12 episodes

After midnight on July 6th, 2012, three teenage girls walked into the thick Appalachian woods somewhere along the Mason-Dixon line. Hours later, under the glow of a nearly full moon, only two walked out.

The very last time Dave and Mary Neese saw their only child Skylar was in a grainy black-and-white video. In it, she's sneaking out of her ground-floor bedroom in the middle of the night, her purse over her shoulder, her brown hair swinging as she hurries across the small parking lot to a waiting car.

What happened to Skylar Neese has become gothic American lore: the odd girl out in a vicious teenage triangle. But in the ten years since that fateful night beneath the West Virginia stars, a fuller portrait of what happened has emerged. From award-winning journalists Justine Harman and Holly Millea comes a gripping 10-part series featuring Skylar's family, closest friends, and law enforcement who lived the case—and are still living it.

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    • True Crime
    • 4.8 • 300 Ratings

After midnight on July 6th, 2012, three teenage girls walked into the thick Appalachian woods somewhere along the Mason-Dixon line. Hours later, under the glow of a nearly full moon, only two walked out.

The very last time Dave and Mary Neese saw their only child Skylar was in a grainy black-and-white video. In it, she's sneaking out of her ground-floor bedroom in the middle of the night, her purse over her shoulder, her brown hair swinging as she hurries across the small parking lot to a waiting car.

What happened to Skylar Neese has become gothic American lore: the odd girl out in a vicious teenage triangle. But in the ten years since that fateful night beneath the West Virginia stars, a fuller portrait of what happened has emerged. From award-winning journalists Justine Harman and Holly Millea comes a gripping 10-part series featuring Skylar's family, closest friends, and law enforcement who lived the case—and are still living it.

    Skylar Is Missing | Chapter 1

    Skylar Is Missing | Chapter 1

    Star City, West Virginia. Sixteen-year-old Skylar Neese disappears into the night, just after the July 4th holiday, 2012.

    • 37 min
    The Day After | Chapter 2

    The Day After | Chapter 2

    July 6, 2012, the first day without Skylar, was complicated. After a strange summer, Shelia and Rachel return to University High School for their junior year.

    • 27 min
    Dear Diary | Chapter 3

    Dear Diary | Chapter 3

    As law enforcement circle Shelia and Rachel, a group of digital vigilantes begin to kick up dust. Officers learn more about the girls from their private journals.

    • 29 min
    Hunger Games | Chapter 4

    Hunger Games | Chapter 4

    It's a bleak Christmas for the Neeses, who go to extreme lengths to find their daughter. An examination of the past reveals warning signs.

    • 28 min
    "They Know" | Chapter 5

    "They Know" | Chapter 5

    A last ditch effort to extract information from Shelia goes awry; Rachel returns to the scene of the crime.

    • 28 min
    Silent Snow, Secret Snow | Chapter 6

    Silent Snow, Secret Snow | Chapter 6

    As prosecutors build their case from Rachel's shocking confession, Shelia keeps up with her social calendar. Dave and Mary finally get some answers.

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
300 Ratings

300 Ratings

A Lit Chick ,

Well done!

Really appreciated the insights shared.

..deb ,

Great podcast!

Loved listening to Three (such a tragic story). So much compassion and sensitivity in the telling of this senseless and sad story.

Jade.Fulton ,

Best crime podcast in my library

This is one of the best crime podcasts I’ve followed. It’s so personal, with real life conversations + recordings. I’ve developed an attachment to folks in the story as a result.

There’s also just enough intrigue for what’s next, without feeling like a lame false cliff hanger.

Absolutely love it!

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