The True Crime Story Behind “When a Stranger Calls”

True Crime with Kendall Rae

Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

This is the real story of a crime that inspired the movie When a Stranger Calls.

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0:00.0	So I'm sure many of you have seen the movie when a stranger calls.
0:10.9	There's an older version of this movie, and then there's a much newer one.
0:14.6	Personally, I've seen the older one, and if you haven't seen the movie, I'll give you
0:18.4	a quick rundown.
0:19.4	Basically, there's a babysitter at this house, and while she's babysitting, she keeps
0:23.8	getting calls from a stranger, and they keep saying...
0:28.0	BABY?
0:31.3	Have you checked the children?
0:35.8	What?
0:42.8	Hello?
0:43.8	Have you checked the children?
0:48.8	Hello?
0:49.8	Have you checked the children?
0:54.8	Hello?
0:56.8	It's me.
0:58.8	And I won't give away what happens in the movie, but it's very scary.
1:02.8	But today, I'm going to tell you the true story behind when a stranger calls.
1:07.8	However, I will let you know that it is quite different.
1:10.8	Oftentimes, when movies are based on a true story, they are often dramaticized a lot.
1:16.8	And that is definitely the case here.
1:18.8	It really is not that similar to the movie, but it is a very interesting case.
1:21.8	And I think you guys will have a lot of thoughts and opinions on this one, so let's get into it.
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