280. Stalked in Lockdown

Strictly Stalking

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True Crime, Talk Radio

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Kate met a man on Facebook just before the COVID lockdown—and what began as a pandemic relationship soon turned into a nightmare. After discovering his obsessive behavior toward other women, Kate ended things. But the breakup didn’t stop him. For over a year, Kate was relentlessly harassed. She received a flood of messages, phone calls, and emails from multiple numbers. Disturbing packages began arriving at her home. Even after she moved to a nearby city, he found her and followed. Desperate, Kate filed cyberstalking charges—but that only escalated the situation. He started appearing in person, even confronting her in the park while she was with her children. With nowhere else to turn, Kate finally went to the police for help.

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0:00.0	For the last three years, we've been bringing you stalking survivor stories from people around the world.
0:07.2	Our guests have shared their worst moments with us in order to help create awareness and give advice to others.
0:13.1	We've also heard from experts and advocates that are doing everything in their power to change the stalking laws.
0:19.4	Stocking affects millions of people worldwide, but it's not talked about enough to get everyone
0:24.1	the help they need.
0:25.5	If you have a stalking story you want to share, we'd love to hear from you.
0:29.7	By sharing your story, you have the ability to help others and take your power back.
0:33.9	And it's up to you if you'd like to use your real name or remain anonymous.
0:37.9	If you're ready to share your story or want to reach out for advice or even just chat,
0:43.4	email us at Strictly Stockingpod at gmail.com or you can DM us on Instagram at Strictly StockingPod.
0:50.9	Thank you so much for supporting us through the years and for listening to Strictly Stalking.
0:59.0	I ended up moving to the city that's close to where we were living. It's about an hour away.
1:04.5	And I moved over here and then, you know, a string of emails comes in that says, hey, I'm living there too.
1:13.0	And this is, you know, this is where I'm working. This is what I'm doing now.
1:18.4	And that was really chilling. You know, I was like, I can't escape him.
1:37.5	Music I can't escape him. I'm Jamie Baby.
1:39.2	And I'm Jake Deptula.
1:40.4	On today's episode of Strictly Stalking, we're speaking with Kate, who was stalked by a man she met on Facebook just before the COVID lockdown.
1:47.2	They dated through the pandemic, but after discovering his obsession with other women, Kate
1:52.1	ended the relationship.
1:54.1	For over a year, Kate was bombarded with messages, calls, emails from multiple numbers,
1:58.5	received disturbing packages, and when she moved to a nearby city,
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