Judge throws out remaining counts in 'Watcher' house lawsuit

<p>A New Jersey Superior Court judge has thrown out the rest of a civil lawsuit involving a Westfield home and an anonymous creepy-letter writer known as &quot;The Watcher.&quot;</p>

News 12 Staff

Oct 19, 2017, 10:22 AM

Updated 2,518 days ago

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ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A judge has thrown out the remaining counts of a civil lawsuit filed by a New Jersey couple who say they were scared away from their home after receiving anonymous creepy letters from someone named "The Watcher."
Derek and Maria Broaddus had filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the Westfield home, saying they knew about the "The Watcher" before they sold them the home in 2014.
NJ.com reports a Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed the remaining counts of the lawsuit, saying there's no evidence the former owners intentionally hid a letter they had received from "The Watcher."
The judge also dismissed a countersuit that alleged the Broadduses were smearing the former owners' reputation.
The Broadduses say they've received four creepy letters from "The Watcher," the most recent one earlier this year.
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