Rachel Shoaf is one of the most popular and richest Victim who was born on February 10, 1996 in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. After working at Wendy’s, Neese returned home to her Star City, West Virginia, apartment on July 5, 2012. According to surveillance footage from her apartment complex, Neese exited the apartment through her bedroom window on July 6, at 12:30 AM. She then got into a sedan. Neese’s father claimed that she didn’t take her cell phone and that her window was open. She also said that she intended to return home.
An Amber Alert was not issued in Neese’s disappearance because the circumstances did not meet all four criteria for an alert to be issued: (1) a child is believed to be abducted; (2) the child is under 18; (3) the child may be in danger of death or serious injury; (4) there is sufficient information to indicate the Amber Alert would be helpful. A waiting period of 48 hours had to elapse before a teenager could be considered missing. A West Virginia state legislator from the Neese family home district introduced a bill called Skylar’s Law to modify West Virginia’s Amber Alert plan to issue immediate public announcements when any child is reported missing and in danger, regardless of whether the child is believed to have been kidnapped. Opinion columns appeared in both West Virginia and national media in support of Skylar’s Law, some of which also acknowledged criticism and drawbacks of the legislation. On March 27, 2013, the West Virginia House of Delegates approved Skylar’s Law with a 98-0 vote. On April 12, 2013, the West Virginia Senate unanimously passed the law, but made minor technical changes to the bill which the House of Delegates voted to accept on the same day. West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the legislation into law in May 2013.
Following her guilty plea on May 1, 2013, Rachel Shoaf received a sentence of 30 years in prison, and will be eligible for parole after 10 years.
Law enforcement officials initially thought Neese to be a ranaway and did not issue an Amber Alert in connection with her disappearance. Although Neese was initially reported as having been seen in North Carolina at an early time, the Star City Police Department confirmed that Neese wasn’t there. Neese’s parents left flyers in Monongalia County announcing the disappearance of their daughter. Skylar Neese’s last sighting was in an unknown sedan. Police interviewed Eddy to confirm this. Eddy said that she picked up Neese, but claimed that she dropped her off an additional hour later. Skylar Neese was found by the FBI and West Virginia State Police on September 10, 2012. They began interviewing Neese’s school friends.
Skylar Annette (February 10, 1996 – July 6, 2012), was an American girl who vanished from her Star City, West Virginia home around midnight on July 6, 2012. Neese’s remains found in Wayne Township, Greene County Pennsylvania on January 16, 2013 were discovered.
On May 31, 2013, Anderson Cooper covered the story of Skylar Neese’s murder.
