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Skylar Neese, a 16‑year‑old honors student from Star City, West Virginia, disappeared from her home on July 5, 2012. She slipped out through her bedroom window and was later lured into a car by her two best friends, Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf, under the pretense of a late‑night joyride. In January 2013, Shoaf broke down and confessed to the murder, leading authorities to Skylar’s body—stabbed multiple times and hidden in a wooded area across the Pennsylvania border.

Both Eddy and Shoaf pleaded guilty—Eddy to first‑degree murder (life with parole eligibility in 15 years), and Shoaf to second‑degree murder (30 years, parole eligible after 10 years). At a 2023 parole hearing, Shoaf admitted the motive: not wanting Skylar to expose her secret relationship with Eddy. Both remain incarcerated at Lakin Correctional Center, with Shoaf denied parole again in July 2024 and projected eligibility next in April 2028; Eddy’s first parole hearing is scheduled for May 2028.

Despite the horrific nature of the crime, Skylar’s parents have kept her memory alive through advocacy—helping pass “Skylar’s Law” to improve Amber Alert procedures in West Virginia.