For one family, it was their perfect million-dollar home located in Westfield, New Jersey - until chilling letters from the so-called 'The Watcher' started showing up. It may sound off as a beginning of some thriller film, however, this is every bit real.
Just three days after buying the six-bedroom dream home for $1.3 million, Derek and Maria Broaddus received their first letter by a stalker who called himself "The Watcher". He claimed to be from a family that stalked the home for 90 years. The message contained threats against the couple and their three young children, as reported by Dailymail.
"Why are you here? I will find out," the letter read. "My grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s."
The letter indicated that "The Watcher" could have already stalked the Broaddus family as he included a reference on their three children.
"Do you need to fill the house with the young blood I requested? Once I know their names I will call to them and draw them to me. I asked the (prior owners) to bring me young blood," the first letter (June 5th) read.
'I asked the (prior owners) to bring me young blood. And now I watch and wait for the day when they (sp) young blood will be mine again.'
In a letter dated June 18th, "The Watcher" included references of what's in the house.
"Have they found what is in the walls yet? In time they will. I am pleased to know your names and the names now of the young blood you have brought to me," the letter reads.
"Will the young bloods play in the basement. Who has the rooms facing the street? I'll know as soon as you move in. It will help me to know who is in which bedroom then I can plan better," it says.
"All the windows and door in (the house) allow me to watch you and track you as you move through the house," it continues.
"I am in charge of (the house)."
Prior owners of the home also knew about the scary stalker. They also received a letter days before they sold the house, as mentioned in a report by Buzzfeed.
Too scared to move into the luxury house, the Broaddus family are currently suing the sellers, Chicago Title Insurance Company, and others involved in the sale.
Andrew Skibitsky, the city's mayor addressed the lawsuit during a township council meeting last Tuesday. The city police had investigated about the issue but no charges have been filed.
"Our police have conducted an exhaustive investigation into the threatening letters. Our police went the extra measure and left no stone unturned," he said.
