HURON COUNTY — An Ohio man is on trial for the cold case murder of his wife 24-years-ago. It’s one of the region’s oldest lingering questions: Who killed Regina Rowe Hicks?

In 2001, Rowe Hicks went missing in Huron County while on the way to pick up her son. Her family searched for her until she was found four days later in the passenger seat of her car in a pond in Huron County. Her autopsy showed bruising on her head, and authorities didn’t believe it was an accident.

In 2025, Paul Hicks was charged with three counts of murder and one count of kidnapping in the death of Regina.

Now, because of one key witness, the Rowe family may finally get the closure they need.

“Steve Gates has a photographic memory, and he’s going to sit on this stand and tell you Paul Hicks killed his wife,” sai

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