A mother who stalked her own daughter with daily death threats is speaking out for the first time in a new Netflix documentary that has stunned viewers with its shocking twists.

The film, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, features never-before-seen police bodycam footage showing the moment Kendra Licari was confronted by investigators - as well as her first interview since serving time in prison.

The story begins in late 2020, when Licari’s daughter, Lauryn, and her then-boyfriend Owen started receiving bizarre messages that escalated into relentless death threats by 2021. At one point, the pair were receiving up to 12 messages a day.

The FBI eventually joined the investigation, and after 22 months, it led back to Lauryn’s own mother.

Isabella County Sheriff Mike Main appears in the Netflix documentary, confronting Licari at her home.

“The messages coming were originating from you… Your number, even though it was being hidden, was showing up on every message,” he tells her.

The mom admitted to sending some of the messages, though prosecutor Dave Barberi later noted it wasn’t a “clear confession".

She was eventually arrested in December 2022 and charged with multiple counts of stalking and using a computer to commit a crime. She ultimately pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor and was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.

She was released on August 8, 2024. By the time filming concluded, she still expressed a desire to be part of her daughter’s life.

In the documentary, Licari is seen in tears as she reflects on the day she was exposed.

“It was a very high emotional day in our house, a day of confusion,” she says, per Daily Mail. “A day of confusion, unknown answers, shock, a day of not even knowing how we move forward to the next day, so it was a hard day, but at the same time, it was an end."

She continued. "Every single one of us makes mistakes, not a single one of us has lived a perfect life, and realistically a lot of us have probably broken the law at some point or another and not gotten caught.

"I know to some I’m a headline; I’m a villain I’m a bad Mum, I’m a whatever. But that’s because they know one little piece of my story, they don’t know my whole story," she added.

Licari also shared that she had been assaulted at around the same age Lauryn was during the harassment, claiming fear of her daughter growing up was what drove her actions.

Despite her attempt to explain her actions, the reaction from viewers has been harsh. One user summed up the widespread response: “Why is Kendra acting as if she made a silly mistake like forgetting to pick her daughter up from school, this woman is seriously unwell how she is not in jail is beyond me.”

Another added: "Kendra Licari is just sorry she got caught. Why the f*** is she getting more attention with this new Netflix doc?...She’s not safe to society."

Director Skye Borgman, who persuaded Licari to take part in the documentary, says she saw the film as a chance to tell her story directly.

“That was appealing to her, [to] sit down and tell her story from her perspective, and that Lauryn [could] see her do that. She wanted to do it, I think, for her daughter,” she explained.

Still, the damage to the family remains profound. “She’s remorseful that she has severely altered her relationship with her daughter in most likely a negative way,” Borgman says. “Will they have a relationship? Will they get through this? I don’t know. There will probably be some kind of relationship. Will it be the same? Absolutely not.”

Lauryn, now 18, has been navigating those complexities while moving into adulthood.

“She is at the beginning of figuring out that she can be the one in charge, that she can make all the decisions for herself and for her relationship with her mother,” Borgman said, adding that Lauryn’s bond with her father, Shawn Licari, has deepened since the case.

Shawn, who now has full custody of Lauryn, admitted in the film that he never imagined his then-wife could have been the one telling their daughter to kill herself.

“It’s just a great outcome of something so tragic and so terrible that you see this really loving, really respectful relationship that the two of them have,” Borgman noted of their relationship today.

Meanwhile, Owen and Lauryn broke up before the case was solved and are no longer in contact.

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is streaming now on Netflix.

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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 sender.

The messages began with scathing insults and escalated over the months, involving sexually explicit content and death threats.

At one point, Owen and Lauryn were receiving up to 12 messages a day, each more threatening than the last. The pair feared for their safety, and the harassment became a significant source of distress.

School officials and law enforcement's involvement in trying to track down the stalker led to an unthinkable discovery: Lauryn's mom, Kendra Licari, was behind the messages.

The police investigation uncovered that the texts had been sent from her phone, even though she had taken steps to hide her number.

"The messages coming were originating from you… Your number, even though it was being hidden, was showing up on every message," Isabella County Sheriff Mike Main said, in footage shared in the documentary.

Kendra admitted to being the anonymous stalker, but prosecutors noted that her statement did not amount to a full confession.

The mom was arrested in December 2022 and charged with multiple counts of stalking, including using a computer to commit a crime. In court, she pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor and was sentenced to 19 months to five years in prison.

However, she was released on parole in August 2024.

Despite Kendra's release, she has expressed deep remorse for her actions.

In a tearful interview for the documentary, she spoke about the moment she was exposed. “It was a very high emotional day in our house, a day of confusion,” she says, per Daily Mail. “A day of confusion, unknown answers, shock, a day of not even knowing how we move forward to the next day, so it was a hard day, but at the same time, it was an end."

Kendra also shared that her past trauma, including being assaulted at around the same age Lauryn was when the harassment occurred, contributed to her actions.

"I was somebody different in those moments. I was in an awful place mentally. It was like I had a mask on or something, I didn't even know who I was," she admitted.

Lauryn, now 18, has been deeply affected by the events, though she has found solace in the support of her father, Shawn Licari, who now has full custody of her.

Shawn was devastated when he learned the truth. In a particularly emotional moment captured in the documentary, he recalls the call he received from the sheriff: "I'm sorry, I gotta' tell you this... unfortunately it's your wife."

The dad, visibly shaken, rushed home to confront his wife, where he learned of the extent of her betrayal. The couple’s relationship collapsed in the aftermath, and Shawn said: "I knew there was a lot more to unpack than just what was going on with Lauryn."

The documentary has shocked viewers worldwide, as many struggle to understand why Kendra decided to torment her own daughter.

"I’m a villain, I’m a bad Mum," Kendra said, acknowledging the harsh public reaction to her crime. "But that’s because they know one little piece of my story, they don’t know my whole story."

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish is now available for streaming on Netflix.

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An 11-year-old girl at the receiving end of "torturous" bullying has died after being found unresponsive in a bathroom stall at her school.

Felicia LoAlbo-Melendez was found unresponsive at F. W. Holbein School in Mount Holly on February 6 and passed away just two days later, the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office confirmed.

The youngster had been the victim of severe bullying for years, the girl's mother, Elaina LoAlbo, told NBC Philadelphia.

The grieving mom told the outlet: "They called her a furry. She was not a furry. They called her gay. They called her straight. They called her bi. They called her all kinds of things. My daughter was being tortured within the walls of that school."

The late pre-teen and her mom had made staff at the school aware of the taunting by her peers, but, according to LoAlbo, nothing was done about it.

LoAlbo said she reported it to Holbein authorities several times in person, and her daughter sent multiple emails to her school counselor, the most recent one four days before her death, per NBC Philadelphia.

"She’s telling her teachers. The teachers were witnesses to most of the bullying, physical altercations that were happening in classrooms and on school trips," LoAlbo said.

Felicia's body was found in a bathroom stall at her school and her subsequent death was ruled a hanging suicide by the medical examiner. This came two weeks after her dad died from pancreatic cancer.

The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement on March 29 that its investigation, "which included a review of the school’s surveillance cameras, determined that she was alone in the restroom when this tragic action occurred. The investigation further determined that no foul play was involved."

The prosecution in the case said that they would grant the mother's request to look at the surveillance footage.

Robert Mungo, superintendent of the Mount Holly Township School District, said the school system has been cooperating with the prosecutor's office amid the investigation.

He said: "Our district suffered a loss, which continues to weigh heavily on the school community.

"School counselors and administrators, with the support of the Burlington County School Crisis Response Team, have and will continue to increase outreach to students and staff and are prepared to aid them in processing this latest information as they continue to grieve."

While Mungo did not comment specifically on the bullying Felicia endured, he did say that the district is focused on "strengthening our support system for students, especially regarding their social and emotional well-being" and is committed to "making our schools safe and secure for every student."

LoAlbo is planning to take legal action. "My next steps will be so that no other parent has to fight like I do and no other child ever has to suffer like my daughter has," she said.

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out for help and contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.

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A father has shared a troubling response after his daughter was charged with posing as a teenager to molest young boys.

Alyssa Zinger was arrested in 2023 after allegedly posing as a 14-year-old on social media and having sexual encounters with a boy between the ages of 12 and 15.

“It is disturbing and unsettling to see an adult take advantage of a child and prey on them,” police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a press release, per PEOPLE.

“Anyone who may have been a victim of Zinger’s, we encourage you to come forward. The Tampa Police Department will support you and ensure a predator like Zinger doesn’t cause you or others additional harm," Bercaw added.

Alyssa Zinger was arrested after she had allegedly posed online as a 14-year-old girl to meet teenage boys, police said. Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Zinger's Father Speaks Out

Josh Zinger, the father of the imprisoned woman, spoke to The New York Post about his daughter's charges and strangely claimed that she is the real victim.

He revealed that Zinger grew up in a “good Christian home” in Tampa and throughout her life was charged with many mental disorders, such as ADHD, ADD, OCD, as well as Tourette’s syndrome, and anorexia.

“She had a lot of problems growing up. Our daughter has been to 10 to 12 psychologists and psychiatrists throughout her life,” the 55-year-old dad said, sharing that his daughter once got a 72 on an intelligence quotient test.

“She’s defective - mentally defective. And do you know what that means under the law? If somebody is mentally defective and has sex with somebody, no matter their age, it’s illegal to have sex with a mentally defective person,” he said, before bizarrely adding: “In all actuality, she is the victim.”

Josh Claims His Daughter Was "Seduced" By A Boy

The distraught father has alleged that the underage boy was the one who seduced his daughter and even took her virginity.

“That boy found her [social media] account, found her dancing like a 13-year-old on it and said, ‘Hey, girl, I’ll Uber you to my $5,000-a-month apartment - come on and hang out,’" he claimed “And then when she got there, she never said she wasn’t 14 to him, but he knew her real age, and he knew she was mentally unstable."

According to him, the unnamed boy “hid” Zinger in his family's house for five months, and introduced her to his friends, four of whom would become additional alleged victims in the state’s case against her.

“They all were like, ‘Hey, this girl is 14,’ wink, wink, high-five, high-five, ‘Your turn, bud,’” Josh said, adding that “this all will be proven in court."

“There will be no plea deal, there will be no sex offender registry, she’ll get time served and adios,” the father continued. “When we go to court, we’re going to chem ‘em all up, flip this around."

Zinger remains in jail on charges of lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious molestation, possession of child pornography, in-state transmission of child pornography by an electronic device, and sexual cyber harassment, all felonies.

Her trial is scheduled to begin on May 26.

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A 14-year-old girl has taken her own life after a video of her getting attacked by bullies at her school was shared online.

Adriana Kuch was found dead at her home just two days after the sickening attack by other girls from her school which took place on February 1.

The teen had been a student at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, New Jersey, and her father believes her death was fueled by long-term bullying.

A video had circulated showing Adriana being attacked by several other teens, who hit her in the face with a water bottle before kicking her as she walked with her boyfriend in a school hallway, per Patch.

In the 20-second clip, a person is heard yelling: "That’s what you get, you stupid a** b****!", as others are seen laughing, pulling her hair, and kicking her.

Adriana's father Michael Kuch told ABC7 that his daughter was more hurt by the humiliation she felt from the bullying than the physical attack, which is what he believes led to her taking her own life.

He told the station: "They think it’s fun to attack people and take videos and post them. Getting hit with a water bottle didn’t hurt Adriana, what hurt her was the embarrassment and humiliation, they just kept coming at her.

"My daughter actually blacks out and they don’t call an ambulance, they take her to the nurse’s office."

He added that Adriana had "never been in a fight before" and "loves everybody."

Following Adriana's death, three girls have been charged with third-degree felony assault while a fourth was charged with disorderly conduct, per News 12 New Jersey.

Schools Superintendent Triantafillos Parlapanides told the outlet police were not called after the attack, as it is the school's policy to suspend those involved, and any criminal charges are down to whether the parent wishes to pursue them or not.

He said: "I don’t believe a police report was done. We normally just suspend. If a parent wants to press charges, they can with the police. We’re not going to double-whammy a kid where they are suspended and then police charges as well."

The Superintendent added to The New York Post: "If a situation warrants it we’ll call (police), but in this case, the students were suspended immediately.

"We address every incident of bullying, but some of it is on the internet and we aren’t privy to that. We’re not the internet police but we don’t put our heads in the sand."

Adriana's father responded, telling NBC New York: "A kid is assaulted with a weapon and their policy is not to call the police or file a report."

He added on Facebook: "These 4 girls planned and executed an attack. If you watch the videos I have, they are laughing while talking about what they are going to do at the start of the video."

Her father added: "I had to take my daughter covered in blood to the local police station. If the school contacted the police and filed a report and conducted an investigation, these videos could have been discovered immediately."

Adriana's father also vowed to pursue litigation against the ones who attacked his daughter and those who filmed and shared the videos, adding: "I want the entire world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I will not sleep until their family has to watch them stand in front of a judge and plead guilty."

Over 200 pupils at Central Regional High walked out of class on Wednesday in protest of the handling of the incident and demanded the school district take action over what they described as a pattern of bullying which they claim is being ignored, per ABC 7.

Students and parents have claimed that Adriana is not the only victim of bullying at the school, alleging that another student was attacked in the cafeteria last April, per Patch.

The district shared a statement on its website saying: "We fully understand that students, staff, and the community are hurting for the loss of such a young lady with a bright future."

It added that a moment of silence was held outside before the rally, continuing: "To ensure the health, safety, and well-being for all students, there will not be any rallies in the future without prior administration approval otherwise action will be taken in accordance with policy.

"It is time to start the healing process and we want to send our thoughts and prayers to the family."

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out for help and contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources.

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