The site where Skylar Neese was murdered

This is the location where Skylar Neese was murdered.

The memorial site is situated on a rural road in Wayne Township, in the south of Pennsylvania. It lies to the northwest of Blacksville, West Virginia.

At the time of her death, the 16-year-old was friends with two girls named Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf, both of whom attended her high school.

However, the two girls reportedly fell out with Neese at some point during the summer of 2012.

On the night of July 5th, 2012, Eddy and Shoaf texted Neese and asked her to sneak out of her apartment in Star City.

At first, she thought that the invitation was strange, as she wasn't on great terms with the girls. However, after a series of messages, she eventually agreed to "hang out".

Shortly after midnight, she quietly climbed out of her bedroom window and ran across the street to Eddy's car.

Unfortunately, Neese had no idea that she was being lured to her death by two "friends" who had been secretly planning her murder for months.

That night, the girls brought knives, a shovel, and cleaning supplies. They also had a spare change of clothes. All in all, it appears as though the two teenagers put a considerable amount of thought into the crime.

After picking up their "friend", Eddy drove northwest, crossed the state border, and then stopped at this rural road in the south of Pennsylvania.

This location was not new to the girls, as they had previously hung out by the creek a number of times.

Once Neese had her back turned, Eddy and Shoaf set upon her with knives and stabbed her multiple times. When she attempted to run away, one of the girls jumped on her and dragged her to the ground.

The 16-year-old did not die without putting up a fight. During the struggle, she grabbed one of the knives and cut Shoaf's ankle.

The two girls continued their attack on Neese until she eventually stopped fighting back and fell silent.

Once they were confident that she was dead, they attempted to bury her body using the shovel. However, this plan failed, as they were unable to dig a hole in the hard, rocky soil beside the creek.

Realizing that they needed to improvise, Eddy and Shoaf covered their former friend's body with branches, twigs, and whatever else they could find.

When Neese was reported missing, the police initially believed that she might be a runaway. This was despite the fact that she had left her home in Star City with no money.

However, as time wore on, the authorities began to suspect that foul play was involved.

During the investigation, they found surveillance footage of Neese entering a sedan outside of her apartment building. Shortly afterwards, they determined that the car was owned by the teenager's friend, Shelia Eddy.

When Eddy was questioned about this, she claimed that she had dropped her friend off at the end of the road by her apartment.

As the search for Neese heated up, Shoaf suffered a mental breakdown and confessed to the crime. She also told the authorities where they had hidden the body.

Because of her cooperation, she was allowed to plead guilty to the lesser crime of second-degree murder.

Eddy, on the other hand, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Although she initially denied any involvement, this changed shortly before her trial was due to start.

In January 2014, she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.

Due to Shoaf's plea agreement, she received a shorter sentence of 30 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years.

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