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CASE #QH6LD8 · 2 entities · 1 connections

The Watcher

A family bought their dream house in New Jersey, then started receiving letters from someone who called themselves "The Watcher," claiming to have observed the house — and the family who lived there before them — for generations.

In 2014, the Broaddus family purchased a house in Westfield, New Jersey, and soon began receiving disturbing anonymous letters from someone identifying themselves as "The Watcher," who claimed to be surveilling the house and referenced knowledge of the family's children. Despite an extensive police investigation, the letter writer's identity has never been publicly confirmed, and the family ultimately sold the house without ever moving in.

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Quick facts
  • The Broaddus family purchased the house at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey in June 2014 for $1.3 million.
  • Before they moved in, they began receiving anonymous letters from someone identifying themselves as "The Watcher," who claimed the house had always "craved young blood."
  • The letters referenced specific knowledge of the family's children, describing them by nicknames like "the Younger Boy" and "the Older Son."
  • The family never moved into the house, eventually selling it in 2019 at a significant financial loss after a lengthy, unsuccessful legal battle and public investigation.
Entities on file
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The Watcher (document)
Anonymous letter writer who harassed a New Jersey family beginning in 2014, claiming to surveil their house; identity never confirmed.
sent letters targeting657 Boulevard, Westfield NJdocumented
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657 Boulevard, Westfield NJ (location)
New Jersey house purchased by the Broaddus family in 2014, the target of the anonymous "Watcher" letters.
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