Lisa Tokes
Appearances
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
To just think about what she had to endure and what she was ultimately clinging on to at the end was just to live and be able to go home.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
to just think about what she had to endure and what she was ultimately clinging on to at the end was just to live and be able to go home.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
We did. We had even talked about it the last time we had been in town visiting her for a game. And we said, you know, you have to be extra vigilant because this is not campus. This is the city.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
And a call for action. I think it's outrage times a thousand. It's just so unbelievable.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
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.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
And most people do, and that is what's even more disturbing about it is most people think that. Was anyone watching him?
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
To know that this continues to go on and will continue to go on until they change the way the system currently is, it's maddening. And you can't put a price tag on innocent human life. You just can't. This pain is something I can't even put into words.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
I choose to believe in my heart that her presence is still here. Her legacy gets to be that she still is here in this world, changing this world and making a difference.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
And your mind starts going like, oh no, what if she had had a car accident and her car skidded off the road and it's in a ditch somewhere? Your mind's all over the place and it's horrible.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
They had the body of a young woman who matched the description of Reagan. And I just kept saying, that has to be wrong.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
Finally, just after dark, Lisa's phone rang. They had said that they had the body of a young woman who matched the description of Reagan. who had been found naked and shot twice in the head. And I just kept saying, that has to be wrong.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
I just kept remembering, too. I was so 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.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
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. Mackenzie could see that too.
Dateline NBC
Unchecked Evil
She knew she would be able to have a positive impact and make a difference.