Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (2025)

Hosts Kelsey and Gen kick off They Did What?! with Netflix’s Unknown Number: A High School Catfish, a documentary about a small-town mystery that starts with a few strange texts and spirals into something much darker. Joined by guest host Jason, they dive into parenting in the digital age, the ethics of true-crime storytelling, and why we can’t look away from people who do the unthinkable. It’s part media analysis, part group therapy, and fully They Did What?! 

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“FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened” on Netflix

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Mentioned:

Cybercrime, Child Abuse and only 60 Days: The Outrage of the Kendra Licari Case by Brianna Lee Bates

https://medium.com/case-by-case/cybercrime-child-abuse-and-only-60-days-the-outrage-of-the-kendra-licari-case-cfc1e38fb963

Alleged Catfish Camila Zeidan Stunning Claim in Renae Marsden Inquest by Sarah McPhee

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/never-occurred-police-statement-of-alleged-catfish-pulled-apart/news-story/c67a78e281764523760ae394ff20e95a

Where Are They Now?

Lauryn Licari? https://www.si.com/onsi/softball/recruiting/softball-recruiting-class-2027-college-commitments

Kendra Licari?: https://www.today.com/popculture/lauryn-licari-now-rcna229882

Shawn Licari? https://people.com/where-is-shawn-licari-now-11804163

Owen McKenny? https://people.com/where-is-owen-mckenny-now-unknown-number-high-school-catfish-11802465

Support Resources:

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) https://www.ic3.gov/

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI) https://cybercivilrights.org/

Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, (800) 422-4453 and https://www.childhelphotline.org/

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or thoughts of suicide, information and resources are available at WannaTalkAboutIt.com