US EditionWhere Is Kendra Licari Now After ‘Unknown Number’ Doc & Prison Release?
Kendra Licari sent up to 50 abusive texts daily over 15 months, leading to her 19-month prison sentence and parole in 2024, highlighting complex family and psychological issues.
- On Thursday, August 29, Netflix released Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, which reveals that Kendra Licari secretly sent her daughter Lauryn daily death threats over 15 months in Beal City, Michigan.
- Haunted by her own assault, Kendra said fear of Lauryn growing up influenced her to send messages, while school officials and prosecutor David Barberi likened it to digital Munchausen by proxy and documentary director Skye Borgman cautioned against simple diagnoses.
- Digital forensics revealed the FBI traced IP addresses and VPN use over 22 months, uncovering hundreds of pages of texts with up to 50 daily messages in the harassment investigation.
- Kendra pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor, was sentenced to 19 months to five years, released on Aug. 8, 2024, and is barred from contact with Lauryn under supervised parole; Lauryn lives with her father, Shawn Licari, who has full custody.
- For viewers, the documentary raises questions about trust and trauma as Lauryn Licari, now 18, cautiously navigates rebuilding ties, while Skye Borgman and mental-health observers urge nuanced understanding of Kendra's actions amid strong Netflix public reaction.
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Unknown Number: The High School Catfish – Who was behind the messages?
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish has risen to the number one spot on Netflix's top 10, with the documentary unpacking a real-life case of cyberbullying.The case in question followed then 13-year-old Lauryn Licari and her then-boyfriend Owen, who began receiving text messages from an unknown number. The teens would receive up to 50 messages a day, often including threats and insults.An investigation into the messages were led by Isabella C…
Who was the texter in Netflix's 'Unknown Number: The High School Catfish'? All about the shocking culprit
For more than a year, a Michigan teenager was harassed via text. She would never have guessed who was behind them. Courtesy of Netflix Lauryn Licari in 'Unknown Number: The High School Catfish'Key PointsUnknown Number: The High School Catfish premiered on Netflix on Friday, Aug. 29.The documentary tells the true story of a teenage couple relentlessly bullied via text by an anonymous harasser. The culprit turned out to be someone nobody expected.…
‘Unknown Number: The High School Catfish’ Director On Doc’s Bizarre Plot Twist That the Internet Can’t Stop Talking About
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the documentary “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s documentary “Unknown Number: The High School Catfish” — currently No. 1 on the streamer’s Top 10 movies — tells the disturbing story of Lauryn Licari, a teenage girl, and her boyfriend, Owen McKenny, who, in 2020, after only a few months of dating, started receiving harassing text messages from an unkno…
Psychological Expert Reveals Why Mom Anonymously Bullied Her Teen Daughter Online For 2 Years
A disturbing new Netflix true crime documentary has stunned viewers by revealing how a Michigan mom tormented her own daughter with anonymous harassment for more than a year. The film, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, follows the case of Kendra Licari, who secretly sent her 13-year-old daughter, Lauryn, hundreds of abusive texts. Experts have now weighed in on what could have caused Licari’s unusual and appalling behavior. Kendra Lica…
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