Skyla Ane Chevelle Sorenson was a 13-year-old girl found shot to death in a locked bedroom at a West Bridge Street residence in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, during the final days of 2024. She had been reported missing after failing to return home; her family tracked her Snapchat location to that house, where she was apparently with 12-year-old Alexandria Taylor. Both girls were later found dead on a bed alongside 33-year-old Elizabeth Kolba, who lived at the residence and was Thew’s girlfriend. Autopsies determined all three suffered gunshot wounds to the head.

Investigators focused on 33-year-old Virgil Thew after evidence tied his keys to the locked bedroom and witnesses placed him at the house in the days before the killings. Thew disappeared during the search; police later located his vehicle and keys near private property where he had been seen carrying supplies. A manhunt followed involving multiple agencies and public tips.

Skyla’s family remembered her as bright and eager to help others. No clear motive for the killings has been reported; the reason the three were targeted remains an open question.

If anyone knew Skyla’s movements in New Lisbon in late December 2024 or can provide information about the house on West Bridge Street, please come forward.