Where Is Robert Berchtolds Ex-Wife Gail Now?

Robert and Gail Berchtold's marriage is depicted in Peacock's 'A Friend of the Family.' Where is the true Gail in 2022?

In 2019, the documentary Abducted in Plain Sight told the chilling true story of the Broberg circle of relatives. During Jan Broberg’s formative years in the Seventies, she was kidnapped two times through the circle of relatives’s close pal Robert Berchtold, or “B,” because the Brobergs called him.

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The Brobergs mentioned Robert manipulated Jan and her folks, Bob and Mary Ann, for years and brought about a couple of strains of their courting. The documentary became one among Netflix’s most-watched motion pictures and taken more awareness to Jan and her mom’s child abuse advocacy work.

Jan and her circle of relatives determined to inform their tale once more with the Peacock restricted drama collection A Friend of the Family. The display stars McKenna Grace as Jan and Jake Lacy as Robert “B” Berchtold.

In the first episode, audience got a glimpse into Berchtold’s lifestyles along with his personal family, together with his wife at the time, Gail Berchtold. So, where is Robert Berchtold’s ex-wife now?

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Where is Gail Berchtold now?

B and Gail were married with 5 kids after they moved to Pocatello, Idaho, within the Nineteen Seventies. Although A Friend of the Family showed the Berchtolds with three kids, the couple welcomed five kids all over their marriage — James Jerry, Joseph, Jeff, and Jill. When they moved to Pocatello, the Berchtolds grew nearer to the Brobergs, who had 3 girls around their children’s ages.

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As depicted in A Friend of the Family, B’s abuse toward Jan led to issues in his and Gail’s marriage. Actor Lio Tipton plays Gail, portraying her reported nervousness around her husband’s movements all the way through that time. Eventually, Gail's suspicions have been proper, as B abducted Jan for the first time when she used to be 12 and however when she used to be 14.

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According to Jan, Gail stayed with B after Jan’s first kidnapping. However, the wedding didn’t last long after that, and they divorced within the late ‘70s. “By the second kidnapping, she had filed for a divorce," Jan told Entertainment Tonight of Gail in 2019. "She divorced him and took her children and moved."

Multiple Reddit reports stated that Gail remarried after she left B. As of this writing, she is still alive and reportedly living a private life with her adult children. B also married his second wife, Deanna Lou Wiley, before he died by suicide in 2005.

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‘A Friend of the Family’ star Lio Tipton believes Gail Berchtold was "groomed" by her ex-husband.

In the years following B’s death, many true-crime fans have discussed Gail’s involvement in the crimes. Some wondered if Gail was wholly innocent and unaware of her husband’s actions or if she knew all along. Gail, however, never addressed the case publicly.

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Lio Tipton, who portrays Gail in A Friend of the Family, hopes the limited series will show her in a new light. Like Jan, Lio believes Gail had no control over B’s behavior and described their marriage as “uncomfortable.”

“[I was] surprised with how easy it is to vilify her because I did not see that going into it,” Lio explained to HollywoodLife about Gail. “I straight away noticed somebody who was once groomed. I in an instant noticed somebody who I saw as an unknowing sufferer of the situation. It shocks me how fast people are to point palms or to assume or responsible.”

A Friend of the Family is streaming completely on Peacock.

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