Uncover a case that absolutely stunned investigators when they discovered that this innocent, sweet looking 18 year old girl may be hiding some deep, disturbing secrets behind the shadows. Is this a cold blooded murderer, or just a teen in way over her head?
Chapter 1: What is the background of the case?
This case is one that seems to be very polarizing depending on what side you want to believe.
Some people hear the details of this case and think that this teenage girl is a cold-blooded killer. Others think this was all an accident and believe that she was desperate and in way over her head. But regardless of what you think, this is a tragic case that never should have happened the way that it did. and I'm very much looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one.
With that being said, let's get into the case. Skylar Richardson is the daughter of Kim and Scott Richardson, and she has a younger brother, Jackson. The family were living your typical middle class life in Carlisle, Ohio. Most people knew each other, and if you were born there, chances are you stayed there, worked there, and raised your family there.
Both Skylar and Jackson played sports growing up with Jackson in football and Skylar on the cheerleading team. It was said that Skylar excelled in her sport. She was a flyer, meaning that she would be the one lifted into the air doing those cool poses and stretches before being lowered to the ground. Those around Skylar felt that she was the perfect flyer.
She was tiny and skinny, easy to lift up and toss up into the air. But as much as Skylar loved her sport and loved doing it, she felt a lot of pressure to maintain her small stature and stay as thin as possible. By the time she was in middle school, as so many young girls do, Skylar became obsessed with her weight and would do anything possible to become smaller and smaller.
This started as her restricting her food intake. Then she started starving herself. Even things like chewing gum and toothpaste, she refused to consume because it had a few calories in it. Then, when she did inevitably eat because she was starving her body, she would feel extreme guilt and would make herself throw up. This became a vicious cycle for the years that followed.
She became consumed with her body image. It's all she thought about 95% of the time. It was a constant battle for her, and those around her, especially her family, they started to notice. Of course, it was said that her family wanted to help Skylar with her issue, but this is such a sensitive topic and you obviously need to go about it the right way when you're trying to help someone.
If you say the wrong thing or go about it the wrong way, it can have the opposite effect. It can make someone's eating disorder worse. Kim and Scott noticed that even bringing up anything related to food made Skylar shut down. She was very guarded and kept a lot to herself. Skylar's parents started taking her to different doctors who sent her to therapists and nutritionists.
Through that, she was diagnosed with body dysmorphia, which is when someone obsesses over a perceived flaw within their body and may take on some unhealthy behaviors to cope with it. This was something that Skylar has struggled with for years and still struggles with to this day.
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Chapter 2: What struggles did Skylar face growing up?
Oh, it was the middle of the night. Very, very early in the morning, nighttime. Okay. Did it wake you up, like you felt like something was... I didn't sleep that night. Oh, you didn't sleep, okay. Could you already feel like something was going on with her? I don't know. Okay. So this was the middle of the night. Were your parents home?
Yeah, they were asleep.
They were, and they were asleep.
They didn't hear me. They didn't hear me.
Did the dogs hear you or anything?
I left my dog upstairs.
Okay. So you take her with you. How far down do you think that you dug?
Not that deep.
I'm sorry?
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