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 officers told her she should find herself a nice boyfriend. When Zoe didn't give in to his attempts a...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 250
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 find her while she was on vacation. Her housemates confronted her stalker when he was caught peeking ...
Feb 15, 2022•52 min•Ep. 254
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 possessive, even taking photos of items inside her house and questioning her when anything was moved....
Feb 08, 2022•52 min•Ep. 251
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 dorm for her to return from class. One day he made it inside her locked dorm building and waited ou...
Feb 01, 2022•49 min•Ep. 256
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 her parents suggested she move in with the former babysitter. Although June was excited to rekindle t...
Jan 25, 2022•36 min•Ep. 236
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 tendencies. Following that encounter Lori decided to help other victims by becoming a private investigator. A...
Jan 18, 2022•41 min•Ep. 241
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 family and friends that she was out of control, and tried to stage an intervention. Later he posted a...
Jan 11, 2022•58 min•Ep. 248
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 neighborhood, house, and the path he walked every night. Things escalated when she tried to hit him with...
Jan 04, 2022•42 min•Ep. 236
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 Protective Order. When returning home one day she saw him ride toward her on his bicycle and reach into h...
Dec 28, 2021•59 min•Ep. 245
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 missed her, getting mad at her, and even contacting her pretending to be his own mother. He called her n...
Dec 21, 2021•49 min•Ep. 238
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 to the police when she started hearing banging on the ceiling and her dog constantly barked at her b...
Dec 14, 2021•59 min•Ep. 246
**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 Emily's home with alcohol and became physically and sexually aggressive. When Emily told her they should ...
Dec 07, 2021•58 min•Ep. 264
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 professional. He sent her a delusional apology letter and later entered her house twice, the second ...
Nov 30, 2021•54 min•Ep. 252
**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 Jules began receiving anonymous social media messages revealing her new boyfriend's past history of ma...
Nov 23, 2021•54 min•Ep. 239
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 he falsely accused her of cheating to cover up his own infidelities and seized control of her financi...
Nov 16, 2021•59 min•Ep. 247
**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 by her house. After she reported him to the Gardai (Irish Police) her car tires and house were spray...
Nov 09, 2021•57 min•Ep. 240
James met a woman while nightclubbing with friends in Las Vegas. After a brief weekend together she bombarded him with abusive text messages including threats that she would "get him" and that he should kill himself. He blocked her number and she started targeting his friends, co-workers, and eventually his new girlfriend. When she attempted extortion, the FBI got involved. James opens up about his two-year ordeal at the hands of his stalker, detailing the mental and emotional trauma he's workin...
Nov 02, 2021•58 min•Ep. 238
**The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains topics including sexual abuse of minors. Listener discretion is advised.** Heather was stalked by a predatory coworker. She ignored her coworker's advances when he began leaving her notes asking her out. Soon after, Heather's wallet went missing from her break room locker, her bank account was depleted, and credit cards and loans were being opened in her name. She found out he was impersonating her online and spreading rumors about her to her...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 260
During an audition, Grace had a brief encounter with an assistant casting director who later approached her about hosting a TV show. Before a deal was in place she insisted on meeting with Grace on a regular basis, but when Grace's manager started to question inconsistencies and the lack of funding for the project the producer got rude and pushy. Grace not only discovered that this person had created a fake proposal and TV show, but she also had a criminal record and pathological past. After her...
Oct 19, 2021•55 min•Ep. 249
After quitting her job and moving to a new town, Skylar began receiving a series of anonymous emails. The e-mails became vulgar and explicit, asking her to hook up and describing the fantasy of breaking into her house and raping her. When Skylar didn't reply the sender made threats claiming they would get what they wanted and take their own pics of her moaning and screaming - but that she "probably wouldn't like it." Skylar discovered that the person responsible was someone she knew well - who a...
Oct 12, 2021•58 min•Ep. 258
When Amber asked her boyfriend for space he accused her of cheating and became manipulative and angry. During the relationship he prevented her from leaving her house, verbally abused her, threw a coffee pot at her, threatened suicide, and even jumped out of her moving car. He was diagnosed with a personality disorder and Amber petitioned for his hospitalization but instead, he called 911 on her claiming she was suicidal. He left her voicemails telling her to kill herself, and also pleaded to me...
Oct 05, 2021•57 min•Ep. 257
Tam was stalked by a man who's been serial stalking and abusing women since he was seventeen. After Tam began dating a guy she met on Tinder, he slowly revealed details of his violent past. He explained they were mistakes of his youth so Tam gave him the benefit of the doubt...until he became violent and their relationship turned toxic. After she left him, he called and texted hundreds of times, threatening her and posting private photos of her online. Tam filed a personal protection order (PPO)...
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 255
**The following episode of Strictly Stalking deals with topics including homicide and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** While working at a mall bookstore Ena accepted a lunch date with a persistent customer. After declining his request for a second date he continued to show up at the store, asked for her home address, and brought a camera to snap a photo of her to have while away in the military. Ena started getting letters and postcards from him telling her how much he missed her, alth...
Sep 21, 2021•54 min•Ep. 259
Wendy is being cyberstalked by a woman who's made a hobby out of harassing her. While working as a publicist, Wendy took up entertainment blogging and soon started receiving messages from someone she believed to be a fan of her blog. After learning this "fan" had also been stalking the famous friends she wrote about in her blog, Wendy blocked her. That's when the relentless campaign of stalking and harassment against Wendy escalated. Check Out Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/strictlystalking Instag...
Sep 14, 2021•49 min•Ep. 257
Nighty Night is a horror anthology series where famed attorney, author and podcaster Rabia Chaudry delivers bone-chilling bedtime stories that will be sure to keep you wide awake all night long. These creepy tales will be a mix of both original content and lesser known classics delivered with a modern spin. Listen on all audio platforms now! Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nighty-night-with-rabia-chaudry/id1581854514 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6c003br3coRNMn6RXY...
Sep 08, 2021•16 min•Ep. 234
Shanetta was stalked by a man attempting to take control of her house. After purchasing her first home, Shanetta received disturbing letters in the mail from someone claiming ownership of the land on which the property was built. Soon after, she discovered that her house had been broken into and the locks were changed. She was then confronted by the person who was responsible for the letters. The stalker was arrested, charged with burglary, then released only to break in again prompting a stando...
Sep 07, 2021•57 min•Ep. 244
Kozy and her family are being stalked by a deranged man terrorizing their home. One night while home alone, Kozy's daughter answered the door to find an unfamiliar man behaving erratically and inquiring about a room for rent. Kozy called the authorities and learned that others in her neighborhood had reported him as well. Over the next few months the man returned to their home over ten times... banging on the door at all hours of the night, pressing his face against the windows, making obscene g...
Aug 31, 2021•57 min•Ep. 263
**The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains triggering topics including domestic violence. Listener discretion is advised.** Brooke Binkley was stalked by her ex husband shortly after they began dating. He routinely went through her phone, checking her emails and social media. Then during an argument he trapped her inside the house, chased her around and physically abused her. He was subsequently charged with unlawful imprisonment and assault. Brooke took him back, became pregnant, and...
Aug 24, 2021•59 min•Ep. 277
Dr. Smith was stalked by a man who attended her singles bible studies group. His behavior made everyone feel uncomfortable - especially when he asked the female members for rides home. Dr. Smith alerted her church Pastor, who told him he needed to join a men's only group...and the next week her car windshield was smashed during bible study. She moved hundreds of miles away, only to be confronted by her stalker on a bus near her new apartment and at the new church she was attending. Police told D...
Aug 17, 2021•46 min•Ep. 286
**The following episode of Strictly Stalking contains topics including sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.** After being stalked by a guy she met online, Sally turned to a therapist to make a controversial decision that could impact her life forever. While attending college, Sally began dating a guy she met in a chat room. She gave him a chance and even though she told him she didn't want anything serious, he began obsessing over her. He drove past her house, called her constantly, a...
Aug 10, 2021•54 min•Ep. 299
