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The Watcher House
The Broaddus family bought their dream home. Then the letters arrived. 'I have been watching the house for decades. I am The Watcher.' It knew about their children, their renovations. They never moved in. The Watcher was never found.
2014 - 2019
Westfield, New Jersey, USA
6+ witnesses
The Watcher terrorized a family through letters.
The Purchase
June 2014:
- Derek and Maria Broaddus
- $1.3 million home
- 657 Boulevard
- Dream house
- Three children
The First Letter
Days after purchase:
- Addressed to owners
- Knew their names
- Knew about children
- “I have been watching”
- Decades of observation
The Content
What The Watcher wrote:
- House needs “young blood”
- Watched previous owners
- Knew renovation plans
- Mentioned children by name
- Cryptic threats
More Letters
The terror continued:
- Multiple letters
- Increasingly disturbing
- Police involved
- No arrests
- Mystery deepened
The Aftermath
What happened:
- Family never moved in
- Sued previous owners
- Tried to sell
- Eventually demolished renovations
- Sold at loss
Never Solved
The mystery:
- DNA inconclusive
- Suspects interviewed
- No charges filed
- Netflix series made
- Watcher unknown