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The Watcher had left no digital trail, no fingerprints, and no way to place someone at the scene of a crime that could have been hatched from pretty much any mailbox in northern New Jersey. The letters could be read closely for possible clues, or dismissed as the nonsensical ramblings of a sociopath.

For New York Magazine, Reeves Wiedeman covers the story of a New Jersey family that bought their dream home in the wealthy town of Westfield. Then, the family started to receive creepy letters from "The Watcher." 

Read more: The Haunting of a Dream House