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Jan 15, 2019 · Abducted in Plain Sight: Directed by Skye Borgman. With Jan Broberg, Bob Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg, Susan Broberg. The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.
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- Documentary, Crime
- Skye Borgman
- 2019-01-15
- The First Abduction
- The Second Abduction
- Her Parents’ Role
- Where Are They Now?
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In October 1974, Berchtold took 12-year-old Jan on what was supposed to be a one-day horseback riding trip. They didn’t return — but since her parents didn’t believe Berchtold would harm their daughter, they didn’t report her missing for days. After taking her, Berchtold drugged Jan and strapped her down in the back of the motorhome he was driving ...
The marriage between Jan and Berchtold was annulled upon the duo’s return to the U.S., and Berchtold was charged with kidnapping. He only received a 45-day sentence, and ultimately he served only 10 days of jail time. Meanwhile, the sexual abuse continued — though by then, Jan says in the film, she believed she was in love with “B.” When Jan went m...
Many viewers have expressed outrage at how Mary Ann and Bob Broberg turned a blind eye to their daughter’s abuse. They waited three days to report Jan missing when she first disappeared in 1974; they allowed her to sleep in bed with Berchtold; and the film states that they signed affidavits, after the first kidnapping, agreeing not to press charges...
Bob Broberg died in 2018; he and Mary Ann remained married until then. Jan Broberg went on to become a successful actor, appearing in TV shows like Everwood, which ran on The WB, and appearing in films like Chasing Bullitt. Vanity Fairreports she currently lives in Utah, where she works as the executive director of a local theater. Jan has been out...
Jan Broberg was kidnapped twice and sexually assaulted by a neighbor named Robert Berchtold, who brainwashed her and her parents with alien stories. The 2017 documentary reveals the disturbing true story behind the Netflix film.
- Laura Barcella
United States. Language. English. Abducted in Plain Sight, also known as Forever B, is a 2017 true crime documentary film directed by Skye Borgman. The documentary covers the kidnappings of Jan Broberg, an Idaho child who was abducted by her neighbor Robert Berchtold in the 1970s on two occasions. [1] It contains interview footage with Broberg.
- Carl Dante
- Top Knot Films
- Skye Borgman, Emily Kincaid, Stephanie Tobey
- Skye Borgman
In this true crime documentary, a family falls prey to the manipulative charms of a neighbor, who abducts their adolescent daughter. Twice. Watch trailers & learn more.
- 90 min
Feb 7, 2019 · Netflix. February 7, 2019. One of the scenes in Abducted in Plain Sight that best encapsulates the strangeness of its story comes midway through, after the second time a teenager named Jan Broberg ...
Feb 14, 2019 · Abducted in Plain Sight filmmaker Skye Borgman understands why audiences might want to scream at their televisions while streaming her true-crime documentary. The 91-minute film, originally ...
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A true story of a girl who was abducted twice by a family friend in Idaho in 1974. Watch the film on Netflix, Prime Video, or Apple TV and see the ratings and reviews from critics and users.
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- Documentary, Crime, Drama
