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Hardy told police she met Engeland months ago through a Craigslist post for a house sitter and that they were friends, according to the court documents.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday that authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding Carter’s death after receiving a call from a house sitter who found him unresponsive in a bathtub.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2022

Jack also has a nose for trouble and proves to be a disastrous house sitter, yet remains so endearing that Lee can’t quite shake him as her friend.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2018

According to a Washington Post profile, in recent years Judge has juggled writing with working in a record store, a liquor store and as a substitute teacher and house sitter.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2018

One of Woolner’s cousins, a Washington lawyer, employs Maggie both at her office and as a house sitter.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times