Murder: True Crime Stories - Introducing: "Three" from Wavland

Episode Date: December 6, 2024

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. Listen to Wavland's "Three" wherever you get your podcasts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hi there, it's Carter Roy. If you've been fascinated by the dark psychology behind some of history's most notorious serial killers, then you won't want to miss three. In this gripping podcast, award-winning journalists Justine Harmon and Holly Millay unravel the haunting story of Skyler Nees, a teenage girl who ventured into the thick appellation woods with her two best friends, but did not return home with them. Over the course of ten riveting episodes, Three explores the chilling events of that night through the voices of Skylar's family, friends, and law enforcement still impacted

by the case. Here's a sneak peek. Find three from Waveland wherever you listen to podcasts. After midnight on July 6, 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 surrounding forest had muffled the sounds of the sudden, unthinkable violence. Where there was laughing then screaming, there is now silence. Where there was struggle and carnage, there is now stillness. For months, Skyler Nece's body lay decomposing, hidden beneath a canopy of pine and oak trees, first absorbing humidity, then freezing over with ice.

For months, she waited for someone to find her, but no one knew she was there. No one could imagine what had actually happened. You may have heard about the Skylar Neiss case of three teenage girls, a pact to kill, and one violent night under the stars deep in the West Virginia woods. A young teen classified as a runaway only to be found murdered months later.

But for one young girl, a midnight joyride was just the start of a mystery that devastated a small community. What happened to Skylar Neiss? So why did they do it? Why kill Skylar? The Midnight Joy Ride was just the start of a mystery that devastated a small community. What happened to Skylar Niece? So why did they do it? Why kill Skylar? The reason Rachel's given is simple and sickening.

But you've never heard it like this. And that's where she met the little sick psychopath, Sheila Eddy. Now, Sheila like sideswiped the pole, almost wrecked. I swear we probably almost died died 100 times that night. Do you remember the blood everywhere like this? And Rachel laughed. I'm Holly Millay. Ten years ago, I wrote about this case for Elle magazine,

and I never lost touch with the people in Morgantown, West Virginia. And I'm Justine Harmon. This is the story of how a triangle of teenage friendship culminated in murder. You'll hear from the family, friends, and law enforcement who lived it, and are still living it. I'm telling you, that's serial killer stuff right there. Who kills somebody and then goes to church camp?

Rachel looked at her and she goes, they know. She was like, what do you mean they know? And she said, they know. They did not understand the consequences of killing someone. Nothing unusual. Right. But it is unusual for your friends to kill you. You're somebody that young to be that evil.

Or you're born with it. From WaveLand, this is Three. Would you guys rather suffocate or get shot? Get shot. Shot. is three.