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Restricted Caller: From Death Threats to Constant Spying; the Chilling Case of the Washington State Phone Stalker

In 2007, a family in Washington State was the victim of a non-stop campaign of harassment and psychological terror from an individual they called "Restricted"

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Timothy Reynolds
Oct 13, 2024
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It sounds like a scene straight from the movie Scream: a teenage girl answers her cell phone only to be told by the caller what she is wearing and doing at that exact moment.

Even more terrifying, the anonymous caller is threatening extreme violence against her and her family. Unfortunately for 16-year-old Courtney Kuykendall and her family, this was no movie; rather, it was the beginning of an extended nightmare of terror and harassment.

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