The Betrayal of Skylar Neese

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 2012, 16-year-old Skylar Neese vanished without a trace from her Star City, West Virginia home. What initially seemed like a runaway case soon unraveled into a story of unimaginable betrayal. Her two best friends, Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf, held a dark secret that would shock the nation and leave a community searching for answers. This episode revisits the heart-wrenching case of Skylar Neese, exploring the twisted friendship that led to her murder. With the release of the new Hulu docuseries Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, we are taking a deeper look into the events that transpired and the warning signs that were missed. Join us as we recount the tragic story of a bright young girl whose life was cut short by those she trusted most. Thank you to this weeks's sponsors! To get 20% off all IQBAR products—including the Ultimate sampler pack—plus FREE shipping, text MOMS to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. See terms for details Join the more than 3 million families who have been served by K12, and empower your student to reach their full potential now. You can make the switch at anytime. Go to K12.com/MOMS today to learn more. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast. A true crime podcast featuring
0:12.7	myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa. Hi, Mandy. How are you? I am doing well.
0:17.8	How are you? I am doing really good. We are in March somehow. I did hear another
0:23.6	creator say on their thing they were doing is, I feel like I just said, I can't believe we're
0:28.7	in February. And now we're in March. And I was like, we hear you, girl. We hear you.
0:33.1	Yeah. calendars are confusing. So today we are going to be sharing an episode we share back in May of
0:38.2	2025, and it's the story of Skyler Nice. If you recall, Skyler was the girl who went missing back in
0:45.5	2012 and ended up being murdered. There is a new three-part documentary that's out tomorrow,
0:51.5	if you're listening to it on Thursday. It's out March 6th. It's on
0:55.6	Hulu and Discovery Plus. It's called Friends Like These. And so it's a really deep dive into that
1:01.5	story with interviews with friends and family. I am very much looking forward to watching that.
1:06.9	We were trying to get it early. We weren't able to, but we thought it would be a good time to
1:11.2	play this episode if you're looking for more information. On a warm July night in 2012, 16-year-old
1:17.4	Skyler-Neice slipped out of her bedroom window and vanished without a trace. At first, it seemed like a
1:23.2	case of a runaway teen, but as days turned into weeks, something about the story didn't sit right.
1:29.4	Her closest friends insisted they had no idea where she went or why she left, but behind their
1:35.0	innocent smiles was a secret darker than anyone could have imagined. This is the story of a small
1:40.0	town shaken to its core as the chilling reality began to unravel. Skylar Annette Neese was born on
1:45.7	February 10, 1996, to David and Mary Neese. These were two parents who absolutely adored their
1:52.3	one and only child. Skyler had a bright and playful energy and a quick sense of humor. She loved
1:58.7	to pull pranks on her family just to make them laugh.
2:01.6	Skyler was a student at University High School in Star City, West Virginia, where she was a straight-A
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