She lost her husband to a brutal crime, only to realize she never really had him at all. If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is the story behind Jan's life?
And that doesn't include the cars he bought them, the rent he paid, the meals he paid for. He also bought them heroin. He would take them on drug runs for them. And I think that was his making sure they were going to be dependent upon him.
This was Alan's M.O. He got people to need him. But this time, Alan was mixed up with some very dangerous people.
I mean, even among other criminals, John was feared. That's how vicious he was.
Remember those phone calls Jan got in the middle of the night? The ones from the man with the southern accent?
That was John Fry.
Alan had lied and said he was a widower. So when John called the house and heard Alan's wife on the line, he was surprised. Then he got an idea. He could use that information to extort Alan, to threaten his wife, in exchange for more and more money. And they drained him dry.
When he ran out of money, they lost patience with him. They had no interest in him. And decided, at least John decided, the best thing to do was just to kill him and get him out of their hair.
Near the end, Alan started to see the writing on the wall. He was running out of money to give them.
He realized that John had been calling our house and hanging up. Things were coming to a head, and I think he decompensated.
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