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A Friend of the Family: Created by Nick Antosca. With Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Anna Paquin. The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend."
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- 2022-10-06
- Biography, Crime, Drama
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Nov 10, 2022 · Jan Broberg writes about why she shared her story of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a close family friend in the Peacock TV show.
- 2 min
- Jan Broberg
A Friend of the Family is an American true crime drama television miniseries. Based on true events, it focuses on Robert Berchtold, who in the 1970s sexually abused and twice kidnapped Jan Broberg. The show stars Jake Lacy as Berchtold, and Hendrix Yancey and Mckenna Grace as Broberg at different ages.
Jul 4, 2005 · With Laura Harris, Eric Johnson, Kim Coates, Sabrina Grdevich. After she narrowly escaped rape by attackers in Toronto, artist Alison Shaw and her devoted hunky husband Darris, a construction worker, move to a rural small town in Ontario and nest a dream home.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Stuart Gillard
- 2005-07-04
- The Brobergs and The Berchtolds
- The First Abduction
- The Second Abduction
- The Aftermath
In 1972 in Pocatello, Idaho, when the Broberg family met the Berchtold family at church, immediately the two families became inseparable. Bob Broberg and his wife Mary Ann, along with their three daughters, Jan, Susan, and Karen, instantly became like family to Bob Berchtold, who they lovingly referred to as “B”, his wife Gail and their five kids. ...
In 1974, B asked Mary Ann for permission to take Jan horseback riding. They were gone for two days and even though worried, the Brobergs did not involve the law enforcement due to Gail’s pleading. Finally, five days later, they involved the FBI. The parents refused to believe B kidnapped Jan, and had to be convinced by agents that something wasn't ...
In August 1976, when Jan was 14, she disappeared again. She left her parents a note that she had gone to be with B, and they should leave her alone, so she could be herself. And once again, Bob and Mary Ann waited about two weeks before notifying the FBI. B continuously called to torture the Brobergs by telling them horror stories of what Jan was d...
28 years later, Jan and her mom, Mary Ann, wrote a book together about the traumatic events, which turned out to be therapeutic for the both of them. The two decided to speak out about sexual abuse and go on tour to talk to victim groups. B was less than thrilled that his name was being dragged through the mud. He distributed literature detailing a...
Aug 9, 2022 · On his first day of filming A Friend of the Family, Peacock’s upcoming true-crime limited series, Jake Lacy found a letter in his trailer. It was written by Jan Broberg, one of the series’s...
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Oct 6, 2022 · For years, actress Jan Broberg kept the story of childhood sex abuse she endured at the hands of a family friend mostly private. But in 1989, a friend asked her to talk about the abuse at her...
