The Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish has been in the top ten of the streaming service for weeks. Online discusses viewers about the story of the American teenager Lauryn Licari, who was stalked for months through anonymous messages. Viewers are especially stunned about the identity of the perpetrator.
In the quiet town of Beal City in Michigan, something never happens, the main characters of the documentary say. Until thirteen -year -old Lauryn suddenly receives strange messages from an anonymous number. Her boyfriend Owen also falls victim to the same unknown sender. The text messages contain insults: Lauryn would be ugly, Owen would hate her and she is encouraged to do something about herself. Owen mainly receives sexually tinted messages.
The text messages are not taken too seriously at first. In her high school it is suspected that jealous classmates want to drive the couple apart. But the messages are becoming increasingly threatening and more vulgar. The police are called in, but despite months of investigation, the perpetrator remains untraceable. Owen breaks the relationship in an attempt to put the messages, but they keep coming in. In fact, the stalker now even sends photos that seem to have been taken from Owens’s house.
When even the FBI examines the case, the digital investigation into an IP address from Lauryn’s Eigen Huis leads. During a raid, her mother Kendra admits everything: she appears to have sent the threatening and sexual messages to her daughter and her ex-boyfriend for years.
‘Perpetrators can be ordinary people who do not feel heard’
Lauryn’s mother does not give a clear explanation. First Kendra claims that she took over the stalking after the first reports to expose the original perpetrator. Later she says that as a teenager she was sexually abused and was afraid that something would happen to Lauryn. By putting her daughter under pressure through the messages, she could keep her “closer”. Others think that Kendra is obsessed with Owen and is therefore jealous of her own daughter.
The Netflix Documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish Has Been in the Streaming Service’s Top for Weeks. Online, Viewers Are Discussing the Story of American Teenager Lauryn Licari, Who was stalked for months via Anonymous Messages. Viewers are particularly baffled by the identity of the perpetrator.
In The Quiet Town of Beal City, Michigan, Nothing Ever Really Happens, Accordination to the Documentary’s Protagonists. Until Thirteen-Year-old Lauryn Suddenly Receives Strange Messages From Anonymous Number. Her boyfriend Owen also Falls Victim to the Same Unknown Sender. The Text Messages Contain Insults: Lauryn is Said to Be Ugly, Owen Is Said To Hate Her, And She Is Encouraged To Harm Herself. Owen Mainly Receives Sexumily explicit Messages.
The Text Messages are not initial tasks Too SeriOutly. At Her High School, it is suspended that jealous classmates because to drive the couple separately. But the Messages Become Increasingly Threatening and Vulgar. The Police Are Called In, But Despite Months of Investigation, The Perpetrator Remains Untraceable. Owen Breaks Off The Relationship in An Attempt to Stop the Messages, But They Keep Coming. What’s more, the stalker is now just sending photos that apear to have leg tasks from owen’s house.
When just the fbi Gets Involved in the Case, the Digital Investigation Leads to An Ip Address from Lauryn’s Own House. Duration a Raid, Her Mother Kendra Confesses Everything: she turns out to have leg sending the threatening and sexual messages to her daughter and her now ex-boyfriend for year.
‘Perpetrators can be ordinary people who feel unheard’
Lauryn’s Mother Does Not Give A Clear Explanation. Kendra First Claims that She Took over the stalking after the first messages to unmask the original perpetrator. Later, She says that she was sexually abused as a teenager and was afraid that something would happen to lauryn. By Putting Her daughter Under Pressure Through the Messages, She would be able to keep “Closer”. Others Think That Kendra is Obsessed with Owen and Therefore Jealous of Her Own daughter.