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Teenage girl and her boyfriend tormented for months by horrific catfish who told her to kill herself... only to discover the perpetrator was her 'obsessed' mother
Daily Mail UK ^ | August 29, 2025 | ALANAH KHOSLA

Posted on 08/30/2025 9:33:51 AM PDT by Morgana

A teenage girl and her boyfriend had their lives turned upside down when they became victims of a horrific cyberbullying attack, but things only got worse when they discovered the perpetrator.

Lauryn Licari and her former boyfriend, Owen McKenny, were 13-year-old high school students in Beal City, Michigan, when they became the targets of vitriolic harassment from an anonymous number in October 2020.

The pair first met in seventh grade, when Lauryn was 12. Thanks to their shared interests in sports, among other things, they hit it off.

Their families supported the relationship, and Lauryn's mother, Kendra Licari, became close friends with Owen's mother, Jill McKenny. 'They were like a high school couple from a movie,' Jill said.

But just months into their relationship, the plot became something of a horror show when the students started to receive messages claiming that Owen was going to break up with his girlfriend and that he was enjoying an intimate relationship with an anonymous texter.

'Hi Lauryn, Owen is breaking up with you,' the text began, continuing, 'He no longer likes you and hasn't liked you for a while. It's obvious he wants me. He laughs, smiles, and touches my hair.' The text added, 'We are both down to f***. You are a sweet girl but I know I can give him what he wants, sorry not sorry.'

It marked the start of a harrowing two years for the children and their families, but after months of searching for the sender, matters only worsened for Lauryn when the FBI discovered her 44-year-old mother was behind the attacks.

Kendra spent months stalking and bullying her daughter, telling her to 'jump off a bridge', and the messages only worsened as time went on.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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I've read some messed up things but this is a new all time low.
1 posted on 08/30/2025 9:33:51 AM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Psycho jealousy from a person angry that someone nearby was living happily while they were somehow not.


2 posted on 08/30/2025 9:42:53 AM PDT by Bayard
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To: Morgana
After 15 months since the first message, the state police got involved, including Sheriff Mike Main.

When minutes count, the cops are only 15 months away....

3 posted on 08/30/2025 9:44:11 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Morgana

Now ... if only she had killed her daughter before her daughter was born ... that would be exercising her sacred “right to choose”.


4 posted on 08/30/2025 9:45:09 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Morgana

#believeallwomen


5 posted on 08/30/2025 9:53:26 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Morgana
IMG-9215
6 posted on 08/30/2025 10:00:31 AM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Prayers answered!)
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To: Morgana

I immediately assumed it was a Son of Sam situation where the neighbor’s dog (Sam) was telling somebody to do bad things. But I guess a catfish isn’t always an animal with gills.


7 posted on 08/30/2025 10:03:21 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Society has no reward for following the rules any more)
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To: Morgana

This all happened back in 2022 - she’s out of jail now and it appears she’s trying to profit by Netflix’ing her side of the story.


8 posted on 08/30/2025 10:30:02 AM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (Peace - through superior firepower.)
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To: Morgana

Munchausen syndrome by proxy. It was the way the mother got attention thru anonymous contact.


9 posted on 08/30/2025 10:40:22 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: Flavious_Maximus

Not at all relevant to this situation.


10 posted on 08/30/2025 10:52:07 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: Morgana

Mother’s Day must be a mite awkward in that family.


11 posted on 08/30/2025 11:00:23 AM PDT by Robwin ( )
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To: Robwin

Yeah. I’m thinking keep Mom away from the carving knives at Thanksgiving dinner.


12 posted on 08/30/2025 11:03:04 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Morgana

This story just came out yesterday as a new documentary on Netflix. Saw it last night Unreal!


13 posted on 08/30/2025 11:08:09 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Morgana

#BelieveWomen


14 posted on 08/30/2025 11:30:33 AM PDT by Retrofitted
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To: stylecouncilor

Ping


15 posted on 08/30/2025 11:36:10 AM PDT by windcliff
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To: Morgana

A talking catfish? Oh, never mind.


16 posted on 08/30/2025 11:42:45 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: ClearCase_guy

What next, Wilbur the Talking Seahorse?


17 posted on 08/30/2025 11:45:14 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Morgana

Mommie Dearest rerun?.

Don’t tell me I don’t love you


18 posted on 08/30/2025 12:41:12 PM PDT by Vaduz
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I didn't know Talking Catfish were real. Check out this short video.

TalkingCatfish

It's not a full day until I learn something new because of Free Republic.

19 posted on 08/30/2025 12:45:07 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (is merely pawn on chessboard of life.)
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Poor fish—must have swallowed a bullfrog!


20 posted on 08/30/2025 12:58:33 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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