Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, in the last episode before a mid-season break, we're looking at the Watcher House. In 2014, the Broaddus family purchased 657 Boulevard. Soon afterwards, they began to receive mysterious letters from a person calling themselves 'The Watcher'. Police were informed and honed in on a specific man. Doing this, they missed evidence and the case went cold with no suspects formally charged. What did the letters from The Watcher say? Why did the police focus on one man? Who else could have been a suspect? Listen in to find out!
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References for the episode:
Kim, Allen. “‘The Watcher’ House Sold Years after Family Was Terrorized with Creepy Letters | CNN.” CNN, CNN, 12 Aug. 2019, https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/12/us/the-watcher-house-stalker-trnd/index.html.
Lealos, Shawn S., et al. “The Watcher True Story: What Really Happened At 657 Boulevard.” ScreenRant, Screen Rant, 19 Oct. 2022, https://screenrant.com/watcher-netflix-true-story-657-boulevard-changes/.
Walsh, Savannah. “The Watcher’s Real-Life Unsolved Mystery, Explained | British GQ.” British GQ, British GQ, 17 Oct. 2022, https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/the-watcher-netflix-real-life-mystery-explained.
Wiedeman, Reeves. “The Watcher: The True Story of the Haunting of 657 Boulevard.” The Cut, The Cut, 13 Nov. 2018, https://www.thecut.com/article/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html.
You can email Glen at whattheheckpod3@gmail.com with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!
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