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Netflix Documentary Renews Focus on Beal City Cyberstalking Case as Family Lives Diverge

Fresh reporting centers on parole terms alongside ongoing family separation.

Overview

  • Unknown Number: The High School Catfish premiered on Aug. 29, 2025, revisiting the Michigan case involving two teens targeted by relentless anonymous messages.
  • Kendra Licari pleaded guilty in 2023 to stalking two minors and was paroled on Aug. 8, 2024, with no-contact orders in place; she is living with family near Detroit, according to corrections and prior reporting.
  • Shawn Licari divorced Kendra after her arrest and has full custody of Lauryn, with both describing a strengthened father–daughter bond in recent interviews.
  • Lauryn has graduated from Beal City High School, plans to study criminology in college, and is dating someone new, while keeping distance from her mother and from ex-boyfriend Owen.
  • Investigators cracked the case by subpoenaing a number-masking app and matching IP data to a single source, a forensic detail highlighted in the updated coverage.