Episode 52: The Letters (THE WATCHER LETTERS)

Mystery Category: Stalking / Modern Mysteries

The Story: A dream home in New Jersey became a living nightmare when the owners began receiving letters from "The Watcher." We revisit the real-life mystery of an anonymous correspondent with a terrifying obsession with the past.

A New Jersey family purchases their dream home, complete with Victorian charm, new appliances… and a very, very creepy stalker. The Watcher is ready for them; are they ready for the Watcher letters?

Written, Engineered, and Scored by Maura Currie 

Hosted by Laurah Norton 

Researched by Jessica Ann

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Reeves Wiedeman, “The Watcher:…” New York Magazine, 2018.

Elisha Fieldstadt, “Family spooked by…” NBC News, 2018.

Christine Hauser and Karen Zraick, “Fearing ‘The Watcher…’” The New York Times, 2019. 

Everett Merrill, “Westfield dream home now…” The Courier-News, 2015. 

Shane Brown, “How does The Watcher…” The Rock Island Argus, 2015. 

N.A., “Westfield ‘Watcher’ house…” Associated Press, 2016.

N.A. “Family sues town…” Associated Press, 2017.

Joshua Jongsma, “Report: ‘Watcher’ house…” The Record, 2017.

N.A., “‘Watcher’ letters spur…” Associated Press, 2015. 

N.A., “Terrifying ‘Watcher’ letters…” The Today Show, 2015.