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As Susan walked the familiar route from the Bedford Avenue subway station to her apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

She kept looking over her shoulder.

She had never met the man who had been tormenting her for months, face to face. But Susan knew everything about him. Once, she saw an old family photo with him in it, but she knew he had changed. He had emailed her more recent pictures of himself in women's clothing,

but would she recognize him if she saw him on the street?

Her stalker was her long lost cousin, who had learned of her existence through his sister.

Leonard Nachman had become fixated on Susan, and over time sent her

countless explicit emails and messages. He also called her boyfriend and pestered him. Threatened him even.

Leonard's sister Karen pleaded with Susan not to report him to the police as he had been suffering for mental health issues his entire life.

If he landed in trouble again, it could mean the end of his career and ultimately his freedom.

Karen gave Susan the number of a hospital to call

should he ever approach her or arrive at her apartment unannounced.

This did not help to make Susan feel better at all.

She lived in fear that Leonard would cross the line

and make good on his promise to hurt her.

Leonard associated with dangerous people and passed on Susan's email address freely.

The emails kept popping up in her inbox.

Some messages were uncomfortably personal, others were spam from porn sites, which she had never visited.

Susan used to love her hometown, the city of New York, but it had become an emotional battlefield.

She knew Leonard lived close by, but she did not know exactly where.

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