Voorhees residence

The  was the home of the Voorhees family. It was located in Cunningham County, New Jersey. The home was purchased by Pamela Voorhees in September of 1947, just before the birth of her son Jason. Growing up, Jason was a special needs child, and Pamela hired a nanny named Mrs. Cunningham to watch over him. In the summer of 1957, Mrs. Voorhees received a telephone call from at work from Mrs. Cunningham, begging her to return home immediately. When she arrived, she discovered that Jason had mutilated a littler of kitten and displayed them in the front yard of the house. Quick to defend the actions of her only child, Pamela fired Mrs. Cunningham and began taking Jason to work with her at Camp Crystal Lake.