Liars and Aliens and Pedophiles, Oh My! – Ep. 54

A traveling salesman befriends a woman and her daughter Heidi in 1978. While Heidi sees “B” (his nickname) as a father-figure, B sees Heidi in a very different way. But, as is typical with child predators, she is not his only victim. In fact, several years earlier, B spent years wooing a girl in Idaho, and – get this! – seducing her parents, too. What level of charisma does it take to win over adults while simultaneously preying on their children? How did B escape the law for so long?? And what the heck do aliens have to do with any of this??? The co-hosts ask those questions and many more in this edition of The Escape Pod! 

 

BE ADVISED: This episode contains content involving child sexual abuse, kidnapping, and other topics listeners might find disturbing. 

 

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: 

Topic #1     8:14 1978: Traveling salesman meets Heidi and her mom 

Topic #2   16:39 The “other girl” B was “seeing” 

Topic #3   26:10 Alien abductions? 

Topic #4   40:55 Jan starts realizing the truth about B 

Topic #5   54:30 Escapism, co-host-style! 

 

Resources & Links 

• 12.20.2022. Heidi Brewer. https://www.newsweek.com/heidi-brewer-robert-berchtold-abuse-jan-broberg-abducted-plain-sight-documentary-1768332 

• 10.12.2022. Heather Robinson. https://nypost.com/2022/10/13/meet-jan-broberg-the-real-double-kidnap-victim-from-a-friend-of-the-family/ 

• Aaron Rasmussen. https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/sex-crimes/how-child-predator-robert-berchtold-kidnapped-actress-jan-broberg-twice-in-the-1970s  

• Netflix Documentary: Abducted in Plain Sight 

 

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