When neighbors turn into nightmares, the crime committed is not just personal—it echoes far beyond the walls, demanding to be seen and remembered. Netflix in 2025 has become a vault of chilling truth, unveiling real-life horrors and dark tales of adolescence gone wrong. With its spine-tingling true crime lineup, it is no wonder viewers are now asking the haunting question.
With a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and buzz building fast, Abducted in Plain Sight
has viewers itching to know—could this unsettling documentary be hiding on Netflix?
Is Abducted in Plain Sight haunting Netflix’s library?
Produced by Top Knot Films, Abducted in Plain Sight
first sent shivers down viewers’ spines when it dropped on Netflix back in 2019—and the nightmare still lives on. The chilling true-crime documentary is currently available to stream on Netflix,
including its Standard with advertisements plan. For those daring enough, it can also be purchased or rented through Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, and Apple TV. Wherever you watch it, prepare to be deeply disturbed.
15. Abducted in Plain Sight
The documentary covers the kidnappings of Jan Broberg, an Idaho child who was abducted by her neighbor Robert Berchtold in the 1970s on two occasions. pic.twitter.com/SD4lmSMrn5
— Gina Acosta (@ginacostag_) December 15, 2024
In 1974, 12-year-old Jan Broberg was taken from a tight-knit Idaho community by a trusted neighbor, Robert Berchtold. Abducted in Plain Sight
, a chilling 2017 documentary directed by Skye Borgman, uncovers the shocking kidnapping of Broberg, who was abducted twice in the 1970s. Featuring harrowing interviews with Broberg herself, the story first came to light in her 2003 memoir, Stolen Innocence: The Jan Broberg Story. Followed by Broberg’s attempts to spread awareness.
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At the age of 12, Jan Broberg was manipulated and brainwashed by a trusted neighbor. In later years, she came forward to reveal the chilling truth of her stolen childhood.
Jan Broberg opened up about her abduction and the long road to recovery
In 2023, Jan Broberg spoke at Laredo’s 23rd annual Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Conference. Addressing hundreds of law enforcement officers and child advocates, the Abducted in Plain Sight
survivor shared her harrowing experience. Broberg warned that abusers are often trusted figures, urging adults to trust their instincts and observe children’s behavior closely. “ Often they do not come out with it,”
she said. Stressing the importance of watching a child’s actions more than their words.
Jan Broberg, a powerful voice for survivors, founded The Jan Broberg Foundation to support those who have endured trauma. She encouraged sharing experiences and emphasized the importance of listening without judgment for healing. While her story is retold in a Peacock series, A Friend of the Family
, it is Netflix’s Abducted in Plain Sight
that truly exposes the horror of her abduction by a trusted neighbor. Alongside this, there is another chilling tale of a friend who executed a perfect betrayal and slaughtered her friend
. However, Broberg’s story remains hauntingly unforgettable on Netflix.
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