The true story behind 'Unknown Number': Who was sending the texts?

'Unknown Number: The High School Catfish' shocked viewers. Here’s what happened in the case.

"Unknown Number: The High School Catfish" has left viewers dumbfounded since its release on Aug. 29 after a shocking revelation at the end.

What To Know TODAY: The True Story Behind the Cruel Texts in Netflix's 'Unknown Number'

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The true story behind 'Unknown Number': Who was sending the texts?

A new Netflix documentary tells the story of a shocking cyberbullying case that rocked a small Michigan town.

How Netflix convinced 'Catfish Mom' Kendra Licari to appear in true-crime doc

Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary, ‘Unknown Number: The High School Catfish’, has left viewers shocked not just by its disturbing story, but by the fact that Kendra Licari, the mother at the center of the case, agreed to take part. The film, directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Skye Borgman, recounts how Licari secretly tormented her teenage daughter, Lauryn, with thousands of abusive and threatening messages over nearly two years. At the ti…

17 Facts About Kendra Licari And The Michigan High School Ca...

Here are 17 facts about Kendra Licari and the Michigan High School Catfishing Scandal, based on available information from the Netflix documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish and related sources: Note on the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA): The MHSAA is a service organization overseeing high school sports in Michigan, but there is ... Read more The post 17 Facts About Kendra Licari And The Michigan High School Ca… f…

Heartbroken dad finds out his wife had been anonymously bullying and harassing their daughter online for a year

The moment a father learned that his wife had been anonymously bullying and harassing their 13-year-old daughter for over a year was captured on camera.The shocking case is the focus of the new Netflix documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish.The documentary explores how, from October 2020, Lauryn Licari and her then-boyfriend, Owen McKenny, were subjected to a relentless campaign of cruel and threatening messages from an anonymous s…