The After Show: The Secret in the Water

Deborah Roberts· Host0:00

This show is sponsored by Deadly Nightmares, a podcast from ID. Picture yourself alone in the middle of nowhere and somebody's following you. On Deadly Nightmares, a podcast from ID, you can hear real stories from ordinary people who were stalked by predators. On each episode, survivors describe the moment they sensed something was wrong and how they managed to escape. Then investigators and family members speak to the details of each case, sharing exactly what happened. These terrifying stories are the stuff of nightmares, and they're all completely real. Listen to Deadly Nightmares wherever you get your podcasts. [intro music] Hello, everybody. Welcome to 20/20, the after show. So good to have you with us. I'm Deborah Roberts, and, uh, today we're gonna talk about a story that I have to tell you I haven't been able to shake, and I think, uh, it's gonna be, uh, hanging around with you for a while too after you hear the details. I'm gonna take you inside my reporting of a story that just aired on Friday night for 20/20 called The Secret in the Water. I traveled to Willard, Ohio, to learn more about this unbelievable story, one that took two agonizing decades for the family involved to finally see some sense of resolution. In this piece, we told you about 25-year-old Regina Hicks, a young mom who was on her way to pick up her son from her estranged