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That's So Fcked Up

TSFU Ep. 187 - KIDNAPPED: Sally, Jan & Lolita - The Blueprint of Control (Part III)

That's So Fcked Up

Ashley Love Richards

Comedy, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.5541 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

In the final installment of our three-part investigative series, Ash and Kristen put the stories of Sally Horner, Jan Broberg, and the infamous novel Lolita side by side.

At first glance, these cases seem unrelated... a forgotten 1948 kidnapping, a shocking 1970s true crime case, and one of the most controversial novels ever written. But when you line them up, a disturbing pattern begins to emerge.

Authority.
Grooming.
Isolation.
Movement.
Social camouflage.
Narrative control.
Public misunderstanding.

In this episode, Ash breaks down the blueprint of coercive control that connects all three stories and explores how predators manipulate not just their victims, but the people and systems around them.

Because once you see the pattern… you can’t unsee it. And the more you recognize it, the harder it becomes for these stories to repeat themselves unnoticed.

TW: For everything mentioned above... this is an upsetting topic that I found very difficult to research, make sure to take care of yourselves 🫶


STUFF TO CHEER YOU UP:
  1. Ash's list of "Comfort Shows" (and where to watch them for freeeee)
  2. Ash learned a dance and actually filmed it... aka Ash dancing alone in …her yard aka "How Ash Likes to Party" 
  3. Behind the scenes of Ash struggling to make a simple dance video ft. her SPARKLY BOOTS!
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Transcript

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0:00.0

That is so fucked up.

0:03.0

It's fucked up.

0:04.0

So fucked up.

0:06.0

It is just so damn fucked up.

0:10.0

That's fucked up.

0:14.0

That's fucked up.

0:16.0

Ah,

0:19.0

Hi guys. Hey. What, come on, Kristen.

0:25.6

We are here.

0:26.9

Bring up, bring up, bring up the vibe because I'm going to bring it down real quick.

0:31.2

Yeah.

0:32.4

Hey, everybody.

0:34.1

Welcome back to the podcast.

0:36.9

This is That So Fucked Up up and over these last few weeks it's

0:40.8

really a podcast definitely about stuff that makes you go that's so fucked up that's so

0:48.5

fucking fucked are you fucking kidding me yeah that's the kind of vibe we're bringing right now. And I'm so sorry,

0:55.1

you guys, because I know that I said in a recent announcement, oh, you know, we're going to make

0:59.9

this a safe space, but the news keeps newsing and the government keeps governmenting and the world

1:07.1

keeps being on fire. And it's the end of the world as we know it and I don't feel

1:15.7

fine I'm not okay like are you okay Kristen I mean I feel like I trick myself into thinking that

1:23.4

I'm doing okay but like it's fucked up it's it's it's, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, it's a, a trick you got to play on

1:33.5

yourself.

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