The Broaddus family bought the hell house from John and Andrea Woods, who ultimately revealed that they also received a Watcher letter just days before moving out of 657 Boulevard. Because they didn't disclose this information at the time of the 2014 sale, The Broadduses sued the Woodses in June 2015. This caused John and Andrea to counter-sue for defamation, as detailed by NJ.com.
A Superior Court judge later dismissed the lawsuit.
Jersey Digs asserted that just a "handful" of people have lived at the Watcher House, including the Woodses, the Broadduses, the Carrs, and a depression-era mayor of Westfield.
One-term mayor William H. Davies, who was elected in 1932, once resided in the now-infamous Watcher House, per NJ.com. Archived coverage from Westfield's local library further states that he "also served as 3rd Ward councilman, as chairman of the Westfield Republican Committee, and on the board of directors for two local banks." He owned the property from 1913 to 1947.
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As far as we know, the current owners of 657 Boulevard have not received any disturbing letters in their mailbox. But hey, The Watcher is still out there, and we bet they're still watching ... closely.
The Watcher premieres on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, on Netflix.
