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Why Kendra Licari Decided to Participate in Netflix’s Unknown Number Documentary

Kendra Licari sent 30 to 50 threatening texts daily to her daughter and boyfriend, resulting in stalking charges and a prison sentence, highlighting complex mental health aspects.

  • On August 29, Netflix released Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, telling the story of Michigan teens Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny and their experience with relentless anonymous texts.
  • Beginning in October 2020, anonymous texts in Beal City targeted Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenny, escalating by September 2021 to 30 to 50 messages daily.
  • The FBI tracked IP addresses in April 2022, and bodycam footage from August 2022 shows Kendra Licari confessing before she pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor.
  • Kendra Licari was paroled on August 8, 2024, and remains on supervised release until February 8, 2026, while Lauryn Licari, now 18 and college-bound, remains estranged from her mother.
  • The documentary has prompted strong audience response, earning an 84% Popcornmeter approval rating and sparking widespread social-media reactions since its August 29 premiere, while the Monique Burr Foundation notes 1 in 3 students will be cyberbullied.
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elle.fr broke the news in on Friday, September 5, 2025.
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