02-26-2014, 11:38 PM
The Final Sentencing
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Rachel Shoaf was finally sentenced today. She got 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and will be eligible for parole in 10 years.
Co-defendant Sheila Eddy was sentenced earlier this year to life in prison with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. She will be eligible for parole in 15 years.
Shoaf said, "The person that did that was not the real me.... I became scared, caught up in something that I did not want to do."
The prosecution countered that the two girls joked about killing Skylar in science class.
"Rachel Shoaf murdered my daughter in cold blood," said Dave Neese. "She can take her apologies and sit on them."
Judge Russell Clawges ordered Shoaf to serve her sentence in a state prison. For now, she will remain in a juvenile facility and a hearing will be scheduled prior to her 18th birthday to determine where she will serve the remainder of her sentence.
It sucks that both girls could be out of prison at or before their early 30s, but at least they didn't get away with killing their "best friend" scot free. It took authorities quite a while to pin them for it. If Shoaf hadn't confessed and told LE where to find Skylar's remains, it could have been another long-unsolved missing person case.
I hope Mr. and Mrs. Neese find some peace in knowing their daughter's killers are behind bars.
Ref:
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&s...Years14574
Rachel Shoaf was finally sentenced today. She got 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and will be eligible for parole in 10 years.
Co-defendant Sheila Eddy was sentenced earlier this year to life in prison with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder. She will be eligible for parole in 15 years.
Shoaf said, "The person that did that was not the real me.... I became scared, caught up in something that I did not want to do."
The prosecution countered that the two girls joked about killing Skylar in science class.
"Rachel Shoaf murdered my daughter in cold blood," said Dave Neese. "She can take her apologies and sit on them."
Judge Russell Clawges ordered Shoaf to serve her sentence in a state prison. For now, she will remain in a juvenile facility and a hearing will be scheduled prior to her 18th birthday to determine where she will serve the remainder of her sentence.
It sucks that both girls could be out of prison at or before their early 30s, but at least they didn't get away with killing their "best friend" scot free. It took authorities quite a while to pin them for it. If Shoaf hadn't confessed and told LE where to find Skylar's remains, it could have been another long-unsolved missing person case.
I hope Mr. and Mrs. Neese find some peace in knowing their daughter's killers are behind bars.
Ref:
http://www.wdtv.com/wdtv.cfm?func=view&s...Years14574