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Jan 2023
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12-year-old girl kidnapped and assaulted...

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This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A 12-year-old girl kidnapped twice by a close family friend. Jan Broberg shares her story of abduction at the hands of a master manipulator who tortured her entire family.

Check out Peacock's A Friend of the Family, a drama based on Jan's abduction: https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/a-friend-of-the-family

Watch Netflix's Abducted in Plain Sight, a documentary featuring Jan and her family: https://www.netflix.com/title/81000864

Read Jan’s full story: https://www.amazon.com/Jan-Broberg-Story-Crime-Abducted-ebook/dp/B0BGVW36YG?ref_=ast_sto_dp

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