean
Amanda Dean, a mother of four, was last seen in July 2017 just outside of Norwalk. She was reported missing, and police investigated her boyfriend, Frederick Reer, at the time. Charges were never filed.
In 2023, the state crime lab searched property owned by Reer’s family. He was indicted in 2024, but Dean’s body was never found.
Reer was convicted and sentenced this year. According to family members, investigators believe Dean was dismembered and then burned…