The Unknown Number: High School Catfish stars a young girl named Lauryn Locari and her boyfriend, Owen McKenny. Their story begins in Michigan at the small Beal City High School. In October 2020, Lauryn started receiving strange messages from an unknown number. The messages claimed that Owen didn’t want to be with Lauryn anymore and instead wanted the person sending the texts.

Not long after, Owen began receiving the same messages. From there, things only got worse. This wasn’t just a simple catfish or prank—it was something much more serious.

The texts turned cruel, mocking Lauryn’s appearance and threatening to beat her up. Some messages even told her to kill herself. This harassment continued for months before the police made any progress in the case. The stress and chaos eventually caused Owen and Lauryn, who had been together for two years, to break up.

At first, police suspected a girl in their grade named Khloe, someone Lauryn didn’t get along with. The texts included details only a classmate would know, so Khloe seemed like the obvious suspect. But it wasn’t her. Someone was framing her. Even stranger, the messages included photos from Lauryn’s own family Christmas—pictures that had never been shared publicly.

This is no ordinary catfish story. To see how it all unfolds, and with parent permission, watch Unknown Caller: High School Catfish on Netflix today.