Karen Johnson

So he got no time and he ended up leaving Claremont County and moving back to where he is from in northern Ohio.

So he got no time and he ended up leaving Claremont County and moving back to where he is from in northern Ohio.

Yes. He was indicted on three counts of murder and one count of kidnapping in connection to the 2001 murder of his estranged wife, Regina Hicks. He was never named a suspect in Regina's death up until he was indicted last week. But family had their suspicions. Friends had their suspicions.

Yes. He was indicted on three counts of murder and one count of kidnapping in connection to the 2001 murder of his estranged wife, Regina Hicks. He was never named a suspect in Regina's death up until he was indicted last week. But family had their suspicions. Friends had their suspicions.

I can't really speculate, but leading up to it, I have heard, you know, they had a rocky marriage towards the end. Right. They had kind of separated. She had a new boyfriend. So it wasn't the best relationship. Why was he charged now? Is it possible that this fire, you know, renewed interest? I do believe so. I think it put more eyes on Paul Hicks. I know we gave the fire a lot of coverage.

I can't really speculate, but leading up to it, I have heard, you know, they had a rocky marriage towards the end. Right. They had kind of separated. She had a new boyfriend. So it wasn't the best relationship. Why was he charged now? Is it possible that this fire, you know, renewed interest? I do believe so. I think it put more eyes on Paul Hicks. I know we gave the fire a lot of coverage.

A lot of, you know, Ohio media organizations gave the fire a lot of coverage. So, you know, I do believe it... pushed people more, I think, to open up about what they knew about Paul Hicks. I think more people started talking. How has Hicks responded to these new charges? All we know at this point is Hicks did enter a plea of not guilty in court last week.

A lot of, you know, Ohio media organizations gave the fire a lot of coverage. So, you know, I do believe it... pushed people more, I think, to open up about what they knew about Paul Hicks. I think more people started talking. How has Hicks responded to these new charges? All we know at this point is Hicks did enter a plea of not guilty in court last week.

But so far, that's the only response that he has made is that not guilty plea.

But so far, that's the only response that he has made is that not guilty plea.

Yeah, it was in 2019 is when the name Paul Hicks first came on my radar. And it was after the Claremont County, Ohio Sheriff's Office had released a video to us. of this massive fire inside a house. But what caught my attention even more was what we saw before the fire. And we saw two people, a male and a female, walking into the house. This woman had long curly hair. They had gas cans.

Yeah, it was in 2019 is when the name Paul Hicks first came on my radar. And it was after the Claremont County, Ohio Sheriff's Office had released a video to us. of this massive fire inside a house. But what caught my attention even more was what we saw before the fire. And we saw two people, a male and a female, walking into the house. This woman had long curly hair. They had gas cans.

Yeah, it was in 2019 is when the name Paul Hicks first came on my radar. And it was after the Claremont County, Ohio Sheriff's Office had released a video to us. of this massive fire inside a house. But what caught my attention even more was what we saw before the fire. And we saw two people, a male and a female, walking into the house. This woman had long curly hair. They had gas cans.

They started clearing the house, the electronics, the TVs. So it appeared maybe it was a robbery. Then they doused it and lit the house on fire.

They started clearing the house, the electronics, the TVs. So it appeared maybe it was a robbery. Then they doused it and lit the house on fire.

They started clearing the house, the electronics, the TVs. So it appeared maybe it was a robbery. Then they doused it and lit the house on fire.

Looks just like her. The hair. And at first, investigators believed it was probably her. They questioned her. But there was far more to this than that. Oh, so much more. The ex-girlfriend is saying, absolutely not. You know, we broke up. I have no idea what you're talking about. I was not in his house. I had nothing to do with this. Okay, so they believe her.

Looks just like her. The hair. And at first, investigators believed it was probably her. They questioned her. But there was far more to this than that. Oh, so much more. The ex-girlfriend is saying, absolutely not. You know, we broke up. I have no idea what you're talking about. I was not in his house. I had nothing to do with this. Okay, so they believe her.

Looks just like her. The hair. And at first, investigators believed it was probably her. They questioned her. But there was far more to this than that. Oh, so much more. The ex-girlfriend is saying, absolutely not. You know, we broke up. I have no idea what you're talking about. I was not in his house. I had nothing to do with this. Okay, so they believe her.

Yes. It took a lot of investigating, and it actually took a civil suit by all states. Their investigators did so much of the legwork on this and got subpoenas for cell phone records and talked to other associates of Paul Hicks, and they learned that there were some really bizarre purchases a short time before the fire started. What were these bizarre purchases?