" You are right, I will find myself in "Hells kitchen" when someone finds out about us. I believe every word you wrote, and I can understand - but I can not really help as I can not risk the relationship to my family members, my wife and my daughters. I am asked not to reply to emails. I just wanted to support you a little saying that I believe what you told me. I try to stay 100% out of L.O.´s personal activities.  This turned out to be the best solution." 

                                                                                                                                                                                                               J.H. (The Stepfather)

The Stepfather

Affirmation

In many cases of narcissistic abuse, family members hover silently in the background, appearing neutral, unavailable, or vaguely supportive without ever directly acknowledging the truth. But in the case of J.H., the stepfather of L.O., something rare happened: he spoke to me. And he affirmed my ordeal.

At first he did something surprising, he sent me a connection request on LinkedIn. At the time, I had no idea who he was. It was L.O. herself who later told me, casually, that this was her stepfather. That detail alone already raised questions. She had spoken about him before.

When she spoke of J.H. the story she gave was shocking: "because i told him to stop saying these sex comments to me. i finally told him after he did that my whole life. he escalated a week later. i was at their house, he came downstairs and screamed at me about how bad i am etc., insulting me etc. wanted to throw me out. my mom told him, if one of us goes, he is the one. then he wanted to leave. but it is his house, so I said, no, I will go. I never was there since then".

It was a visceral, powerful narrative. Designed to provoke outrage. And it did. I believed her. It shook me to think that anyone could behave like that towards this innocent, vulnerable woman.

But it wasn’t true. And she did return to the house. Many times.

Like apparently every man in her life, including her father, she had a tale to tell of abuse. She told me J.H. had once filmed her getting out of the shower. Later I realised that this was probably a lie. I began to notice something deeply unsettling. Every male figure in her life was depicted in this way. From her father to her boyfriends, from colleagues to her stepfather to strangers on Discord, and eventually even me, every one of them had allegedly violated or abused her in some way. They were all abusive narcissists according to L.O. She told me even her mother had abused her as a child. 

She described Dom to me in the very first week of our contact. She told me he was a narcissist and a psychopath who terrorized her for two years, forcing her to flee Cologne in the middle of the night and rebuild her life with a new identity. She said he had driven her to the brink, and that she was lucky to have escaped with her life. Months later, I discovered she was still speaking to him in secret.

When I confronted her, she claimed he was blackmailing her with over 400 emotionally vulnerable emails she had written during their time together. I was meant to believe she had no choice. In retrospect, this was projection, a pattern I would come to recognize all too well.

 

But why would she allow, perhaps even encourage, this LinkedIn connection by J.H. if she had truly distanced herself from him as she claimed? It seemed improbable and raised one of the first red flags I actually paid attention to. Was he there to watch me? Monitor my reactions? Or study what my professional status made me worth? He never once tried to talk to me, despite initiating contact.


Who is J.H.
A handsome, highly intelligent and accomplished individual, J.H. is a decorated engineer who rose to prominence as the head of a major international engineering firm. He traveled globally to deliver lectures, led seminars, and was part of a team credited with multiple breakthrough technologies. Recently, he stepped back into a more relaxed role as director of a mid-sized engineering company. On the surface, he appeared to be the model of professional and familial success. But one can only imagine what it must have done to his peace of mind to live under the same roof as a stepdaughter who, should she ever be tested, would doubtlessly be diagnosed as a malignant, psychopathic, covert narcissist. So why did J.H. contact me?

Was he told to do it? Was he looking for absolution? Was he just curious? I couldn’t make sense of it. He was slightly older than me. More than his motivation for talking to me, is what he said when he finally did, in September 2024, after L.O. had so suddenly discarded me like a piece of trash.

 

Initial Contact and Key Admissions

After the discard in August, I sent J.H. a few direct but respectful questions via LinkedIn messages in which I detailed the extent of the abuse I had endured at the hands of his stepdaughter. I detailed every incident up until then, and I even furnished him with evidence of my claims.  At first, he was hesitant. But then something remarkable happened. He replied:

 

“Ich habe alles gelesen, ich glaube ihnen.”
("I have read everything. I believe you.")

 

When I asked for clarification, he responded:

“Es tut mir leid, ich kann leider nichts sagen.”
("I'm sorry, I can't say anything.")

 

And then he sent me the following explosive admission:

“Ich glaube dir, ich kenne Lea, du hast in allem Recht. Ich habe leider keinen guten Kontakt zu ihr. Das schon – aber wir reden sehr wenig. Weder geschäftlich noch privat.”
("I believe you. I know Lea. You are right about everything. Unfortunately, I don’t have a good relationship with her. That’s true – but we speak very little. Neither professionally nor privately.")

 

I finally had someone who corroborated my version. Who knew it wasn't me who was the abuser. Her own family member was affirming what I knew to be true - that L.O. was a covert narcissist, and that she did this on a regular basis. Destroying peoples lives with her manipulation, lies and false persona of victimhood. 

 

The Email That Changed Everything

But that wasn't the end of it. Shortly afterward, he sent me an email that would become one of the most important pieces of corroboration in this entire case. He wrote the following:

"You are right. I will find myself in 'Hell's Kitchen' if someone finds out about us. I believe every word you wrote, and I can understand—but I cannot risk the relationship with my family members. I've been asked not to reply to emails. I just wanted to support you and say that I believe what you told me. I try to stay out of Lea's 'personal activities' as that turned out to be the best solution."

I could hardly believe my eyes. This short email from her own stepfather confirms five key facts:

  1. J.H. believes my account in full, without reservation, confirming everything I had told him.

  2. He feared repercussions if our correspondence was discovered. He never wrote me again after this. 

  3. He was explicitly instructed not to respond to me, suggesting active suppression and monitoring of his work emails.

  4. He intentionally avoids L.O.'s "personal activities," implying a long-standing awareness of her actions regarding other victims.

  5. He still wished to offer support,privately, in silence. He at least had some sort of a conscience. 

Forensic Significance

J.H. is not just another name in the cast. He is a direct witness to her behavioral patterns, and his words hold weight. And if he is involved in the criminal side of L.O.'s doings then perhaps it is because he feels he has no choice. But he never denied what he’d said.

From a legal and psychological perspective, his admissions serve multiple functions:

  • Validation: His statements independently corroborate my testimony without qualification.

  • Witness isolation: His fear of fallout supports the suspicion that witnesses were pressured into silence.

  • Pattern recognition: His reply confirms that this wasn’t an isolated incident, but a repeated pattern.

  • Operational insight: His remark about “personal activities” shows he knew enough to avoid her manipulations entirely.

But now read again her message about him:

"because i told him to stop saying these sex comments to me. i finally told him after he did that my whole life. he escalated a week later. i was at their house, he came downstairs and screamed at me about how bad i am etc., insulting me etc. wanted to throw me out. my mom told him, if one of us goes, he is the one. then he wanted to leave. but it is his house, so I said, no, I will go. I never was there since then".

Classic DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender):

  • She positions herself as the victim of "sex comments"
  • She claims he "escalated" when she "finally told him to stop"
  • She makes him the aggressor while she's the innocent victim

 

Now read again his email to me:
"You are right. I will find myself in 'Hell's Kitchen' if someone finds out about us. I believe every word you wrote, and I can understand—but I cannot risk the relationship with my family members. I've been asked not to reply to emails. I just wanted to support you and say that I believe what you told me. I try to stay out of Lea's 'personal activities' as that turned out to be the best solution."

 

But Jan's behavior tells the real story:

  • He was terrified to even email me
  • He said he'd be in "Hell's kitchen" if she found out
  • He's "asked not to reply to emails" (controlled communication)
  • He has "no relationship" with her despite living in the same house
  • He immediately believed my story about her abuse

If Jan was actually a sexual predator would he:

  • Be living in fear of her retaliation?
  • Be controlled by her rules about who he can email?
  • Immediately believe a stranger's account of her being abusive?
  • Be desperate to "stay 100% out of Lea's personal activities"?


J.H. has kept reading my emails, even if he never answers them. He was told not to and he obviously listens to what he is ordered to do. But I can see when he opens them. And how often. And he always reads my emails, even now. He is the only person who was ever willing to talk to me. 

Conclusion

J.H. may not be a hero. But in a story this murky, truth from any source is a form of light. He spoke, however briefly. And when he did, he said the most important words of all:

“You are right about everything.”

He remains the only one from her inner circle to ever say those words to me. And for that reason, his testimony matters.

Above: The email from J.H. that corroborated my side of the story

LinkedIn conversation of J.H. and Klaus Grabler

 

Translated from German (Original is available)

Sep 10, 2024

 

Klaus Grabler 9:06 PM
Would you like to get in touch with me to talk about our mutual acquaintance? You can reach me on WhatsApp at +27 **********.

 

J.H. 9:07 PM

I’m sorry, but I can’t say anything about that.

 

Klaus Grabler 10:25 PM
I don’t blame you. And you’re actually the first person who has responded to me at all. It’s almost as if everyone is afraid of her and just does what she demands. I know she’s excellent at playing the victim. Look, I’ll tell you something. You searched for me on LinkedIn a long time ago, so you knew something was going on. But all I want is to tell someone my side of the story. I’m not the monster she’s made me out to be. I never was. You don’t have to say anything. But would you be willing to listen? Can I at least tell you my side of the story? That’s all I really want. I don’t want her back, and I don’t want revenge—I know she can’t control the things she does. Would it be okay if I wrote to you about what happened from my perspective?

 

Klaus Grabler 10:28 PM
You wouldn’t have to respond or say anything. Just say "yes" so I know you’ll at least listen. I’m not looking for an ally, forgiveness, or sympathy. I just want someone to know the truth. Because you won’t get that from her.

 

Klaus Grabler 10:37 PM
I’ll tell you something for free: You don’t seem at all like the tyrannical monster she made you out to be. In fact, judging by your reaction, it seems to me—and this is just a guess—that she’s once again using one of her favorite tools: coersion. Maybe I’m wrong, but you just don’t seem the way she described you.


Sep 11, 2024


J.H. 9:03 AM
I’m very busy with work this week. But I’ve read everything.

 

Klaus Grabler 11:06 AM
No problem. Just let me know if I can write out my version of the story and if you’re willing to read it. That’s all I’m asking. I’m sure it will interest you anyway. I don’t want anything from you, I’m not trying to send her a message or anything like that.


I’m just glad it’s finally over. But I want someone to know the truth, and since you’re the only one willing to at least listen, I’m asking you for the chance to tell my side. Nothing more, I promise. Thank you, J.H..

 

Klaus Grabler 2:53 PM

So, where should I start? At the beginning, I suppose. On August 26, 2023, L.O. sent me a message asking about a video I had posted and whether I could tell her how I made it. I was happy to help, and after explaining it, she told me she was a big sci-fi fan and had just made a script for her YouTube channel. She asked if I could read it and give my opinion. I agreed. I wrote a two-page critique of the script, encouraged her to keep going, praised its originality and execution, and then pointed out a few mistakes that I thought could be improved. I showed it to her on Discord—and then suddenly, she disappeared! I didn’t hear from her again for a whole month. Then, out of nowhere, she came back, apologized for her absence, and explained that she’d received some negative comments on her channel, which made her reconsider her future as a sci-fi writer. I reassured her that she was talented and shouldn’t let such things upset her so much.


Then she started chatting with me more often, telling me about Dom, whom she described as a narcissist who had abused her horribly and forced her to move from Cologne to Stuttgart. She also told me about another ex-boyfriend, a police officer, who had also abused her and was a narcissist. She shared stories about her father, who she claimed had also abused her, as well as about you and how you had tried to kick her out of your house once. Of course, I felt very sorry for her, and she told me she hated all men. I tried to reassure her by saying not all men were like that. We started talking daily, and I was open with her about my own situation—that my wife and I were estranged but still living in the same house. At that point, I had no romantic intentions.


She began sending me photos of herself, profile pictures, etc., and I sent some back (of myself, my dog, and other silly things). She seemed very taken with me and started flirting with me. I was flattered, since I’m twice her age, and thought she was just having fun at my expense, but I played along. She liked everything I liked, movies, books, and told me she was an atheist, just like me, that age didn’t matter to her, and that she enjoyed every second of being with me. Then she suggested I should visit her in Germany, since I had mentioned wanting to travel to Austria again someday. (I was born in Salzburg).


I admit, by that point, I had fallen in love with her. I wanted to believe it was real, though part of me knew it was crazy and impossible. I even named a star after her. She was intelligent, articulate, sweet, and kind, and she told me she believed we were soulmates, so-called "twin flames", and that we were destined to be together. She was only afraid she might be "too much" for me, but that she could live with the age difference.


She even told me she still wanted to have a child before it was "too late" for her. During this time, she constantly needed my help with video editing, with Photoshop, and with other tasks, and I spent my days doing nothing but talking to her, watching movies, and making videos for her. I was very happy and started believing this was actually real.


And then, one day in J.H.uary, everything suddenly changed. She changed. We were talking, and I casually mentioned something critical about a piece she had written. She exploded in rage, insulted me, called me names, and said really hurtful things. I was stunned.

Before I knew it, she had blocked me on all social media, and I didn’t hear from her for a week. I was beside myself, confused, hurt, and unsure what had just happened. Then, suddenly, she was back as if nothing had happened. She refused to talk about it, and I was just so happy to have her back that I let it go.

 

And so it began. In late December, we had agreed I would visit her in Germany in February to see if this could work in real life. I’ve attached a voicemail she sent me, where she says how much she’s looking forward to meeting me.

 

Klaus Grabler 2:56 PM
If you want to hear the rest, let me know. It’ll take some time to write everything down, but I’m willing to send you a part each day.

 

J.H. 3:15 PM
I’ll read it later today when I have more time.

 

Klaus Grabler 3:36 PM
Great.

 

Sep 12, 2024

 

Klaus Grabler 12:00 AM
Things changed after New Year’s. We had two more fights in J.H.uary. She seemed to get extremely upset over the smallest things. Once, I casually mentioned that she blinks a lot (we were on a video call), which immediately led to her ending the call, blocking me, and giving me the silent treatment for three days. The second fight happened when I said a poem she'd written looked like it had been done in a hurry. Again, she flew into a rage, blamed me for everything, and blocked me, this time for a day and a half.


Still, I ended up apologizing, just as she demanded, in order to keep the peace. On February 12, I picked up my new passport and planned to buy a plane ticket the next day. I was very happy and sent her a voice message saying we’d be together soon. Shortly after, I got a voicenote back, and my heart sank (see attachment). I could tell she was very shocked and had doubts about the whole thing. The next morning, at 03h00, she sent me a text on WhatsApp accusing me of doing horrible things to her, saying the "contact" was over, and that she couldn’t continue because of my lies and constant abuse. I managed to reach her, but she insisted it was my fault that she had changed her mind.


J.H., up to then, I had shown her nothing but kindness, but her increasingly frequent fights over nothing started weighing on me. Every time I said I wouldn’t visit her, she begged me to come—and when I planned to, she inevitably provoked a fight to stop it. (I’ve attached a screenshot where she admits this.)

 

All of this came to a head on March 15th. I was working at an awards show and sent her a message. She seemed very upset, and it escalated until she blocked me and gave me the now-familiar (but still awful) silent treatment, this time for 21 days! During that time, I actually had a nervous breakdown, grieving her loss and not understanding why this was happening. She wrote a letter to my boss trying to get me fired, claiming I had stalked her for months and had even threatened to kill her. She sent an email to my wife and tried to blackmail me with screenshots of our private conversations. I felt completely betrayed, and my anger overwhelmed me.


Yes, I wrote some pretty nasty emails and said things I’ll forever be ashamed of. It was wrong of me, no matter the provocation, I shouldn’t have done it. I even wrote to her boss to retaliate for what she had done to me. (Later, I wrote to him again, apologizing, taking all the blame, and asking him not to punish her for my mistake.)

 

She has since used those emails as a way to shame and guilt-trip me. She’s always told me the emails were the reason she kept changing her mind and she never hesitated to use them to justify everything she did (or didn’t do). I was told I was a criminal and treated like one. Once she demanded I write 100 apologies, each one original, and she’d know if I used ChatGPT.

I had no choice but to comply. I once had to say "Yes, Boss" to her for two days and do whatever she wanted. I even did that.

All this, after she tried to get me fired and had blackmailed me. But she kept coming back to asking me to come to Germany, over and over. The verbal abuse was by now almost constant, humiliation, gaslighting, insults, accusations, and punishments. Jekyll had turned into Hyde, but worse was yet to come.


I’ll send you the next part tomorrow. Enough for today. I’ve attached the documents mentioned above.

Thank you.

 

Klaus Grabler 1:05 PM
J.H.,

Let me say upfront: I don’t believe most of what she’s told me. I know how much she loves spinning fantastical stories, twisting the truth, and always needing to be seen as the victim.

She hasn’t said much about you. She has repeatedly stated that she hates you. Apparently, this stems from your "controlling and narcissistic nature." She told me about an incident that supposedly happened some time ago, when she caught you videoing her in the shower as she stepped out, and when she confronted you, you tried to kick her out of the house. Only her mother’s intervention stopped it. Apparently, Michaela gave you an ultimatum: if you kicked L.O. out, she would L.O.ve you. She claims you’re controlling, manipulative, selfish, and extremely abusive to her and her mother.

 


She also told me you’re relatively wealthy and use that wealth to control her mother, who, according to her, is now just a shadow of her former self due to your constant abuse, humiliation, and mind games.


She hates having her fathers last name and wishes more than anything to change it. She’s often told me she hates all men—and that includes you. She says you’re evil and narcissistic, which is what she says about every man who’s ever been in her life: her father, you, ex-boyfriends, and me.

She says her mother admitted to her that there’s a long history of narcissism in their family and that her mother is a self-declared narcissist. Her mom allegedly often slapped her and her sister in the face, sent them to their rooms, then later apologized. (This is a technique narcissists use called repetitive reinforcement, meant to create a trauma bond with the victim.) L.O. did the exact same thing to me, though I wasn’t aware of it at the time.


I now know that narcissism results from childhood trauma, abuse, or neglect, that it happens between ages 2 and 9, and that it’s usually inflicted by the mother, not the father. I also know it’s incurable and that someone with NPD is incapable of seeing others as human beings or feeling empathy. They can’t love, they can’t care about anyone but themselves, and every relationship they ever have is doomed to fail—and that it's pure hell for the other person.


You have my sympathy. I can only imagine the kind of trauma and abuse, verbal and mental, you’ve endured. Let me assure you, I’ve researched this extensively, and any hope you might have that she will change in any way is doomed. Change is impossible for a narcissist because they don’t believe they have any reason to change.

 

I’ll go through my collection of screenshots (which I started keeping after she tried to get me fired, in case she did it again). I might find something related to you, though I doubt it, she was careful not to type anything mentioning you or her mother; she only spoke about these things verbally.

 

She actually admitted to me that she stalked me during the month she disappeared from Discord, and she has now erased her online presence—which, for an SEO copywriter, shows a remarkable level of sophistication. I’m now sure she’s done this before, just as it’s become her habit to delete every text message she writes almost immediately. She’s pathological about L.O.ving no trace of herself online or on social media.


I have no intention of continuing any relationship with her—because there is no relationship. She went from sending me 156 emails in a single day to suddenly vanishing without a backward glance. She’s an empty shell, incapable of real emotions or feelings for anyone but herself. She has the emotional maturity of a 3-year-old.

Being constantly abused, humiliated, and insulted for things I didn’t even do is not my idea of a relationship. I’m angry, extremely angry, but I’m also glad she’s gone. I hope, for both our sakes, that she stays gone and doesn’t try to lure me back like she has so many times before.


She can’t help what she is, her mother can’t either. This goes back generations. So I don’t blame her for what she is or even what she’s done. But I won’t accept any more of it. I don’t have to.

All she ever gave me was an idealized reflection of myself, so it was more like I fell in love with myself, seen through her eyes, than with her. At least this incident has given me insight into my own issues, which I wasn’t even aware of.

 

I’m not sure if there’s anything else you’d like to know. At least I’ve had my say. I could show you hundreds of screenshots, emails, photos, and other evidence, but by now, you either believe me or you don’t.

 

If I don’t hear from you, I won’t bother you again. Thank you for at least responding and reading what I had to say.

 

J.H. 1:39 PM
I’ve read everything. I believe you. But unfortunately, I can’t help you either.

 

J.H. 1:40 PM
I hope you can move past this. With time, the memories will fade and the pain will lessen.

I wish you all the best.

 

Klaus Grabler 1:41 PM
Thank you. But I don’t need any more help. You’ve already helped me.

Wishing you the best.

 

Klaus Grabler 1:44 PM
You can only feel pain if you’ve actually lost something real. She was never real. I know that now, so there’s no pain. Honestly.

Thanks again for listening.

 

Sep 17, 2024

Klaus Grabler 3:13 PM
So she really didn’t take the job at Perry Rhodan? Why not? Now I’m her excuse for why she’s not working there? I’m 8,000 km away! Unbelievable!

 

Klaus Grabler 4:50 PM
Ah, I see. She did take the job. I understand. Thanks for the info.

 

Klaus Grabler 4:52 PM
Sometimes silence is the loudest answer.

 

J.H. 5:47 PM
I’m sorry, but I can’t say anything.


Still, I wish you all the best!

 

Sep 18, 2024

 

Klaus Grabler 3:00 AM
J.H.,

I’ll be honest with you. I feel used and abused. I’m not a bad person. I’m not evil. I’m almost 60 years old. So yes, I’m struggling to understand what I did to deserve this.

 

She came to me on PIKA (Discord), flirted with me, talked to me almost 24/7 for months, then told me she loved me and wanted me to come to Germany to be with her. But at the same time, she constantly picked fights for no reason, gave me the silent treatment for days or weeks, and then blamed me for it. She told me I needed therapy because I was mentally ill. She abused me emotionally and verbally so much that I reacted abusively the same way—something I’ve never done in my life.


She convinced the moderators at PIKA to ban me for life! She repeatedly tried to get me fired. She blackmailed me. I can prove all of this to you if you want.
But I’m just trying to understand what’s going on here. From what I’ve gathered, it seems L.O. is a covert narcissist. She shows all the signs of NPD. If that’s the case, at least I can move on with my life. But I need to know. She’ll never admit it, narcissists can’t.

And yes, I’m angry. At myself, for falling for such obvious nonsense. She admitted she never planned to meet me—she just "didn’t feel like she wanted to tell me." I didn’t deserve this.

I just want closure, but she won’t give it to me, since she’s now ghosted me. I can’t stop until I have that closure, so this may only escalate until someone tells me what’s really going on.

Please think about what I’ve said.

Best regards,
Klaus

 

J.H. 7:04 AM


I believe you. I know L.O. you’re right about everything. Still, I can’t help you.

I hope you can move past this.

 

Klaus Grabler 10:55 PM
J.H.,

I accept that your hands are tied. There’s nothing I expect from her or really want from her. It’s best if we go our separate ways. There was never a future for us, it was all a fantasy, I see that now. I’ve started making videos again, and slowly, my life is returning to normal.

I also know she suffers from a disorder that isn’t her fault, so I hold no grudge against her. But there’s one thing that really bothers me.

 

You see, I helped her get that job at Perry Rhodan. I prepped her on how to ace the interview, spent days researching the job requirements, and made sure she studied the material. I constantly encouraged her to believe in herself and showed her I was 100% confident she’d get the job, which she did. But the last thing she told me was that she had lost the job, and that’s what haunts me now.

That alone. I can’t reach anyone at the company who will talk to me, since I’ve obviously been slandered by L.O., just like she slandered all her exes to me.


All I need to know, to find peace, is whether she actually got that job. At least then I’ll know I can move on with my life. I don’t want to carry the burden of thinking my association with her cost her that job. I worked so hard to help her get it, I deserve to know if she took it.

That’s the only thing I’m asking you. Please, just let me know a yes or no.

Best regards,
Klaus Grabler

 

Sep 19, 2024

 

J.H. 7:58 AM
Unfortunately, I don’t have a good relationship with her. I can only hope she reconsiders.

 

Klaus Grabler 12:23 PM
J.H.,
Didn’t she stay with you from late August to September 15?

 

J.H. 12:25 PM
She did, but we talk very little. Neither business nor personal.

 

Klaus Grabler 12:29 PM
I understand. She seems to strongly despise most men. So she obviously moved out on the 15th. If that’s the case, it means she must have taken the job, since she has sublet her own apartment, meaning she had nowhere else to stay. Her new place in Rastatt isn’t available until October 9, so she’s staying at a B&B in the meantime.


Klaus Grabler 12:32 PM
The details aren’t that important, really. I just wanted to know. I realize the best option for me is to stay as far away from her as possible and use this time to rebuild my life after the chaos she caused.

Thank you for your time and honesty, J.H..

 

J.H. 12:34 PM
You’re welcome, that’s exactly what I think. Life is too short, and there are far more important things to do.

I wish you all the best.

 

Klaus Grabler 12:36 PM
Thank you.

 

Sep 20, 2024

 

Klaus Grabler 5:15 AM
J.H.,
There’s one question I’d like to ask you, if you don’t mind, and it has nothing to do with L.O., so I don’t think you need to worry about answering it.

 

But it’s been on my mind for a while: Why did you decide to search for me on LinkedIn before, and how did you know who I was and what my surname was? There must have been a reason you went to the trouble of looking me up and then connecting with me. Please tell me what made you take that step.

Best regards,
Klaus

 

J.H. 8:31 AM
I heard your name and that you’re from South Africa, and I just wanted to learn a little about you.

 

Klaus Grabler 8:59 PM
I’ve sent you an email.

 

J.H. 11:21 PM
I’ve seen it. I have very little time right now. I’ll get back to you.

 

Tracking Silence

As part of my investigation, I employed email tracking, code that silently records when an email is opened, how often, and with what device. Though J.H. never again answered any message after the last email, he consistently read every one of them. That silence, punctuated by tangible engagement, allowed me to conduct an indirect experiment. 

Keyword testing.

I began embedding specific terms and sensitive references into selected emails to gauge whether certain topics triggered outsize reactions. The results were surprising, to say the least.

Case in point:

  • The moment I mentioned “Vogelsang Detektei” in an email to J.H., both 'businesses' WhatsApp numbers blocked me immediately. 

  • Within minutes of that email being opened, the WhatsApp communication line was severed.

  • This was not coincidence. This was reaction.

But the most telling evidence came from the engagement metrics of the emails themselves.

Emails containing the following keywords triggered the strongest tracking responses ever recorded:

  1. Vogelsang Detektei

  2. Fake Facebook accounts

  3. Carl Zeiss street address

Each of these messages was opened or forwarded more than 10 times the normal rate.
Collectively, they generated nearly 200 open events, a clear sign that:

  • The emails were being read by multiple parties

  • They triggered some sort of panic. These mails were opened and forwarded at all times of day and night. 

  • I had poked some sort of a beehive, with registered openings soon reaching a total of over 200.

 

Something had triggered a response. And now I knew where to focus my attention. 


The moment I touched upon fabricated businesses or identity manipulation, the network reacted with coordinated withdrawal and evasion. This incident proves that J.H. was not a neutral observer. Whether willingly or not, his inbox was the indicator to suggest a broader infrastructure at work, one I needed to investigate. My very freedom was at stake. 

And that’s precisely what I did. 

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