GUILTY WV - Skylar Neese, 16, found deceased, Star City, 6 July 2012 * Shoaf denied parole 2023* #2

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Teen murdered by 2 girls she thought were her friends. Now, one of them is up for parole

Skylar Neese was brutally murdered by two people who she thought were her best friends. Now nearly 12 years later, one of the girls is up for parole.

www.wpxi.com

4/26/24

Shoaf’s parole hearing is listed as May 1 on the West Virginia Division of Corrections website.

ETA: In many states, the inmates hearing before the parole board is recorded and also public information. I don't know about the statute in WV but I hope somebody requests the a copy pursuant to WV FOIA.

https://privacy.wv.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Intersection%20of%20FOIA%20and%20Privacy/FOIA%20Handbook%20PDF.pdf

From the DOC link:

Next Parole Hearing Date​

This is the date the offender will be eligible for parole, this is NOT necessarily the date that the offender will be interviewed by the WV Parole Board. Exact interview dates are not scheduled by the WV Parole Board until two months prior to the parole hearing month. Within this timeframe you may contact the WV Parole Board for the specific interview date. If the offender's current status is parole, then the next parole hearing date is not applicable.

- OIS Search

apps.wv.gov

 

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Parole Hearings

The West Virginia Parole Board will be committed to a partnership with the citizens of West Virginia in promoting public safety, providing a continuum of services for offenders, coordinating victim services, and by equipping employees with access to adequate training bases upon effective...

paroleboard.wv.gov

Parole Hearings​

The Parole Board holds monthly onsite hearings at Charleston Correctional Center, Huntington Work Release Center, St. Marys Correctional Center, Pruntytown Correctional Center, Lakin Correctional Center and Huttonsville Correctional Center. All visitors and victims attend the hearings at each individual facility.

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Your PED is the date that the inmate is eligible for parole consideration. This does not mean that the interview will be on that date. Hearings are held once a month for each institution for inmates that are eligible for interview that month. In order to be seen the Parole Board, by law the Board is required to have a certified copy of the Court Order, a post-sentence investigation report, a CIB, a psychological report and an approved home plan.

https://paroleboard.wv.gov/Documents/7%201%202022%20Parole%20Procedural%20Rules.pdf