As always, thank you for hanging out and remembering the Broaddus family with me today. In June 2014, Derek and Maria Broaddus purchased a $1.35 million home at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. Just days after closing, but before they even moved in, they received the first of several anonymous letters addressed to “The New Owner” from someone calling themselves “The Watcher.”
The letters claimed the house had been “watched” by the sender’s family for generations, referenced the Broaddus children as “young blood,” and threatened that the homeowners would be drawn into the sender’s plans.
Over the next several years, the family was terrorised with more letters, hired private investigators and ex-FBI agents, and ultimately never moved in. In July 2019 they sold the house at a loss, after spending five years haunted by unanswered questions and no identified perpetrator.