Locals speak to momlogic about the slumber party slayings.
Sunday evening, Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker, 13, and Skyla Jade Whitaker, 11, were found shot to death in a ditch along a dirt road in Weleetka, Oklahoma, less than a mile from Taylor's home. They had been having a sleepover when they decided to take a walk at 5:30 p.m. When they did not answer a cell phone call 30 minutes later, Taylor's grandfather went looking for the girls and discovered they had been shot to death. So far, there are no suspects or witnesses.
This morning, momlogic spoke with locals to get their reaction. A 16-year-old teen from neighboring Henryetta says she is terrified to leave her home. "Normally, since school is out, I would be out doing things, but not now," she says, her voice trembling. "Now I'm going to be mostly locked up in my house until whoever killed these girls is caught. I'm really scared. My mom just called me and told me that I have to stay in the house. She doesn't have to worry though, because I had no intention of leaving."
Momlogic also spoke with Skyla Jade Whitaker's grandmother, 58-year-old Claudia Farrow, who had this message for other moms: "Keep your kids close. Never feel like you can let them out of your sight. And if you do take your child somewhere and leave them and you don't feel right about it, then go back and get them. You never know what can happen."
We've received unconfirmed reports that there might have been a romantic or sexual relationship between one of the victims and an adult, and that this may somehow be related to this crime. We will keep you posted as this story develops.
Moms of teens and tweens: If this happened in your hometown, how would it change the way you monitor your kids?
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