Her life story has been documented in Peacock's new 'A Friend of the Family,' series.
The Peacock series may be a fictionalized retelling, but IRL Broberg experienced severe trauma at the hands of her family friend. Despite her adversity, Broberg has since moved on from the tragedy and established a blossoming career. Here's everything we know about what Jan Broberg is up to now.Berchtold developed a close relationship with Broberg's parents Bob and Mary Ann over two years.
A month after Broberg's disappearance, the FBI arrested Berchtold on kidnapping charges in Mexico and returned Broberg to her family. According to the, Broberg said that her kidnapper claimed to have a mental illness and spent a few months in a mental health facility before returning to Idaho. According to the Netflix documentary, Jan's parents signed an affidavit to prevent prosecution. Berchtold was sentenced to five years, which was later reduced to 45 days. "I was a very tiny little girl, I think sometimes people don’t get that," she told News.com in 2019.
Along with kidnapping and sexually assaulting Jan, Berchtold manipulated her parents as well. According to , Broberg said Berchtold played on her parent's vulnerability and guilt to coerce them into separate sexual encounters.As a teen, Broberg attended theater camp. She put the skills that she learned to the test and pursued a successful career in Hollywood, having appeared in
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