‘Would You Rather’ Game Turned Deadly — and a Chilling Confession Followed

An investigation began after 16-year-old Skylar Neese disappeared from her home in Morgantown, West Virginia, shortly after midnight on July 6, 2012.

The case ended in tragedy when Neese’s body was found in a remote wooded area in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, a little over six months later. The arrests of her two close friends, Shelia Eddy and Rachel Shoaf, stunned her family, friends, and the community.

Neese’s life and killing are now the focus of a three-part documentary series, Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, which premieres March 6 on Hulu, with availability on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.

On the night she was killed, Neese — a straight-A student who dreamed of going to law school — left her ground–floor bedroom and got into a car with Eddy and Shoaf for a late-night outing to smoke marijuana. The three drove to Wayne County, where Eddy and Shoaf stabbed Neese more than 50 times, killing her.

Afterward, Eddy and Shoaf denied any involvement in Neese’s disappearance, saying they had driven around that night before dropping her off near her home. Investigators grew suspicious after reviewing years of social media posts that suggested rising tension between the teens. Detectives also found a video of the three playing “Would You Rather,” in which Eddy posed unsettling questions about how someone might prefer to die.

Shoaf later confessed and led investigators to the crime scene. She allegedly told police they killed Neese because they didn’t like her, according to ABC News. Eddy was linked to the murder after the FBI discovered Neese’s DNA on blood found in the trunk of Eddy’s car, ABC News reported.

According to a Hulu press release, the series examines the pressures of growing up in the digital age and the devastating consequences that can follow when friendships turn toxic, raising questions about betrayal, memory, trust, and loyalty.

Shoaf was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after 10 years. At a parole hearing in 2023, she said she had been in a relationship with Eddy and feared backlash if it became public. She was denied parole.

Eddy received a life sentence for her role in the killing. Both women are serving their sentences at Lakin Correctional Center and are scheduled to be eligible for parole in 2028.