Future killer hid inside walls to torment and watch his victims' intimate moments

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Daniel LaPlante has become twisted folklore as the story of his bizarre and horrific stalking of a young family is stuff of nightmares.LaPlante was a 16-year-old when he decided to enter and torment the Bowen family in Townsend, Massachusetts by somehow carefully living in the walls of their home for almost a year.He would torment the family by pretending to haunt them after discovering they had recently lost their mother to cancer.From knocks on the wall after the family tried contacting their mother with a Ouija board to causing havoc in home, LaPlante’s actions become notorious with small-town talk often dramatising the truth.Although his bizarre behaviour with the family is what he is known for, after his arrest and release, Laplante went on to kill another family.Joe Turner, a British author, has been investigating LaPlante’s story for a forthcoming book to ensure he remains “locked up for life”.Laplante reportedly dated Tina, one of the three Bowen daughter’s, and who was the main reason behind his behaviour.The tale of Laplante torment of Bowen’s young family was originally thought to be months but after Joe spoke to the family, he discovered his actions lasted for almost a year. “He haunted his victims for almost a year, constantly upped his game as the months went by and even watched them from behind the walls during their most intimate moments,” Joe told the Daily Star. “When Danny first started living in their home, he was basically using it as a hiding place to watch Tina.