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title: Solving the Mystery Behind the Mean Girls Murder
description: "The shocking true story of how two teenage best friends planned and murdered 16-year-old Skylar Neese, and the investigation that finally brought them to justice."
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datePublished: 2026-06-12
dateModified: 2026-06-12
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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The shocking true story of how two teenage best friends planned and murdered 16-year-old Skylar Neese, and the investigation that finally brought them to justice.
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