Jerry Alter and Rita Alter were made for each other. The couple’s love story is perfect in its unique way. However, besides the couple’s love story, there’s something else that brought the world’s attention towards their house.

When this couple moved to New Mexico, they were called weirdos by their neighbours for their strange lifestyle. Nobody knew anything about their past as Jerry and Rita never believed in interacting with their neighbours. People assumed that the couple might have had some bitter experiences in the past that made them this reserved but they were not even close. The reality was far from all the assumptions of people as the couple was living with a secret. After the couple met their end, their extraordinary secret was going to astound the whole country.

Early Beginnings

Jerry and Rita decided to move to a new place during the last years of the 1970s. They chose a small town, Cliff, Grant County, New Mexico. The two of them had all they required to live a happy and peaceful life. After living in New York for most of their lives, they moved to Cliff in search of an easy and slow-moving life that one can never experience in NY.

Jerry used to be a teacher but he retired before moving to the new town. Back in his teaching days, he used to be the most famous of all the professors. He was the students’ favourite and the credit goes to his immense knowledge in the field of art, culture, and travel. He was an adventurous soul and his stories used to amuse students and inspire them.

A Pair Of Travellers

Jerry was a passionate guy and he always kept his dreams above monetary goals. the fulfillment he got by traveling was in no other thing. His interest in arts made his books more interesting. The man had a way of keeping his different perspective about things in front of the world in a convincing manner.

Before he could turn eighty, Jerry had been to all the continents and more than 140 countries. People who met him even once used to praise him for his etiquette and generosity towards everyone. But the question was was he the same person that the world thought him to be or was it all just a part of a much more bigger and complicated plot?

Better Half

Rita, on the other hand, was no behind in the race. She wasn’t ready to retire even after moving to New Mexico worked as a speech pathologist in a nearby school. Jerry and Rita never even went out for walks or anything that can allow them to get in touch with people.

They kept everything to themselves within the walls of their home mysterious home. Things became suspicious when neighbours noticed that Jerry and Rita didn’t even allow people to walk into their houses. Even though they were curious they could have done nothing to know what was going on inside that house.

Gone Past

When someone finally got into a conversation with the couple once in a while, the chat used to get strange anytime the question of the past popped up. Jerry and Rita never answered any questions related to their past. They never even revealed the real reason behind leaving New York.

They always said that they wanted to live a simpler life when even a kid could have said that they were lying. Well, not to anyone’s surprise they were indeed lying. But the strange secret they were hiding would be just too much for anyone to take.

Kept To Themselves

Jerry and Rita had two kids named, Barbara and Joseph. The kids were no different from their parents. The siblings used to play in their front yard instead of the nearby park where other society children used to go daily.

As per the neighbors’ theory, the kids followed their parent’s orders but what they were never able to understand was the reason behind such an overly reserved lifestyle… If it wasn’t that the neighbours would harm them, then why?

Socializing

The couple never hosted a housewarming party nor any other get-together in their home for years. They were not going through any financial difficulties, instead, they earned a decent amount of money. Their choice was to keep their space private and not invite anyone in.

This situation caused confusion among their neighbors. Jerry and Rita became the topic of discussion when their neighbors would gather.