Two girls were found shot to death on a dirt road near Weleetka, Oklahoma, on June 8, 2008. Eleven-year-old Skyla Jade Whitaker and 13-year-old Taylor Dawn Paschal-Placker had been walking near Paschal-Placker’s home when both were killed. Skyla had moved from Baxter Springs, Kansas, and was a student at Graham School who took part in basketball, cheerleading, and 4-H.

Investigators examined evidence at the scene, including tire tracks and shell casings, and pursued several theories about motive, from a random thrill killing to the possibility the girls stumbled on another crime in progress. A connection to other investigations developed over time; in 2011 authorities linked a man named Kevin Sweat to the girls’ murders, and he later pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and received life without parole.

Did anyone in Weleetka at the time see activity on that dirt road or remember a vehicle or person in the area on June 8, 2008?