Years ago, while I was going through a divorce, I had someone putting threatening letters in my mailbox. At first it was all nice... saying how pretty I was, and how this person saw how hard I worked around my house, and how he wished he could help me...wanted to know where my husband was, etc. After I made some changes around the house (putting up blinds in my kitchen window), it got much more graphic and threatening.
I had called the local police after the first letter, and the deputry came to the house to take a report. My admirer was became very angry that I had called the police, and the next letter was even worse. When the police came out again, the deputy and the main detective came out. They surveyed the area, and asked if any teenage boys lived around me. The family across the street from me had several children and took in children from troubled homes. They had one boy there that popped into my mind immediately. The officers stood in my front yard with their guns and just stared at the house for like 10 minutes. I never heard from my admirer again. It was too funny.
The detective later told me that someone caught this kid peeping in their window, and he was no longer in the area. Then I found out from a neighbor that they had seen this kid looking in my kitchen window late at night, and coming out of my backyard (where he could look in the back windows). Gee, thanks neighbor.
I live somewhere else now, and I made sure to get an alarm system on this house with an emergency call button for the police. I also have a closed-in garage for extra security. I have a small baseball bat under the bed, and the phone right next to me. None of this may stop someone if they really wanted in, but I sure would put up a fight.
In her case, I would hire a private detective and see what he could find out. It might cost some money, but I'd do it so save my life. I would also carry some mace, a tazer, or something of the like, and never go out without someone else around.
