Strictly Stalking

Angela was stalked by a man she barely knew. After exchanging contact information with a security guard in her neighborhood, the man started sending her bizarre messages that she ignored, and neighbors mentioned he was acting strangely. Soon after, Angela found the man's phone on her property and realized her electric gate's control box had been tampered with so she called the police, but they cou...

Samantha is being stalked by her husband's ex-girlfriend. After Samantha found out she was pregnant, her husband told her his ex-girlfriend had been stalking him, his friends, and his family. His stalker constantly blew up his phone, spreading lies about him and making cryptic threats on her social media accounts and blogs. When Samantha's daughter was born, the stalking escalated, so they went to...

Nikki Boyer is the creator and host of the podcast "Dying for Sex" and her new series, "Near Death". Nikki is here to tell us about her scary encounter with a Peeping Tom and discuss the differences and similarities between Voyeurism and stalking. Because stalking and Voyeurism are often related offenses involving unwanted attention, we'll also take a dive into similar cases. GUEST LINKS: Nikki Bo...

Heyda was stalked by a man she met on a dating app. Heyda was doing a live video on TikTok when she was harassed by a user who called her crazy and revealed her parent's address. The harassment continued through TikTok until her stalker eventually revealed themself. Hedya went to the police and hired a lawyer, but it turned into an overwhelming nightmare where she felt re-victimized. Now she is he...

Alona was stalked by a TikTok user. After Alona commented on an influencer's tik tok video, several accounts began harassing her and fake accounts were created using her name. The stalker made outrageous accusations about Alona and her family online, causing issues in her real life. Alona went to the police, but they told her they could do nothing. When the stalker escalated, the police finally go...

April was stalked in her teens by a girl she met in high school. After breaking up with her boyfriend, April was threatened by a girl who was also stalking her ex. The stalking escalated when the girl started rumors at school, drove by her job, and started fights with her friends. April and her parents went to the police, but because they were minors no action was taken. Since meeting her stalker...

Meagan was stalked by a coworker she dated in her twenties. When they broke up, he tried to break into her house, wore disguises to follow her, hacked into her accounts, reached out constantly, and blackmailed her into talking to him. The stalking was so terrifying that Meagan moved into a domestic violence shelter with her daughter to hide from him. Even after her stalker was charged and received...

Brittany was stalked by someone she met on a dating app. During the relationship this person abused drugs, became controlling, went through Brittany's phone, monitored her social media, called constantly, and hid her keys so she couldn't leave. This person slept outside Brittany's apartment and removed the locks on her windows to break in at night. When they broke up, the stalking continued until...

Madeleine Heather was stalked by a co-worker when she was fourteen years old. They started dating, and he became possessive and needy. When their relationship ended, she started getting calls from private numbers; she thought she was being followed, and strange cars were driving by her house. With the help of the police, they discovered her ex was stalking her to create fear. **The following episo...

Nicole Madigan was stalked for over three years by a woman who was obsessed with her. Working as a journalist, Nicole turned her ordeal into a memoir. Part investigation and part expert analysis, Nicole used her own story to examine the psychology behind stalking behaviors and their impact on victims and survivors. LINKS & SUPPORT: Nicole Madigan https://nicolemadigan.com/obsession-book/ https://w...

Tara was stalked by a Facebook follower. Tara's fiance started getting messages on Facebook from someone she didn't know, and soon after, they started getting numerous texts from various numbers. They changed their numbers, but the texts only escalated, becoming more personal and threatening, including photos of Tara's house. One night their house was broken into, and they found a dead cat in thei...

Jazmin was stalked by a man from her college. Jazmin befriended an awkward student in high school and spent time together when they ended up attending the same college. When their friendship started going downhill, she ended it, and he began stalking her because he thought they were in a relationship. Jazmin moved out of her apartment to escape him, but then he moved a block away from her new plac...

Jillian was fifteen when she met her stalker. They dated, but the relationship was toxic and abusive. When she broke up with him, he tracked her down in public and created scenes, showed up outside her school, forced her to drive him home, and showed up at her house. Jillian eventually called the police, and they found a cache of guns at his house. He was forced to take anger management and domest...

Olivia was stalked by her ex-fiance. After meeting at a networking event, Olivia started dating a charming, funny, and successful man. But she mistook red flags for devotion when he tracked her movements, called her obsessively, and showed up uninvited when she went out. They moved in together, and things escalated into abuse as he continued to stalk her and threatened to kill her. When Olivia lef...

Kayla was stalked by a man she met in high school who she dated for three years. The relationship was extremely toxic, and Kayla's boyfriend was controlling, accused her of cheating, abused her, and threatened suicide if they broke up. When Kayla finally left the relationship, his stalking escalated. He called her constantly, followed her, created social media accounts to harass and cyberstalk her...

Music producer Cara Buckley is being stalked by a former band member. When Cara and her husband let a new backup singer into their band, they soon regretted it when he struggled to learn the songs, drank too much at shows, and harassed other band members. Once they decided it wasn't a good fit, they let him go from the band. After leaving the group, he sent numerous unwanted texts and emails, show...

Renee met her stalker during her Sophomore year in college. They were acquaintances, and she mentioned the vacant apartment across from hers. So he moved in immediately, and she often found him staring at her intensely. He also changed his class schedule to match hers, knocked on her door constantly, yelled outside her door when he knew she was home, and followed her when she left her apartment. O...

Sarah was stalked by a woman she met through social media. A follower commented on Sarah's Facebook post asking to meet, and because she was female, Sarah didn't see any red flags. They became friends, but things quickly turned toxic and escalated when she tried to poison Sarah and sabotage her new music tour. When she was confronted, her friend blocked Sarah and posted lies about her on social me...

Melody is a single mom who met her stalker on an online dating site. After quickly starting a relationship, she noticed red flags like love bombing, control issues, and jealousy. They moved in together, and Melody discovered he knew details of her private phone conversations and where she went throughout the day. He accused Melody of cheating, showed up at her job, and the relationship became toxi...

Nina Hobson is a former UK police detective who became the target of a man she had arrested for stalking another victim. After his arrest, he turned his obsession to Nina, sending letters of his fantasies to murder her. Nina left the police force in the early 2000s after she became part of the investigative series, Dispatches: Undercover Copper, where she exposed sexism, apathy, and neglect in the...

Melanie was stalked by a man she met in a Facebook group for foragers and mushroom hunters. They chatted and video-called for a year before meeting in person. After the meeting, Melanie saw red flags and ended things. But he wouldn't take no for an answer and showed up at her job, her house, stole her keys, and even kidnapped her. Melanie called the police multiple times, but even after he was arr...

Amber and Athena were stalked by the same man – their ex-husband. Both women separately met and married a man who lied about who he was and then stalked them when they left him. Athena met and married the man first, and when the relationship turned toxic, she left him, but he continued to stalk her even after he met his new wife, Amber. When Amber discovered he was not who she thought he was, she...

Jerry was stalked by a woman he met during an acting class. They were casual friends, but the woman started texting him non-stop and showing up at events where his band was playing. He cut ties with her because she made him uncomfortable, but she was aggressive, impatient, and angry when he didn't respond to her texts. After thousands of texts, calls, letters, and voicemails, Jerry quit attending...

Maggie was stalked by an older man she met on a dating app. After they began dating, Maggie discovered his anger issues and controlling behavior. When they broke up, he sent texts, followed her, and sent unwanted gifts. Maggie went to the police when her stalker threatened her new fiancé, but when the police reached out to him, he showed up at her parent's house to confront them. He continued to s...

Sarah is being stalked by her ex-boyfriend, who shared their private sexual messages with her parents. After dating for eight years, Sarah ended her toxic relationship and moved to a new city for a fresh start. But her ex became obsessed and followed her. He confronted her friend when she stayed at his house, followed her to work, and texted her non-stop. Sarah even worried he would steal her pupp...