Unknown Number: The High School Catfish gave Kendra Licari the opportunity to speak for herself.

The case explored in the documentary has captured the attention of viewers: it’s not every day a mother is found guilty of catfishing and cyber stalking her own daughter and her daughter’s then-boyfriend.

So why would Kendra willingly and publicly speak to the actions she took against then-13-year-olds Lauryn Licari and Owen McKenney ? Documentary director Skye Borgman has a theory.

“She was nervous about going on camera, because just sitting down and telling your story is a nerve-racking thing sometimes,” Skye told Variety in an interview published Sept. 5 . “But she was so great, and she actually ended up really loving the experience. At the end of it, she said it was kind

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