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GUILTY OH - Amanda Dean - 41 - Chronic DV Victim - Collins - 11 July 2017 *not found - boyfriend sentenced 2026*
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Last updated November 1, 2024; details of disappearance updated.
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OCT 31, 2024
According to a brief statement from BCI, agents searched the Reer family property on Wells Road near Collins, something they had also done multiple times prior to Reer's arrest this past February. Officials did not specify what investigators may have been looking for.
NOV 15, 2024
40-year-old Fred Reer was arrested for Dean’s murder in February of 2023.
In other developments, prosecutors say that Reer has admitted to disposing of Dean’s body…this coming from court papers opposing a request to reduce a $1 million bond by Reer…according to Norwalk Ohio News.
According to a brief statement from BCI, agents searched the Reer family property on Wells Road near Collins, something they had also done multiple times prior to Reer's arrest this past February. Officials did not specify what investigators may have been looking for.
NOV 15, 2024
40-year-old Fred Reer was arrested for Dean’s murder in February of 2023.
In other developments, prosecutors say that Reer has admitted to disposing of Dean’s body…this coming from court papers opposing a request to reduce a $1 million bond by Reer…according to Norwalk Ohio News.
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NOV 17, 2024
State agents found witnesses Corbin and his detective at the time, his cousin, Shannon Lyons did not.
"The weight of the evidence is against the defendant," a prosecutor's brief filed last month in opposition to Reer's request for reduced bond states. "(The witness) saw Reer strangle or choke Amanda Dean."
Last week's delayed final pre-trial hearing was rescheduled to Dec. 16. A jury trial is scheduled to begin March 10.
"The weight of the evidence is against the defendant," a prosecutor's brief filed last month in opposition to Reer's request for reduced bond states. "(The witness) saw Reer strangle or choke Amanda Dean."
Last week's delayed final pre-trial hearing was rescheduled to Dec. 16. A jury trial is scheduled to begin March 10.
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DEC 16, 2024
Dean’s mother Caroline Tokar, along with Dean’s four sons and two sisters, on Monday filed the Huron County Common Pleas Court civil lawsuit against Sheriff Todd Corbin, current and former sheriff’s deputies and other unnamed sheriff’s office employees.
norwalkreflector.com
"The sheriff violated the Dean family’s right to equal protection under the law under both the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions because his office failed to, and refused to, investigate the disappearance and murder of Amanda Dean.
"The lawsuit also holds individual members of the sheriff's office accountable for causing emotional distress from years of fraudulent misrepresentations made by Sheriff Corbin and his office to the family and the media in maintaining that Amanda was safe and residing in a shelter while her murderer, Frederick Reer, lived freely in the community."
Dean’s mother Caroline Tokar, along with Dean’s four sons and two sisters, on Monday filed the Huron County Common Pleas Court civil lawsuit against Sheriff Todd Corbin, current and former sheriff’s deputies and other unnamed sheriff’s office employees.
Corbin named in lawsuit
Dean family seeks to hold sheriff, deputies 'accountable'
"The lawsuit also holds individual members of the sheriff's office accountable for causing emotional distress from years of fraudulent misrepresentations made by Sheriff Corbin and his office to the family and the media in maintaining that Amanda was safe and residing in a shelter while her murderer, Frederick Reer, lived freely in the community."
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The 40-page lawsuit is linked in this article
DEC 17, 2024
www.wkyc.com
Within days of her disappearance, the lawsuit states the Huron County Sheriff’s Office “received an anonymous call reporting that Reer had made statements indicating he intended to commit these crimes against Amanda. And yet, no investigation into Amanda’s disappearance happened for more than five and a half years.”
“Over the next several years, defendant Corbin and his HCSO staff repeatedly told both the Dean family and members of the public, including the press and media, that Amanda was safe and staying in a domestic violence shelter..."
DEC 17, 2024
Family of Amanda Dean files lawsuit against Huron County Sheriff as her alleged killer awaits trial in 2017 murder case
The lawsuit says 'the family was left in perpetual suspense, uncertain if Amanda was alive, but fearing that she was not, for years.'
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“Over the next several years, defendant Corbin and his HCSO staff repeatedly told both the Dean family and members of the public, including the press and media, that Amanda was safe and staying in a domestic violence shelter..."
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NORWALK, OH (WTRF) — A Townsend Township man has admitted to killing his girlfriend in 2017 and attempting to cover up the crime, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
Frederick Reer, 42, pleaded guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter, two counts of tampering with evidence, and gross abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of Amanda Dean, who went missing more than eight years ago.
Reer is scheduled to be sentenced on January 5 in Huron County Common Pleas Court.
NORWALK, OH (WTRF) — A Townsend Township man has admitted to killing his girlfriend in 2017 and attempting to cover up the crime, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
Frederick Reer, 42, pleaded guilty on Monday to involuntary manslaughter, two counts of tampering with evidence, and gross abuse of a corpse in connection with the death of Amanda Dean, who went missing more than eight years ago.
Reer is scheduled to be sentenced on January 5 in Huron County Common Pleas Court.
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Jan 20, 2026 article
www.news5cleveland.com
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On Jan. 5, Dean's former boyfriend, Frederick Reer, 42, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection with Dean’s death.
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Watch: Family of Amanda Dean holds news conference following Frederick Reer's sentencing
Amanda Dean's family is holding a news conference on Tuesday, two weeks after her former boyfriend was sentenced in connection with her death.
www.news5cleveland.com
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On Jan. 5, Dean's former boyfriend, Frederick Reer, 42, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in connection with Dean’s death.
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After more than five years with no answers, the case got the attention of Cleveland Missing and Newburgh Heights Police Chief John Majoy.
“They weren’t getting anywhere and they were demanding proof of life. Like, why wasn’t somebody helping them?,” questioned Chief Majoy.
What happened next jump started a full blown investigation, including interviews and searches.
In just over a year, agents with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations pieced together what the sheriff had not.
They arrested Amanda’s boyfriend, Fred Reer.
Authorities say he killed her, dismembered her, and burned her remains behind the cabin where they lived — dumping what was left in a creek.
With no body recovered, Reer pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
“Fourteen years was not enough, especially with the things he did,” said Amanda’s son Josh.
Amanda’s family feels cheated. They’ve filed a lawsuit against Huron County Sheriff Todd Corbin, accusing him of failing to investigate.
But now, another question is surfacing: Was Amanda Reer’s only victim — or could there be others, including in Florida?
“Fred can look over his shoulder and wonder when the state of Florida is going to come knocking at his door,” says Det. Ron Chalmers with the Pinnelas County Sheriff’s Office
www.cleveland19.com
“They weren’t getting anywhere and they were demanding proof of life. Like, why wasn’t somebody helping them?,” questioned Chief Majoy.
What happened next jump started a full blown investigation, including interviews and searches.
In just over a year, agents with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations pieced together what the sheriff had not.
They arrested Amanda’s boyfriend, Fred Reer.
Authorities say he killed her, dismembered her, and burned her remains behind the cabin where they lived — dumping what was left in a creek.
With no body recovered, Reer pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
“Fourteen years was not enough, especially with the things he did,” said Amanda’s son Josh.
Amanda’s family feels cheated. They’ve filed a lawsuit against Huron County Sheriff Todd Corbin, accusing him of failing to investigate.
But now, another question is surfacing: Was Amanda Reer’s only victim — or could there be others, including in Florida?
“Fred can look over his shoulder and wonder when the state of Florida is going to come knocking at his door,” says Det. Ron Chalmers with the Pinnelas County Sheriff’s Office
‘They said she was safe’: New podcast details the murder of Amanda Dean
The case of missing mother Amanda Dean went more than five years with no answers.
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The family has filed a federal lawsuit against Huron County Sheriff Todd Corbin and the Huron County Sheriff’s Department for failing to investigate Amanda’s disappearance.
Now 19 News has learned, according to new court filings regarding the lawsuit, counsel for Amanda’s family claims the Attorney General’s Office is withholding documents from them, and counsel claims it is because of an ongoing investigation into Sheriff Corbin and the Huron County Sheriff’s Office.
Attorneys for Flannery Georgalis, LLC write: “Counsel for Plaintiffs spoke with representatives from the AGO (Attorney General’s Office), who stated that requested documents related to that case would be withheld because of an ongoing investigation regarding Defendant Corbin and the Huron County Sheriff’s Office.”
“It’s not a formal declaration that there is an investigation into the sheriff at this point. It’s not a finding of fact by the court but it is record now that counsel’s representing, they had this conversation and they believe this is who the investigation is in.”
www.cleveland19.com
Now 19 News has learned, according to new court filings regarding the lawsuit, counsel for Amanda’s family claims the Attorney General’s Office is withholding documents from them, and counsel claims it is because of an ongoing investigation into Sheriff Corbin and the Huron County Sheriff’s Office.
Attorneys for Flannery Georgalis, LLC write: “Counsel for Plaintiffs spoke with representatives from the AGO (Attorney General’s Office), who stated that requested documents related to that case would be withheld because of an ongoing investigation regarding Defendant Corbin and the Huron County Sheriff’s Office.”
“It’s not a formal declaration that there is an investigation into the sheriff at this point. It’s not a finding of fact by the court but it is record now that counsel’s representing, they had this conversation and they believe this is who the investigation is in.”
New questions emerge in Amanda Dean investigation
New questions have emerged in the murder of Amanda Dean, a 36-year-old mother of four who disappeared on July 11, 2017 from Huron County.
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