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5 Years After Horror Started, the 'Watcher' House Is Sold

Dream Home Turned Nightmare
Finally Sells, at a $400K Loss

Aug 9, 2019 8:55 AM CDT

Dream Home Turned Nightmare Finally Sells, at a $400K Loss

Derek and Maria Broaddus never even moved into house stalked by creepy 'Watcher'

(Newser) - It's taken five years and more than one failed sale attempt, but the owners of a New Jersey home stalked by an anonymous letter-writer called "the Watcher" have finally handed off the house to someone else—without ever having moved in themselves. NJ.com and Bloomberg report that...

How a $1.3M Dream Home
Turned Into a Nightmare

How a $1.3M Dream Home Turned Into a Nightmare

'The Cut' digs into the story of the letters sent by the Watcher

(Newser) - In 2014, a New Jersey couple bought their dream home in Westfield, in what's ended up being one of the more headline-grabbing real estate purchases America has seen in recent years. That's all thanks to "the Watcher," an anonymous sender of creepy and ominous letters to...

Judge Throws Out Lawsuits
in Creepy 'Watcher' Case

Oct 20, 2017 11:48 AM CDT

Judge Throws Out Lawsuits in Creepy 'Watcher' Case

Though prosecutor's office continues to investigate letters sent to homeowners

(Newser) - The "Watcher" lawsuit battle between past and current owners is over, though a criminal investigation remains active in the creepy case involving a house with an apparent stalker. The story began in 2014, when Derek and Maria Broaddus bought a $1.35 million Dutch Colonial home in Westfield, NJ,...

NJ Couple Receives
'Sinister' New Letter

Mar 31, 2017 11:36 AM CDT

NJ Couple Receives 'Sinister' New Letter

'The Watcher' is apparently still watching

(Newser) - A New Jersey couple who claim they were scared away from their home by creepy letters they received from a stalker known as "The Watcher" say another letter was delivered. An attorney for Derek and Maria Broaddus wrote in a legal brief that the letter arrived in late February,...

After $1.4M Home Becomes Nightmare, Couple Sue Town

After $1.4M Home Becomes
Nightmare, Couple Sues Town

Mar 27, 2017 3:01 PM CDT

After $1.4M Home Becomes Nightmare, Couple Sues Town

Derek, Maria Broaddus can't sell home, are suing Westfield, NJ

(Newser) - A New Jersey family who wants to demolish their home after they claim they were stalked by an anonymous creepy-letter writer known as "The Watcher" has filed a lawsuit against their town. Derek and Maria Broaddus filed the suit against Westfield after its planning board rejected their plan to...

House With a Creepy
Stalker Yours for $1.25M

Mar 28, 2016 5:22 PM CDT

House With a Creepy Stalker Yours for $1.25M

'The Watcher' house is back on the market

(Newser) - A New Jersey home supposedly stalked by an anonymous creepy-letter writer who goes by "The Watcher" is back on the market, the AP reports. The current owners, a married couple with three children, bought it in June 2014 for nearly $1.4 million. But they refused to move in...

Family Flees Dream Home, and Its Creepy 'Watcher'

Jun 25, 2015 7:19 AM CDT

Family Flees Dream Home, and Its Creepy 'Watcher'

Lawsuit claims previous owners hid letter from 'the Watcher'

(Newser) - A New Jersey couple says the $1.3 million dream home they bought in Westfield a year ago came with six bedrooms, a sprawling lawn for their three kids, and a creepy stalker, who the owners say began sending threatening letters three days after they took possession. The letters, signed...