Overview

• The documentary, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, recounts how anonymous messages that began in 2021 targeted student Lauryn Licari and her boyfriend.
• Investigators from local police and the FBI ultimately tied the harassment to Lauryn’s mother, Kendra Licari.
• Kendra Licari pleaded guilty in March 2023 to two counts of stalking a minor and was sentenced in April 2023 to a maximum of five years with a minimum of one year and seven months.
• She was paroled on Aug. 8, 2024, with supervision through February 2026 that requires in‑state residence, job seeking, and no contact with her daughter.
• The film features Lauryn’s and Kendra’s interviews, Kendra’s expressions of remorse, the director’s view that Kendra may be an unreliable narrator, and an update that Lauryn finished high school and plans to study criminology.