The one I feel bad for is the 19 YO girl who thought it had gone too far and says she tried to end it by telling the young girl that the world was better off without her. She wanted to close the MySpace account. I think this young woman was manipulated by the mother and her world is now ruined by trying to do a favor. Plus, she stupidly told the world she said the words (odds are mommy dearest said it but the girl claims she did so she'll have to be charged as well).
I'm sorry, I can't hate the mother. There's something very pathetic about her. She deserves any prison time she gets, no question there, but what would make an adult go to the level of a teenager like that? It seems to me her life was stunted and her "adult growth" ended in mid-teens. It's the only thing that makes sense.
No matter what, this woman has destroyed three families and very much hurt a town. I hope the world (I doubt it has but I hope) has learned a lesson from this ugliness.