Skylar Neese, 16, W.VA, Murdered by Best Friends

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Murder victim, Skylar Neese

Skylar was a high school honor roll student who sneaked out of the house on the night of July 6^th, 2012. Her parents initially assumed she had run away. Surveillance cam showed her getting into a car near her home.

For nearly nine months, her parents searched for her - initially with the help of Skylar's best friend, Sheila Eddy, whom they had thought of like another daughter. Mary Neese said Eddy had even helped hand out flyers in their neighborhood.

The break in the case came Jan. 3^rd, when another of Skylar's best friends, Rachel Shoaf, finally told investigators the truth - and where to find the body.

Shoaf told investigators that she and Sheila Eddy had murdered Neese in the Pennsylvania woods because they didn't want to be friends with her any longer. Skylar's parents reportedly suspect there's more to the story.

Skylar's remains were found hidden under branches in a secluded spot in Wayne Township, Pa., near the unincorporated West Virginia community of Macdale. Shoaf told police that she and Eddy had been unable to bury Neese.

Shoaf pleaded guilty to second degree murder and is awaiting sentencing. Prosecutors have said they plan to recommend a 20-year prison sentence for Shoaf and will oppose any move to have her sentenced as a juvenile. But she could get as many as 40 years under the law.

Eddy's case has been moved to adult court; she refuses to plead guilty.

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Rachel Shoaf, confessed murderer ....Sheila Eddy, accused mastermind/suspected murderer

These girls deserve maximum sentences, IMO. No breaks, no early release...

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Side note: The murder of Shanda Sharer back in 1992 by female teen acquaintances is one that always sticks with me; unbelievable the level of cruelty involved. A couple of the girls involved that night (but not the hands-on torturers/killers) have been released from prison; I wish they'd all been locked up for good.

Here's Shanda's story:
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notor...rer/1.html