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.
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Soon to be a movie on Lifetime channel?
More psychotic females.
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