i was not a huge fan of rachel and sheila. as far back as freshman year, morgan had worried that her friend skylar was heading into a place she might not belong when she became close friends with rachel and sheila. morgan especially didn t like sheila. she hung out with the wrong crowd. she had lots of friends that were 20-some years old. that s just a little strange. morgan had watched uneasy as the three girls became inseparable. skylar s cousin kyle adored skylar and said he felt uneasy, too. you couldn t walk through the halls without he tlohree of the together. it was always sheila, skylar, rachel together. by sophomore year, he saw changes in skylar. it seemed like about that time she didn t have that same nice quality to her. she was more sour, i think, toward people. she started almost acting the way that sheila acted. must have been hard to see her changing? it s difficult to watch it in general and it s even harder when it s someone as close as someone you
skylar was a whirlwind, a rambunctious, precocious toddler who owned her parents hearts. hey, gorgeous. hi, daddy. you re beautiful, baby. she was reading way before she was supposed to, doing math and stuff way before she was supposed to. she was a very intelligent little girl. dance for me. wee! when skylar started nursery school, she made her first friend, morgan lawrence. morgan was drawn right away to skylar. did she kind of light up a room? oh, yeah, she had the giggle and the laugh. the girls families became good friends, too. morgan s parents say morgan and skylar were like sisters. what are your memories of skylar when she was this high? she giggled all the time. it just filled our house. she had the biggest eyes. you d just want to hug her. they were good girls, got good grades.
had known more about what was going on in skylar s life in the months before she died. what is your biggest regret, if you have one? not knowing the girls better. and i don t know if anyone could have known them that well. there had to be a sign somewhere. there had to be a clue. rachel shoaf, would you please stand? rachel was sentenced to 30 years in prison. she will be eligible for parole in 2023. prosecutor marsha ashdown says don t be fooled by the girls appearance. they planned that crime, not