The Watcher House Part 1 (Westfield, NJ)

Dark House

House Beautiful/Hearst

Religion & Spirituality, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.4 • 757 Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Alyssa and Hadley recount the bizarre story of 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, which became the target of an anonymous stalker who sent threatening letters to the new owners, Derek and Maria Broaddus, just days after they bought the house in 2014. The co-hosts review the disturbing letters sent by “The Watcher,”—who is still unidentified—and review the former homeowners and closest neighbors who were all considered as suspects. They also discuss the emotional and financial trauma Derek and Maria Broaddus suffered as a direct result of the letters, and why some members of the community accused the couple of writing the letters themselves. CREDITS Alyssa Fiorentino - Co-host & Producer Hadley Mendelsohn - Co-host & Producer Jessy Caron - Producer Jacob Stone - Sound Editor & Mixer Ian Munsell - Assistant Audio Engineer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.9	Will the young blood play in the basement?
0:32.3	Or are they too afraid to go down there alone?
0:34.6	I would be very afraid if I were them.
0:37.0	It is far away from the rest of the
0:38.5	house. If you were upstairs, you would never hear them scream. Hey guys, welcome back to Dark House.
0:50.6	I'm Melissa Fiorentino, and I'm here with my co-host, Hadley Mendelsohn. Hey, everyone. Thanks for
0:55.0	joining us for another episode. If you're new here, each episode we dig into the backstory of a
0:59.8	house that is allegedly haunted or notorious for some reason or another. We'll talk about who
1:05.6	lived there, who died there, and all of the events that led to its eventual infamy. Today we're
1:10.7	discussing 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey, or as it's more commonly referred to,
1:16.8	The Watcher House. The Watcher, of course, being the anonymous stalker who began sending
1:21.2	threatening letters to the owners just days after they bought the house in 2014.
1:26.2	Some of you may be familiar with this story already.
1:28.7	Back in 2018, New York Magazine published a story on their website The Cut,
1:33.0	sharing the homeowner's story, and some terrifying excerpts from The Watchers' letters.
1:37.6	The article went viral, and eventually Netflix bought the rights to produce a series based on the story.
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