when 21-year-old ricky cowles and his teenage girl friend amy priestmeyer moved in together, her best friends moved in, too. at first it was like an endless sleepover, but then ricky was murdered. the killer bragged about the crime and police made a quick arrest, case closed. not exactly. unraveling who was behind the diabolical plot wouldn't be nearly as easy. here's keith morrison with "mean girls." "mean girls." >> an interesting species, teenage girls. some are sweet. some are not. some are not. we call them mean girls and some in particular, as you're about to see, could be very mean indeed. it was 1997 when their story began here in the high desert north of l.a., lancaster, california. there was sarah chapin, then 18, a cheerleader and local beauty queen. you were a pretty popular kid in high school. >> i wasn't really popular, about the i was a cheerleader. >> which helps. >> yes. >> amy priestmeyer 16, sporty, an a.p. student who looked like a girl next-door. >> amy and i were just two goofballs and we had a lot of fun. yeah, we partied, but things didn't get as serious until