Mary Ann passed away peacefully in Santa Clara, Utah, on December 31 aged 87 after suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease. They just said, "we wish we would have seen it, we didn't know, we are so sorry."' 'She [Mary Ann] was such a force, she's the reason why I have the things I have today. '[Mary Ann] showed up in so many ways, she was a caregiver, it was always about everybody else. Jan Broberg now runs The Jan Broberg Foundation to support children who are survivors of sexual abuseBerchtold avoided any major jail time for the kidnappings of Jan.

Source: Daily Mail January 18, 2026 04:07 UTC