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 color her family s grief with rage. here s andrea canning
I think there is a body out here. They have a body of a young woman that matches the description of reagan. I just kept saying, it has to be wrong. Reporter who would want to hurt reagan . Investigators would start with those closest to her. We figured it was probably somebody she knew. And exboyfriend, current boyfriend. Reporter but miles away, a string of alarming encounters. He had a knife and put it to my neck. I heard a voice say, dont turn around or i will shoot. Reporter could there be a connection to reagans murder . The answer would leave an entire city and rage. How does this happen . They couldve connected the dots sooner. The system failed reagan. Reporter hello and welcome to dateline. College student reagan tokes was smart. Beautiful. Determined. As graduation approach, her life was rooming with possibilities. But that Bright Future ended before it began when reagan was found shot to death. Investigators quickly closed in on itself but a stunning discovery would reveal a
be a mistake, and he was going to get there, and he was going to call me, and he was going to say no. they made a mistake, it s not her. but that s not the phone call we got. reagan was gone at just 21 years old. now that their victim had a name, police had to figure out who killed her. brian davidson supervised the detective division. any risk markets in her life? was she in to drugs, anything you found that could have led her down this path at all? no, that was the thing, she was a brilliant student. she was getting ready to graduate. i mean, she was just a great kid.
was praying all through the night that it was just going to be a mistake, and he was going to get there, and he was going to call me, and he was going to say no. they made a mistake, it s not her. but that s not the phone call we got. reagan was gone at just 21 years old. now that their victim had a name, police had to figure out who killed her. brian davidson supervised the detective division. any risk factors in her life? was she in to drugs, anything you found that could have led her down this path at all? no, that was the thing, she was a brilliant student. she was getting ready to graduate. i mean, she was just a great kid. i can remember the detective asking me, is there anybody that you know of, that would have wanted to hurt her. and i can remember, i was just like, why are you no, why would anybody want to hurt her? everybody loved her?
how could you tell? i could just see it in their faces, just like everything had been sucked out of them. it was just any life that was there, was gone. as sure as police were that reagan was their victim, official identification would still have to be made by a family member. reagan s uncle lived within driving distance. i just kept remembering, i was praying all through the night that it was just going to be a mistake, and he was going to get there, and he was going to call me, and he was going to say no. they made a mistake, it s not her. but that s not the phone call we got. reagan was gone at just 21 years old. now that their victim had a name, police had to figure out who killed her. brian davidson supervised the detective division. any risk markets in her life? was she in to drugs, anything you found that could have led her down this path at all? no, that was the thing, she was a brilliant student. she was getting ready to graduate. i mean, she was just a great kid