January 23, 2019

It has been labelled ‘chilling’ and ‘jaw-dropping’ – you won’t want to let go of your kids ever again.

“Jan Broberg and Robert Berchtold had an unnatural relationship” – they’re some of the first few words you’ll hear when you watch Netflix’s new documentary Abducted In Plain Sight.

And it’s likely you won’t be hearing anything else after that because the rest will leave you so completely shaken, angry, disturbed and astonished, you won’t be able to hear over your cries of “What the actual f**k!?”

The streaming service’s true crime documentary tells the story of a 12-year-old girl named Jan Broberg who gets kidnapped in the 1970s by the same man, twice – a family friend who gained the trust of her parents before moving in on the youngster.

When paedophile Robert Berchtold moved next door to the Broberg family, he had a plan: to befriend the family and brainwash, blackmail and threaten them so he could kidnap their innocent child.

A "chilling" true crime. Image: Netflix

‘I loved him deeply as I’ve ever loved anyone’

With a family of his own, no one suspected Robert would be up to no good, until he kidnapped Jan, fled to Mexico and convinced her she was an alien who needed to conceive a child with him by her 16th birthday in order to "save" the planet.

The worst part? Her parents didn’t report her missing for a few days because they still trusted the man who took her away.

The unusual relationship between Jan and Robert. Image: Netflix

Five-star rating

We won’t give the whole story away – we’ll leave that to Jan herself, her family, and the FBI investigator on the case – who talk through their experience in the chilling doco.

When the documentary was released on January 15th, reviews shot straight to five stars and the comments of shocked viewers have been rolling in on social media since.

Source: Twitter

Source: Twitter

Source: Twitter

According to the doco’s producer, Stephanie Tobey, creators and Netflix are both hoping to raise awareness on child abduction.

“Netflix provides an incredible space for documentaries. Our goal with this documentary has always been to start the conversation around child abuse, denial and shame,” she revealed.

“With the ability to reach a larger audience, we hope that it will. We've seen how documentaries can create real change in the world and I am excited to be a part of that.”

Watch it for yourself, but you've been warned – this is nothing like any other Netflix doco you’ve seen before.