Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Jan Broberg, kidnapping survivor and subject of the Peacock documentary Friend of the Family: True Evil (plus scripted series Friend of the Family), shares her story of how a man from church befriended her family when she was a child, grooming and seducing both of her parents to get to Jan. She discusses how the man, Robert Berchtold, kidnapped her and set up an elaborate scheme to convince her that she had a mission involving an alien race... and the way to complete it was to have his baby. And that's just the first kidnapping. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Learn more and save 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/trust Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or abuse of power? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at Trust Me Pod @gmail.com INSTAGRAM: @TrustMePodcast @oohlalola @meaganelizabeth11 TWITTER: @TrustMeCultPod @ohlalola @baberahamhicks TIKTOK: @TrustMeCultPodcast

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0:00.0	Trust me is brought to you by BetterHelp.
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0:12.3	Learn more and save 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com slash trust.
0:16.5	That's BetterHelpHELP.com slash trust.
0:21.0	If you have your own story of being in a cult or a high control group,
0:24.4	or if you've had experience with manipulation or abuse the power that you'd like to share,
0:28.5	leave us a message on our hotline number at 347-86-Trust.
0:33.0	That's 347-868-7878.
0:37.0	Or shoot us an email at TrustMePod at gmail.com.
0:43.4	Trust me, I'm like a smart person.
0:46.0	Yeah, I've never lied to you.
0:48.3	I never have lied.
0:49.6	If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!
0:53.6	Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast about cult, extreme belief,
0:57.4	and manipulation from two earthlings who've actually experienced it.
1:01.0	I am lowleblanc, and I'm Megan Elizabeth.
1:03.6	And today is part one of our interview with Jan Broberg,
1:07.4	kidnapping survivor whom you may have heard of or seen now,
1:10.6	because she is the subject of two peacock projects right now.
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