A lie
Shelia and Rachel became increasingly isolated from the rest of their friends. The police also continued to question them. In the long run, the detectives learned that the car that had been seen in the CCTV footage belonged to Shelia. Further investigation revealed that the car had been for sale since the morning of the disappearance in the town of Blackstone, which is west of the girls’ residence.
They had told the police that they had driven east that night. This turned out to be a lie. They couldn’t have dropped Skylar off if they left the car in Blackstone. The story started to rattle on all sides. As it turned out, the girls had reason to lie…