eileen moore said her sister and nee nieces found an apartment in nearby south hadley. phoebe loved the freedom she had. >> she loved going down to friendly's just to have the whole american way of life. >> reporter: including high school. phoebe was enrolled as a freshman at south hadley high that fall. eileen said she called the school to ask administrators to watch out for phoebe. >> could you please watch out for her, introduce her to some good kids and keep an eye on her. >> reporter: eileen knew her niece was worried about fitting into her new school, but almost right away, things clicked for phoebe at south hadley high. >> oh, yeah. she fit in really fast. >> amy belah and her daughter lived on the first floor of a rental house with phoebe and her family upstairs. they were struck by how fast she made friends. >> she was a beautiful girl, but not knowing what the town was like, it was nice to see she was making friends fast. >> reporter: but amy did think it odd that so many of phoebe's friends were boys. it then came out that she had hit the jackpot. she took up