columbus pd had a crime spree on his hands when three more people were assaulted around german village. they increased patrols but couldn t prevent the masked assailant from striking again. just two days when reagan disappeared, juliann beatty was taking luggage out of the trunk of her car, when she felt something against the back of her head. it was a gun. i heard a voice say don t turn around or i ll shoot, and instinctively, i just turned around, and the gun was pointed right at my forehead, and he said, give me your bag or i ll kill you. i started screaming and yelling and struggling with him. he was trying to get the purse off and i had it over my shoulder, and as he was pulling, we struggled and he hit me with the butt of my gun. my shoes flipped off the street and he cracked a couple of teeth. the man got juliann s purse and made his get away. this man was terrorizing. it was unchecked evil,
we were figuring it was probably somebody she knew, an ex-boyfriend, current boyfriend. but miles away, a string of alarming encounters. he had a knife. he put it to any neck. i heard a voice say, don t turn around or i ll shoot. this is somebody that wanted to be evil. could there be a connection to reagan s murder, the answer would leave an entire city infuriated. how the heck does this happen. how does this happen. they could have connected the dots way sooner. the system failed reagan terribly. i think it s outrage times a thousand. hello, and welcome to dateline. college student reagan tokes was smart, beautiful, and as graduation approached her life was brimming with possibility. the bright future ended before it began when reagan was found shot to death. investigators quickly closed in on a suspect, but a stunning discovery would reveal an unbelievable blind spot in law enforcement and
anywhere else? no. that s where i want to go, and don t worry, i m going to get in. makenzie is reagan s little sister. i just remember that whole year leading up to it, she told everyone, i m going to be going to ohio state. she basically told the admissions people. basically, that i m coming. madison, jackie, kiersten, and stephanie were her college roommates. she had a goofy streak to her? oh, yeah, the goofiest. she s hilarious. she was just silly. always laughing and always making us laugh. to earn some extra cash, reagan applied for a job at this popular columbus restaurant called bodega. kiersten and stephanie worked there, too. she s like, i need another job, do you know anything. i m like come work at bodega. by february, 2017, reagan was months away from graduation. she made a difficult decision, she and her college boyfriend broke up. she was so heartbroken that week. they both really cared about each other, so it was hard, but
unanimous verdict? in march, 2018, brian golsby went on trial and was convicted for reagan s murder. we, the jury, find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. he was sentenced to life in prison, without parole. the first thing that went through my head is, this monster will never be able to harm another person, again, ever. but for the tokes family, justice in the courtroom was not enough. the more i started to hear and understand about who, how, why, i came to the realization that, this never should ve happened. this never should have happened. they first learned that golsby had been out of prison for just a few months. and in prison, he had a history of bad behavior. still, by ohio law, there was no way to extend his sentence. this man had 52 violations, in prison? yes. and yet, he still walks out? still, walks out. there s no punishment. 52 infractions and
and high schools, nationwide. reagan will, undoubtedly, save lives. yeah. she already has. absolutely. and they re holding rallies and raising money for a foundation that will give annual scholarships, in reagan s name. she would be so excited to know that she is sending people to college. especially, ohio state. we would like to take a moment to remember. on a blue sky, spring day, the girl who wanted so badly to go to ohio state did get to graduate. reagan s family accepted a posthumous degree, on her behalf. i, hereby, confirm the degree, bachelor of arts, upon reagan delaney tokes. she got a standing ovation that she deserved. and that spot. that lonely