A woman was raised in the home that inspired Netflix’s series. “The Watcher”The 26 years she spent there were so beautiful that she wanted to return in the future.
“I can’t imagine a more wonderful place to grow up,”Margaret Davis spoke to Inside Edition. “We had fabulous neighbors, fabulous friends, it was a walk to school, a walk to the train. My husband and I tried to move back there.”
“The Watcher,”The movie stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale. It tells the story a couple who claims they were forced out of their dream house by a stalker. “The Watcher”Who wrote chilling letters.
This is a fictionalized account of the horrifying experience of Derek Broaddus and Maria Broaddus who purchased the Westfield, New Jersey house for $1.3million in June 2014. They received the first in a series letters, indicating that they had been contacted by someone who identified himself as “Dave”. “The Watcher.”The man claimed that his family had been following the house for many decades. In the ensuing letters, he threatened to kill the couple and then asked them if they were okay. “young blood,”This was a reference for children. The Broadduses have children but did not move into the home.
Margaret Davis, a 2015 Inside Edition interviewee, shared her experiences with Inside Edition. “hard to believe because my experience there was so different.”
Maria Broaddus and Derek Broaddus didn’t move in the house that inspired the Netflix series. They claimed that the letters scared off potential buyers. The plan to demolish the house and build two houses on the property was rejected by the planning boards. NJ Advance Media reports. In 2019, the Broadduses sold their home for $400,000 less than they paid.
On Tuesday, crime scene tape had been placed around the property by the real watcher. “no trespassing”Signs advertising the Netflix series attracted many curious observers. It was also occasionally seen that a police car stopped by.