Haha I agree...burn it down. Someone who is doing this clearly wants the house for themselves. I think it is a neighbor...more specifically a mom on her 50's
It's kind of disrespectful to laugh about someone being watched and scared for their life and for the lives of their family. I just think it's rude of the hosts on TV to do that.
They're laughing because it's obviously a hoax perpetrated by the owner who was suffering from buyer's remorse after buying a house he couldn't afford.
N Corp they did and caught a neighbor driving by and was questioned by police but then was let go because there was not enough evidence to make him a suspect anymore
I guarantee it’s some family who originally owned the house and were foreclosed upon. My brother was recently looking at a house and the man who built it came up and basically harassed my brother to where my brother quickly decided he didn’t want an enemy for the rest of his life so he passed on it.
@@sirih4085 Still, some prior owner could have been disgruntled. Especially if, as this post originally said, he were foreclosed and lost the house. Is there any proof a watcher watched the house in the 1920's? I'd say none. Trying, and succeeding, to be spooky the watcher made that up.
Feel the exact same way.. I moved into the oldest house in my county a few years ago and this previous owner whose older always posts about the house, talks when she used to live there.. she is obsessed with the house, when we started to build a fence not even a day goes by and she has a FB post talking crap about our fence the historical value of our house.. keep in mind she lives about 30 mins away from my house now.. like move on and stop being weird
That's what I thought as well. Their joking at the end seemed unprofessional & inappropriate. Plus, it was almost impossible to understand what they were talking about, some inside joke about a coworker maybe, partly because they were all talking over each other. I'm sure the poor family appreciated that these TV hosts found their miserable plight to be so funny.
For those who haven't read this story in depth, I suggest reading The Cut's very intensive interview and explanation. You would feel the fear just from reading the article. The husband set up alarms, cameras, hired previous FBI agents, asked neighbors to see if they recognize the handwriting. Multiple nights the alarms would go off, but no one was ever caught, recorded, or seen. One letter even included how the children should be afraid to go into the basement, and the mother should fear because she wouldn't be able to hear them scream. Another letter referring to "bones breaking" and revenge comes in unexpected ways, perhaps a dead pet or a car crash. There are multiple theories as to who the watcher could be (the couple behind the house whose lawn chairs wouldn't face their own house but were placed very closely to the Broaddus in a peculiar position, facing their backyard; the younger male down the road whose girlfriend described him being into violent video games of which his chosen character was The Watcher in it; the odd family next door that includes an old widow and her grown children, one of which has schizophrenia and does odd behaviors like creep into other neighbors' windows) and gets their daily mail for them so could potentially be the one sneaking in the letters, etc. Hence why it is so difficult to solve with so many leads. The oddest part was that when they tested it for DNA, it was found to belong to a woman. Some say it's a red herring, but no one knows. For those who say that it's a hoax from the Broaddus, ask yourself, why would they funnel so much money into the home (renovations, upkeep even throughout this whole ordeal) and then sell it at a loss? Additionally, the family before who sold it also admitted to getting one letter that was "oddly poetic" and just thanked them for taking care of the home. They didn't mention it to the Broaddus' before selling it to them because they claimed to not think much of it. Last but not least, what's the scariest part is how unempathetic or uncompassionate the neighbors were throughout this whole traumatic experience for this young family and worried more about preserving the aesthetics of their town then actually helping this stressed family.
These "reporters" just laughing at the family's turmoil is so clear on how removed they are from everyday people and their lives. It's just a joke to them :(
They're laughing because it's obviously a hoax perpetrated by the owner who was suffering from buyer's remorse after buying a house he couldn't afford.
What a dumb conclusion, suggesting they did this themselves. Right, that would make a lot sense since now they can't sell the house and no one wants to buy it. lol
halfgreek1963 it might be a neighbor, if the couple get scare, and aren’t able to sell it, they might lower the price by a considerable amount, and then the neighbor could buy it
Because the neighbors already didn't like that their nice little community was some how tarnished by the press and news casts members coming around. They liked how suddle and quiet it was so yeah. People just like to make a big fuss over this when they should have been there supporting the family not suspecting them.
See, this sort of thing would not make me move out of a house. After the first one or two of those letters, I'd start writing REFUSED across the outside and refusing them. No need to let yourself be played like this.
But if “The Watcher” is in fact violent, antagonizing them is probably not the best idea. You aren’t dealing with a sane person, so its best to tread carefully
I’m pretty positive someone was walking up and putting them in the mailbox themselves, not sending them through the mail. So writing “refused” on them would do no good
I somewhat agree if I was living alone but I think the main reason the letters spooked them is the implicit threats to their children and thanking the owners for bringing ‘young blood’ to the house and whether they will hear their screams in the basements.
I live in Westfield New Jersey where this house is, and this story took over the town. They don’t mention it but the reason they couldn’t track it is because the letter didn’t have a stamp, as it was hand delivered to the home and then the letters got too graphic the family had to leave. The house is still for sale, it’s a very beautiful home.
Either way, cameras around or near the mailbox would either catch the perp, or, if they watched them be installed, would force them to stop sending/delivering the letters
@@firewoman7722 that’s exactly what I was thinking the entire time, like why didn’t they just put a camera pointing at the mailbox so they could see who was putting the letters there in the first place
Are there any cameras inside and outside the entire house to record that creepy guy ? And why not just build high fences throughout the yard ? It doesn't make sense
@@mrbear1302 Hand written with no to or return address. Plus no stamp. Also then it could be tracked the post office would know who sent them. Do you know nothing about sending letters?
Saying that you are doing it to yourself just revictimizes the victim. It's used when the authorities cannot figure it out or don't want to figure it out.
I'm SURE 'the authoritues' know exactly 'who' is doing it,they could BE PART OF IT,AND WILL DO NOTHING TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. 'THEY' don't want people IN THAT HOUSE.,PERIOD. WHO OWNS IT NOW,IS MY QUESTION?
I just watched the Netflix series on this and it said based on a true story so I had to do some digging. It’s frightening and I cannot imagine how they felt, esp with children!
From what I know this particular house has a long history of this Watcher sending these creepy letters. It makes me very curious as to why the person is doing this
So they should have pulled a Tyrion. Go to each of the suspected neighbors. Tell them each a different story about the plans for the house (tear down, sell, add on etc) or some other fake personal story, and see if the letter addressed what was said.
There's a series on Netflix about this house. When I saw the trailer, I thought it was a horror film, so I didn't watch it. This situation is definitely creepy either way.
As a future potential homebuyer, I don’t like this prank and even this news. That’s just pure evil in such act when people just wants to get a place of their own and live peacefully
I imagine that the Watcher would be entertained to see me carrying my shotgun around the house, securing my concealed carry revolver to my person everytime I left the house, coming to and from target practice, installing an alarm system and security cameras, the training of my new German Shepherd attack dog etc.
These schizophrenic people aren’t worth it I’d back out of a purchase like that it’s not worth them being burnt alive sometimes its better to buy brand new homes no bad history but also check land records for bad things that might’ve happened on the property years ago
Kareem Khan are you serious? A schizophrenic person? People with schizophrenia are not necessarily dangerous. My brother has schizophrenia and wouldn’t hurt a fly, it’s ignorant people like you that are really doing the harm. Smh
I think it's one of their neighbors...a mom more specifically. Someone who works near the area where they are dropping of the mail. Someone who has wanted the house badly.
It’s called an update. For those who didn’t see the first segment years ago, they have to give a breakdown about wtf is going on. I mean, this isn’t a new concept to how the news works.
@@KatiesArabVision so wtf is the update? They still dont know who's sending the letters, just like they said last time!! This story is proof they don't have anything better to talk about & their story coverage sucks.
I was born and raised in NJ. I moved out and I never want to go back. The only thing these people are going to be haunted by is the ridiculous property taxes they are going to pay. Good bye NJ....
It may be a former owner not wanting anyone else to own it or someone who wanted to get it & wasn't able to do so. They need to get some backbone & stay in the house regardless.
What a great idea to bulldoze the house and put up apartments!!! I'd paint the apartments pink with purple doors as well, so that the "Watcher" has to watch that. The apartments can say, "WINNING!"
I get it. A stately historical house in an old neighborhood, rich young people move in, immediately renovate ("destroy") the charm. No other owners got threatening letters because they all accepted the house in its original beauty. So we have an older person who isn't as affluent, obviously loves the house and wishes it were hers, some jealousy, some mental illness, bam.
Yes! Either behind them or across the street….they may not necessarily want the house, but they don’t want it renovated. Remember also that the previous owners received a letter thanking them For keeping it “nice”. I can’t dismiss the off story of the girl who had the weird boyfriend though and was driving over there with a letter…??????
I bet it’s that rundown house next door with the creepy single guy who sits on his porch that faces the house. Ok, kidding, but seriously I can’t imagine it’s that difficult finding out which neighbor is doing this.
Uummm very inappropriate for the anchormen to burst out laughing after reporting something so stressful and disturbing. I think the watcher is just a jealous loser who couldn't afford the house for himself.
The Netflix series is just full of drama . Most of which never happened . It's like The Crown . They have based it very loosely on events and added their own story to it . Read about the real case . People watch TV shows and believe everything they see these days .
Wow, why is this a joke? They are laughing at the expense of this family. Wow... this world is just upside down and these folks are mean for laughing. I have a feeling that this was done by a previous owner, someone who was foreclosed on, or who lost the house due to non-payment.
Since the letter contained personal info about their car & what was being done, sounds like a disgruntled, jealous neighbor(s), person who lost a bid, or one of the contractors. From the Cut story, they thought it was an older person who was well-read. And familiar with the history of the house. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it was the 90 year old Langford lady. Also, schizophrenia is genetic. My parents neighbor lady was friendly for years, but when she got that age, she went a little nuts & paranoid, and thought my dad was trying to “steal” her property & had a fence built around the land and called the cops because he hung up the phone on her (after accusing him of all this stuff, meanwhile he has been mowing her yard for free for almost a decade). But also the guy who goes by “The Watcher” in the video game and never showed up for the interviews, twice, is also very suspicious.
***SPOILER ALERT*** They still don’t know who The Watcher is. Cameras wouldn’t help bc the letters came as regular mail by a regular postal worker- they weren’t actually placed in the mailbox by The Watcher.
They tried. The stupid residents created a ruckus and the judge denied. My guess is that some of the oldest residents are either psychopaths or part of a creepy scary cult and don't want normal people to live there
Then they made a Netflix series about it. Maybe someone's going to buy that house and send Watcher letters to everyone in the neighborhood just to mess with all of them.
