'Westfield Watcher' Letters Revealed: The 10 Creepiest Excerpts

WESTFIELD, NJ - The family that was the target of the "Westfield Watcher" has opened up publicly about the years-long nightmare, releasing the contents of several disturbing letters to New York Magazine in a piece published Monday.

The saga of The Watcher, which has since made international headlines, began in 2014 when the Broaddus family purchased their dream home on the highly-coveted Boulevard in Westfield. But before they were even able to move in, an anonymous letter writer began sending menacing letters with disturbing references to their three children.

And so began the mystery of The Watcher. It remains unsolved to this day.

Up until the report that was published online this week, only a handful of phrases from The Watcher's letters were known to the public. Now that the full accounting of the text has been revealed, Patch has assembled ten things that creeped us out the most.

1. "657 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. My grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s. It is now my time. 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."
2. "Do you need to fill the house with the young blood I requested? Better for me. 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 [sic] me."
3. "657 Boulevard is anxious for you to move in. It has been years and years since the young blood ruled the hallways of the house. Have you found all of the secrets it holds yet? "
4. "All of the windows and doors in 657 Boulevard allow me to watch you and track you as you move through the house."
5. "I pass by many times a day. 657 Boulevard is my job, my life, my obsession."
6. "I will rise again. I will be patient and wait for this to pass and for you to bring the young blood back to me. 657 Boulevard needs young blood."
7. "Maybe a car accident. Maybe a fire. Maybe something as simple as a mild illness that never seems to go away but makes you fell sick day after day after day after day after day. Maybe the mysterious death of a pet. Loved ones suddenly die. Planes and cars and bicycles crash. Bones break."
8. "Will the young blood play in the basement? Or are they too afraid to go down there alone. I would [be] very afraid if I were them. It is far away from the rest of the house. If you were upstairs you would never hear them scream."
9. "Will they sleep in the attic? Or will you all sleep on the second floor? Who has the bedrooms 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."
10. "Have a happy moving in day. You know I will be watching."

The Broaddus family said they were too scared to move in to the six-bedroom house due to the content of the letters.

Maria and Derek Broaddus filed a suit claiming that the previous homeowners, John and Andres Woods, had knowledge that the property was being stalked by "The Watcher" and didn't disclose it to them. Judge Camille M. Kenny threw out the charges and said he didn't want to enforce a burden on future sellers on what they need to disclose to buyers.

"The Broaddus family took a brave and truthful stand as they would not sell this house without a full disclosure of the letters they receive," said Lee M. Levitt, the Broaddus family's attorney. "We continue to believe it is critical for all N.J. homeowners to know the truth about the houses they purchase."

The Union County Prosecutor's Office and Westfield Police Department reported that an investigation into this matter remains active.

Last month, the Westfield Watcher passed the Jersey Devil as the New Jersey's top urban legend, according to the website Thrillist.

According to the site the Westfield Watcher joins the ranks of New Mexico's Chupacabra, Maryland's Goat Man, the Phantom Jogger of Canyon Hill in Idaho and of course the infamous Florida Skunk Ape. Thrillist included in their rationale why each entry was creepy and where it came from. In the case of the Westfield Watcher, Thrillist said that it surpassed the Jersey Devil because there is doubt of the Devil's existence.

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• 'The Watcher' Home Saga Continues; Former Owners Seeking Damages
• Westfield 'Watcher' Lawsuit Won't Be Dismissed, Judge Rules
• Westfield 'Watcher' Home Is For Sale Again

(Image via realtor.com: 657 Boulevard, Westfield - known as the "Watcher" home.)

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