26: "Abducted in Plain Sight - Part 2"

Shear Crime Podcast

This week, Kenzie and Ame finish Part 2 of the Netflix documentary Abducted in Plain Sight. Jan Broberg was only 12 years old when family friend, Robert Berchtold, abducted her for the first time, and a year later, he does it again! But not before he first engages in an 8 month long affair with her mother, Mary Ann. With Jan's young mind completely consumed with "the mission" and what would happen to her family if she failed to complete it before her 16th birthday, she is all to eager to run into the arms of the man who was ripping apart her family. While FBI keep a close watch on Robert, hoping for a clue as to where Jan could be, they finally catch a break and locate her stashed away in California under a different name. Years later, we hear how Jan and her family came to terms with what happened, and how they speak out today against pedophilia and recognizing the signs to watch out for.