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Kendra Licari sent her daughter, Lauryn, and Lauryn's boyfriend, Owen McKenny, harassing anonymous texts for nearly two years

Unknown Number: The High School Catfish tells the story of the traumatic experience

The texts went so far as to encourage Lauryn to die by suicide

Lauryn Licari and her boyfriend Owen McKenny were a pair of happy 13-year-olds in October 2020, ready to conquer the new school year together in the tiny, close-knit town of Beal City, Mich.

Both star athletes, and thought of as their school’s “golden couple,” they’d met in the seventh grade and appeared to have an enduring bond. But then the torrent of anonymous text messages that would put their relationship to the test began flooding in.

“Hi Lauryn,” the first one read. “Owen is breaking up with yo

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