Overview

• Released on August 29, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish features on‑camera accounts and previously unseen police bodycam from a 2022 confrontation tied to the case.
• Law enforcement traced thousands of masked messages using app subpoenas and IP data, culminating in a 2022 arrest and a guilty plea to two counts of stalking a minor.
• The central interview subject, filmed after prison, discusses therapy and cites childhood trauma, which the director frames as context rather than a clinical diagnosis.
• Participants and viewers question whether the film downplays a possible inappropriate fixation on the teenage boy who was targeted, leaving motive an open question.
• Those wrongly suspected, including student Khloe Wilson, describe lasting social fallout, while the convicted party remains on parole until February 2026.