Morbid

September Bonus Episode: Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Sep 12, 2025
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ANECDOTE

Small Town School Pressure

  • The hosts describe a small Michigan town where classmates from preschool to 12th grade share one building and tight social ties.
  • That closeness made the catfishing texts ripple through families and school life quickly.
INSIGHT

Digital Abuse Targets Multiple Victims

  • Anonymous sexual and abusive texts escalated from one-off messages to daily harassment over months.
  • The content targeted both the girl and boy, showing how digital abuse devastates multiple victims simultaneously.
ADVICE

Restrict Numbers To Investigate Safely

  • When anonymous texts persist, consider limiting phone exposure and using approved-number devices to control contacts.
  • Keep old phones for investigation while issuing filtered phones to kids to trace intrusions.
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