Westfield 'Watcher' House Gets Another 'Distrubing' Letter, Owners Continue To Try To Knock It Down

WESTFIELD, NJ — Another disturbing letter reportedly arrived at the Westfield "Watcher" home in February after a renter moved in, according to nj.com.

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The homeowner's attorney, Lee Levitt, reported that around Feb. 20, a fourth letter arrived that contained specific threats and was more "derogatory and sinister than any of the previous letters," according to nj.com.

The Westfield Police, Union County Prosecutor's Office and US Postal Service are investigating the letter.

The Union County Prosecutor's Office is declining comment on the investigation.

The homeowners are also appealing the Westfield's Planning Board's decision to deny their application to seeking to subdivide the property into two lots, remove the existing dwelling at 657 Boulevard and construct two new homes.

The appeal claims the board’s decision was arbitrary and capricious and claimed that the board should not have allowed testimony from residents in regards to trees to sway their decision, according to tapinto.net.

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Much drama surrounded the property when in June 2014, when a couple with three young children purchased the property for more than $1 million. The excitement of purchasing their dream home quickly went south, though. The new owners claim within days of moving in, they began receiving letters from a stalker who called himself "The Watcher."

Disturbing letters from the “The Watcher” reportedly included phrases like: “My grandfather watched the house in the 1920s and my father watched in the 1960s. It is now my time.”“Do you need to fill the house with the young blood I requested? Once I know their names I will call to them and draw them to me. I asked the (prior owners) to bring me young blood,” the stalker also reportedly wrote.The couple, who have three children, say they were too scared to move in to the six-bedroom house due to alleged threats the letters contained such as “allow me to watch you and track you as you move through the house,” according to Courthouse News Service.

The previous owners have publicly admitted to receiving a single anonymous note in May 2014, days before the closing, but they deny that the note was disturbing.

The family is suing the previous owners, saying they were aware of the stalker but did not disclose the information when selling the home.

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The family eventually put the property up for sale for $1.2 million in March 2016, but had no luck claiming they can not sell the house because of the publicity surrounding the home, known as the "Westfield Watcher House."

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As a result the family then tried to subdivide the property into two lots, remove the existing dwelling, and construct two new homes. That was ultimately denied by the Westfield Zoning Board on Jan. 4, 2017.

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The current lawsuit against the previous owners is still pending in court.

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