WESTFIELD -- The infamous Westfield "Watcher" house, which recently topped a list for the creepiest urban legend in New Jersey, is once again up for sale.
The six-bedroom, 3.5 bath home located on Boulevard was listed for sale on Monday on both Realtor.com and Zillow for $1,125,000.
The owners of the home, Derek and Maria Broaddus, bought the property for $1,355,657 in June 2014, but have said they'd couldn't move in because they received the first of four letters from the "Watcher" three days after the purchase.
The couple, who have young children, have said the stalker asked in the letter if they were bringing "young blood" into the home. Two more letters arrived weeks later in which the writer asked the names of the children and said he would call them to him.
Instead of moving in, the couple tried selling the house, but found potential buyers scared off by the letters. The house was previously listed for $1.25 million in March 2016.
A fourth letter was received by the homeowners earlier this year, less than three weeks after a renter moved in.
A year after buying the home, the Broadduses sued the previous owners in June 2015, claiming the former owners received a letter from the stalker days before the sale but failed to disclose it. The prior owners -- John and Andrea Woods -- counter-sued for defamation, claiming they'd been damaged by the publicity.
Court papers filed in that civil suit indicated the Broadduses learned from police of a potential suspect in the case, but Westfield police have denied identifying any suspects to the couple.
Westfield Police Chief David Wayman previously told NJ Advance Media there was no suspect in the case, but "at best there were persons of interest."
The Broadduses also stated in their court filings another resident may have received a letter from "The Watcher."
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