S2 E15: The Westfield Watcher, Part 2; All Hail the Watcher

We're back at 657 Boulevard, and the neighbourhood is in chaos. The Broadus' are being terrorized away from their new home, their neighbours as well as the police are being unhelpful, and everyday that ticks by, the Westfield Watcher is out there...

Lady walks us through what happens after that third letter; How the case becomes public, how the police switch tactics, and what the family have to go through to finally get some peace in Westfield. It's a spooky one, so keep your eyes peeled...

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

If you'd like to read the Familiar:

https://www.hauntedcrossroads.com/stories/joseph-sheridan-le-fanu/the-familiar-joseph-sheridan-le-fanu/

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, Taylor. “Westfield Police Chief Suddenly Retires amid Controversy.” NJ.Com, 9 Aug. 2018, www.nj.com/union/2018/08/post_67.html.

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• 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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