Strictly Stalking

Isis was stalked by a boyfriend she met when she was eighteen years old. Their relationship was great at first, but he became insecure and manipulated her into spending all her time with him. He threatened her, physically abused her, called her job, followed her to work, and even told her boss that he would set the store on fire. After his threats got her fired from her job, he followed her to her...

Faye is being stalked by an ex-boyfriend who is obsessed with Asian women. While working out at the gym, Faye met an employee who found her personal information in the company database and sent her a Facebook friend request. Their friendship became romantic, but when she wanted to become exclusive, he ghosted her, and it turned into an on and off-again relationship. After Faye started dating a new...

Jeska Bailey Forsyth is a musician and model whose stalker is using revenge porn to cause her harm.   Before boarding a plane to Paris to meet up with her boyfriend, Jeksa received a screenshot from one of her friends who found an explicit photo online that she had posed for privately. Jeska contacted the website where it was posted, and they removed it. Later, another friend discovered more expli...

Jamie was stalked by an active-duty soldier who used his training to turn her life into a nightmare. After ending a brief relationship, Jamie began receiving unwanted calls, texts, and gifts from her ex. He "went dark" for a month, then started stalking Jamie and her new partner. He attached GPS tracking devices to their vehicles, took surveillance videos, destroyed a truck engine, and coerced an...

Nicole was stalked by a man she met while online dating. After dating briefly, Nicole decided they weren't right for each other and tried to end the relationship. But he wouldn't accept it. He called and texted her repeatedly, delivered flowers, food, gifts and condoms to her, and showed up at her house uninvited. She blocked him hundreds of times from different apps, social media, and her cell ph...

Radio DJ Amy O. was stalked by an obsessed fan. While working as DJ for a local radio station, Amy O. met a man at one of her remote broadcasts. He showed up at her at job with coffee, flowers, and food.  Amy thought he was harmless until he texted her pictures he took from her patio window looking into her bedroom. His obsession took a darker turn when he stole her mail, broke into her home multi...

Steven was stalked for over fifteen years by his sadistic older brother. Steven grew up in a rough neighborhood where everyone feared his older brother. Throughout his childhood, Steven's older brother would threaten him in public while he played with his friends, steal his possessions, mentally abuse, and physically attack him. When Steven eventually left home, his brother threatened to show up a...

Marie was stalked by a former friend she met in college.  After graduation Marie moved home and while they stayed friends Marie was overwhelmed because her friend was manipulative and monopolized her time. Marie told her friend they needed a break and confided in some of her friends about the turmoil. Unbeknownst to Marie, her new friends started reaching out and harassing her former friend online...

Fiona was stalked for nearly a decade by a man who created a fantasy world about her online. While working at a local restaurant, Fiona served a customer who's constant stare made her uncomfortable. She noticed him frequently pass by the windows of the restaurant to see if she was there. They lived in the same neighborhood and shared some of the same friends, but he started turning up at the neigh...

Zoe Dronfield was almost murdered by her stalker. **WARNING: The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains graphic descriptions of domestic violence and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** After she ended their relationship, her ex started calling hundreds of times a day, threatening suicide, and showing up at her house. Zoe repeatedly reported her stalker and at one point, two male o...

Abby Furness is being stalked by one of her OnlyFans subscribers. On Abby's twenty-first birthday a stranger showed up at her door with a card and champagne, asking for a selfie and a hug. She realized later that he was one of her OnlyFans members and he had purchased her address online. He started showing up to her live dance performances, followed her at the beach, and even boarded a flight to f...

Linda moved over a thousand miles away to escape her stalker. Linda met a charming man at a local restaurant and they began dating shortly after. The first time she invited him to her house, he told he didn't need the address because he already knew it. At first she thought it was sweet that he brought her flowers and gifts at work, but later learned it was his way to keep tabs on her. He became p...

Claire Guentz was stalked by a fellow student while attending college. During the first few weeks of her freshman year, Claire was approached by a guy who told her he had a crush on her. She told him she wasn't interested, but he texted her incessantly, invited her to hangout, and told her he didn't know what he'd do if they weren't together. When she didn't respond, he started waiting outside her...

June was stalked by her former babysitter who used drugs and alcohol to manipulate her. When June was a child her parents hired the daughter of a close family friend to babysit her and her brothers. A few years later June's family moved to the midwest and their babysitter stayed in touch through phone calls and the occasional visit.  After High School June moved back to California for college and...

Lori Morrison is a true crime podcast host who has experienced stalking and is now working as a private investigator to help others. While attending high school Lori received calls from a classmate who was pretending to be another student. They eventually decided to meet, but her classmate didn't show. Weeks later Lori found out the person behind the calls was a student with very violent tendencie...

Norma Buster is a victims rights advocate who turned her own stalking experience into a fight for stalking survivors. While attending college, Norma broke up with her boyfriend of two years. He told her that she was making a mistake, then began sending her cryptic and manipulative messages lying about being physically attacked, and deaths in his family. After she cut off contact with him he told f...

After entering the gaming community, Sarvas was approached by the wife of a friend he met through the game. She immediately began taking an obsessive interest in his life. When Sarvas realized she had a bad temper and dramatic behavior, he messaged her that he no longer wanted contact with her.  Soon after, Sarvas caught her driving by his house at all hours of the night, posting videos of his nei...

Talia was stalked by a violent man experiencing homelessness.   After moving into her Venice Beach apartment, Talia encountered a man living in the alley outside her building who began threatening her.   He blasted loud music from the alleyway, yelling and screaming hateful things at all hours.   Talia armed herself with pepper spray and a taser before getting support from police with an Emergency...

Kelli was stalked by a man she met on a dating app. She matched with a guy and after they connected over social media he asked her out. They hit it off and began hanging out every night. He was nice and respectful at first, but then began checking her phone, and spying on her social media accounts. After Kelli told him she wasn't interested in a relationship he became unstable, telling her he miss...

Heidi was stalked by a man hiding in her attic. After moving into a new apartment, Heidi noticed her underwear gradually started to go missing. Then while walking her dog, her cell phone disappeared from her apartment and her Facebook was hacked. She initially brushed things off...but then received phone calls from a blocked number with the caller heavy breathing into the phone. Finally, she went...

**The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains graphic depictions of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.** Emily was stalked by her famous ex-girlfriend. At a friend's suggestion, Emily agreed to a blind date with a popular local entertainer who traveled the country.  The relationship escalated quickly and before long, the woman who would become Emily's stalker showed up to Emil...

Bridget Fitzpatrick was stalked by a psychotic neighbor. While working for the Police Department, Bridget helped a man start several neighborhood watches in their shared neighborhood. When this man found out she was recently separated from her husband he started calling her, asked her out, and sent her flowers. Bridget made it clear that she wasn't interested and wanted to keep their relationship...

**The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains topics including suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** Jules was stalked by an ex-boyfriend who had a long history of stalking other women. Jules met an attractive, intelligent, and well traveled man who she was immediately drawn to while online dating.  After a passionate weekend together, he moved in with her. Over the next couple days J...

Lucy is a police officer who was stalked by a fellow police officer - her ex-husband. Lucy began dating a handsome senior law enforcement officer and became engaged only one month into their relationship.   After the two got married, Lucy discovered her then-husband routinely making aggressive calls to her male colleagues to interrogate them about their relationship with her. During their marriage...

**The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains topics including sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.** Una Ring was stalked by a former coworker. Her stalker lured her to his new workplace, where he locked her in a conference room and pinned her arms down, trying to kiss her multiple times. The next day he began texting her and when she didn't reply he told her was going to stop...