![]() "Is she the artist in the family?" the author asked. The writer also indicated that they had seen the Broadduses' daughter inside an enclosed back porch using an easel. This almost certainly meant that the individual either lived close by or was lurking near the house when Maria had been yelling the children's names as they were playing in the backyard. ![]() The Watcher's second letter also referred to the Broaddus children by their nicknames and by birth order. By the second letter two weeks later, the author knew their last name, only it was misspelled "Braddus," which could mean they overheard one of the contractors using it or heard it from someone else. Later in the letter, the writer asks, "Who am I?" and states that they might be in a car that drives by, in a window that looks at the house, or one of the many people that walk by 657 Boulevard each day. This greeting seems to indicate that the author is a neighbor since he or she greets the Broadduses as such and is welcoming them to the neighborhood. The mysterious author of The Watcher letters began the first letter with the salutation:Īllow me to welcome you to the neighborhood. Is it likely that The Watcher was a neighbor? The Netflix miniseries appears to reference the List Family murders, which shook the community decades prior. The letter was signed "The Watcher" in typed cursive font. The author closed the letter by stating that more messages would follow. Was your old house too small for the growing family? Or was it greed to bring me your children? Once I know their names I will call to them and draw them too me. The writer also mentioned observing the couple's three children and asked if there were "more on the way," warning that he or she would lure the children to them.ĭo you need to fill the house with the young blood I requested? Better for me. You don't want to make 657 Boulevard unhappy. I see already that you have flooded 657 Boulevard with contractors so that you can destroy the house as it was supposed to be. The author then mentioned the Broadduses' Honda minivan and the workers who had been at the home performing renovations. Do you know the history of the house? Do you know what lies within the walls of 657 Boulevard? Why are you here? I will find out. My grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s. However, as Derek Broaddus continued to read, the writer's warm tone quickly turned threatening.Ħ57 Boulevard has been the subject of my family for decades now and as it approaches its 110th birthday, I have been put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming. The Watcher's letter, which was addressed to "The New Owner," began by kindly welcoming the family to the neighborhood. ![]() The two children in the miniseries (pictured above) are somewhat older than the three real-life children. It has six bedrooms, four bathrooms, and multiple fireplaces, but no pool. The real house, which sits on almost half an acre, is even older than the one in the series, having been built in 1905. Sitting on 1.25 acres, the fictional home is significantly grander than the real-life home, which was purchased by the Broadduses for $1.36 million. The series fictionally states that the Watcher home was built in 1921 and has four bedrooms, five baths, a semi-finished attic, a semi-finished basement, and an inground pool. The exterior of the real house is pictured below underneath an image of the exterior of the house in the Netflix miniseries. While researching The Watcher true story, we learned that the Netflix miniseries uses this address but changes the zip code from 07090 (Westfield, New Jersey) to 11537 (Hempstead, New York). The real Watcher House is located at 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. ![]()
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