{"id":111556,"date":"2026-01-09T08:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111556\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T08:09:24","slug":"man-convicted-of-killing-amanda-dean-person-of-interest-in-2018-florida-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111556\/","title":{"rendered":"Man convicted of killing Amanda Dean, \u2018person of interest\u2019 in 2018 Florida disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

HURON COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) – The Huron County man convicted of killing his girlfriend, Amanda Dean, is now a \u201cperson of interest\u201d in a 2018 Florida disappearance.<\/p>\n

On Monday, in Huron County Court of Common Pleas, Frederick Reer was sentenced to 14 years in prison for Dean\u2019s death. <\/p>\n

\"FrederickFrederick Reer(Source: Huron County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

Reer had pleaded guilty in December 2025 to four felony charges \u2014 involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence.<\/p>\n

Dean, a mother of four, was last seen on July 11, 2017 in Collins. Her body has never been found.<\/p>\n

During Monday\u2019s sentencing, prosecutors revealed in court that Reer likely cut up Dean\u2019s body, burned it and threw the ashes into a near by creek.<\/p>\n

Now, a spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Department in Florida, said they are looking at Reer in connection with the disappearance of Joseph Andrew Phillips.<\/p>\n

On April 6, 2018, Pinellas County Sheriff deputies began a missing person investigation into Phillips, after he didn\u2019t make his flight and his companion dog was found running unsupervised on Gandy Beach.<\/p>\n

\"JosephJoseph Andrew Phillips(Julia Thyret | (Source: Pinellas County Sheriff))<\/p>\n

According to a spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Department, on March 31, 2018, Phillips went to Gandy Beach with a group of friends and lost his cell phone.<\/p>\n

Later that evening, Reer allegedly drove Phillips and his dog back to the beach to search for the phone.<\/p>\n

During an interview with detectives, Reer admitted driving Phillips to the beach, but stated he left him there in the early morning hours on April 1, 2018, said a spokesperson for the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n

Phillips has not been seen since.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office Cold Case Unit at (727) 582-6454, or email at rchalmers@pcsonet.com<\/a> , or anonymously through Crime Stoppers of Pinellas County at (800) 873-TIPS (8477). <\/p>\n

PREVIOUS VIDEO: Former boyfriend of Amanda Dean pleads guilty<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s note: The below video is an interview with Amanda Dean\u2019s family featured on 19 News\u2019 special, 19 Investigates: The Missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PREVIOUS VIDEO: MISSING MOM: Family of Amanda Dean urges public to come forward with tips<\/p>\n

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