S2 E14: The Westfield Watcher, Part 1; Welcome to the Neighbourhood
Welcome to the Neighbourhood, new neighbour, we've been watching you...
This week, Lady presents a chilling tale of a family, a neighbourhood, and someone who goes by the Westfield Watcher.
What should have been a bright new start for the Broadus' quickly became a living nightmare as they began to receive creepy letters from someone called "The Watcher." To make matters worse, everyone in the neighbourhood is a suspect, and the only people the family can trust are each other...
If you or a loved one are being stalked, please phone or text: 855-4-VICTIM (855-484-2846) or Call your Country's emergency number.
Stalker Awareness Guide:
https://www.stalkingawareness.org/what-to-do-if-you-are-being-stalked/#1582827801551-9381e712-8470
657 Zillow Listing:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/657-Boulevard-Westfield-NJ-07090/40090611_zpid/
Sources Cited:
* Fieldstadt, Elisha. “Family Spooked by Letters at New Jersey’s ‘watcher’ House Says Neighbors Made Nightmare Worse.” NBCNews.Com, NBCUniversal News Group, 15 Nov. 2018, www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/owner-n-j-watcher-house-admits-he-sent-some-menacing-n936661.
* Fiorentino, Alyssa, and Kelly Allen. “The True Story behind Netflix’s ‘The Watcher’ Series.” “The Watcher” True Story – What Really Happened in The Westfield New Jersey Home, 13 Oct. 2022, www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a41503769/the-watcher-true-story-behind-haunted-house/.
* Flynn, Sheila. “True Story behind Netflix Series about How a Dream Home Turned into a Nightmare.” The Independent, The Independent, 7 Nov. 2022, www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/the-watcher-house-owner-true-story-netflix-b2219719.html.
* Haydon, Tom. “Lawsuit: ‘bring Me Young Blood,’ Stalker Told Westfield Home Buyers.” NJ.Com, 19 June 2015, www.nj.com/union/2015/06/lawsuit_bring_me_young_blood_stalker_told_westfiel.html#incart_2box_union_index.ssf.
* Jacob, Mary K. “Exclusive: Cops Visited ‘watcher House’ 58 Times since Current Owners Moved In.” New York Post, New York Post, 1 Nov. 2022, nypost.com/2022/11/01/watcher-house-owners-made-58-calls-to-police-since-moving-in/.
* Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan. The Familiar. Booklassic, 2015.
* Tiamoyo Harris | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com [http://NJ.com], Taylor. “Westfield Police Chief Suddenly Retires amid Controversy.” NJ.Com [http://NJ.Com], 9 Aug. 2018, www.nj.com/union/2018/08/post_67.html.
* Tjaden, Patricia, and Nancy Thoennes. “OJP.” The National Institute of Justice, Apr. 1998, www.ojp.gov/pdffiles/169592.pdf.
* Westfield, Town of. “About Westfield.” About Westfield | Westfield, NJ, 2006, www.westfieldnj.gov/317/About-Westfield.
* Wiedeman, Reeves. “The Haunting of a Dream House.” The Cut, The Cut, 11 Oct. 2022, www.thecut.com/article/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html.
* Wiedeman, Reeves. “What We Know about ‘the Watcher’ Case Four Years Later.” The Cut, The Cut, 11 Oct. 2022, www.thecut.com/2022/10/the-watcher-657-boulevard-update.html.
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