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Skylar Neese, Friendship Turns Deadly

The tragic story of a 16-year-old girl who was murdered by her own two best friends because they didn't like her.

Behind the Crime Scene
6 min readApr 5, 2021
Skylar Neese, right, besides Rachel Shoaf, middle, and Shelia Eddy on the left.

Skylar Neese, a 16-year-old teenage girl, never returned to her house since midnight on July 6, 2012. Six months later, one of her best friends Rachel Shoaf surrendered to the authorities and confessed that she and her other best friend Shelia Eddy had stabbed Skylar to death. What made these two teenagers have the heart to kill their own best friend?

Skylar Neese

Skylar Neese

Skylar Annette Neese (born February 10, 1996) was the only child of Mary and Dave Neese. She was an intelligent student who loves to read and learn new things. At the age of 16, she was arguably a very independent person because she already works part-time in fast-food restaurants. She had also planned everything about her future. But unfortunately, she will no longer be able…

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