MEDINA, Ohio — It’s been nearly five months since 18-year-old Christion Olson was found badly beaten on Topaz Lane in Brunswick Hills. His friends found him and he was taken back to his parents in Medina. They immediately knew something was wrong and called 911.

Olson was eventually transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

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His parents, Rochelle and Christopher, kept his spirit alive by walking for answers in the neighborhood where the incident occurred.

His father hopes someone knows the answers to solve his son’s murder.

“We went to his grave site and sang happy birthday,” his father said. “We took a few Christmas presents, some birthday presents, apart from this man, it’s a very unnatural feeling.”

Christion just graduated from high school and was looking forward to vocational school and the next chapter of his life.

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“And we were so proud of who he had become and who he was and the decisions that he had made and was making, and it’s tragic to see it end the way it ended; he didn’t There’s no next page, you know,” Christopher Olson said.

Rochelle Olson said someone knows something about her son’s death.

“A young man was killed less than two months after graduating, and you would think the whole town, the whole city, would be outraged,” Rochelle said. “It’s not a community where there’s a lot of deaths, as far as murders go, just nothing, nothing.”

“I feel like we don’t know anything more than we knew in July when this all happened,” Christopher Olson said.

The couple expressed frustration over the lack of progress in the case.

“We were told there were suspects, there was enough evidence to make arrests. Here we are almost five months later, with nothing,” said Christopher Olson. “All we know is that our son is gone; our lives and our worlds have been shattered.”

Brunswick Hills Police Chief Tim Sopkovich told News 5 he and his department are also frustrated.

“I don’t think there was any delay,” Sopkovich said. “We conducted numerous interviews the day this was given to us.”

Sopkovich said officers canvassed the area. They have Ring camera video from their home and have spoken to several people, witnesses and acquaintances.

“He was at his friend’s house right across the cul-de-sac, you know, hanging out, listening to music and having a really good time. They were filming each other and eating donuts,” Sopkovich said.

At some point, Olson left the house. The chief told us witnesses saw the teen walking from the cul-de-sac toward Topaz Lane toward Grafton, where eventually friends found him beaten and picked him up.

“Why did he decide to leave his friends and walk around there? We’re hoping that maybe some of these cryptic messages or something like that will somehow open that door for us,” Sopkovich said.

These encrypted messages that the chief referred to are stored on the cell phones of Christion and others.

“So some of that evidence is still available at the BCI here in Ohio,” Chief Sopkovich said. “We also have evidence in Lake County to try to get results on some DNA and different things like that.”

Chief says teen died from what appear to be injuries caused by an assault; however, they still don’t know how many people were involved. They also do not have material evidence to file a complaint.

That’s why the chief asked for help from Cuyahoga County Crimestoppers.

Christion’s case was classified as “the crime of the week.”

“Trying to get this out there so people can see Christian’s face and know that this young man deserves answers,” Sopkovich said.

The chief said tips given to Crimestoppers helped solve several high-profile cases in Cuyahoga County, where he worked major crimes for 12 years. He thinks the reward could help find the missing piece of the puzzle. Medina County does not have Crimestoppers.

“There’s someone out there. Someone knows someone who has spoken to someone who is responsible for this case,” Sopkovich said. “And we need to put an end to this case. We need to give this family the answers they need about what happened to Christian, and this person needs to be prosecuted.

The Olsons hope that the person who can solve this case will do the right thing and come forward. She hopes a $5,000 reward offered by Crimestoppers will loosen the lips of those who may know the truth but are reluctant to speak. You can remain anonymous.

“Imagine if your parents were sitting here on this couch. Imagine that, because it’s going to take someone with a heart to come forward,” the couple said.