There are several of us in Pagosa Springs, Colorado who KNOW this story is true -- she left town blanketed in a web of lies several years ago.

Back then her focus, or target, was Dan Fogelberg. The internet wasn't as pervasive as today (1996-2000 or thereabouts) although she was starting to get into it even then. She had created an elaborate personal history involving Dan Fogelberg (he was her first husband and they had had a child who died), John Denver (her second husband played in his band) and, of course, the infamous Ted Bundy interview.

She introduced herself to me at a very vulnerable time in my life. I was young and naive. She worked her way into my life by playing the sympathy card (the "gang rape on Christmas Eve" story). I believe she must primarily target women by appealing to their sympathetic nature -- how can you be mean to or walk away from a morbidly obese woman (and she is, with horrible asthma too) who's been through SO MUCH awful trauma in her life?

It was my husband who eventually woke me up from the stupor of my naivete. Once I was out of the ring, it all seemed so obvious and stupid of me, but she is brilliant. She knows just what to say and do and just when to say or do it. That was one good thing about reading this story -- it's not just me; she's THAT good.

Janna was SO GOOD in person (I suspect even better than on the internet) that incredibly she became Fogelberg's counselor here and I believe possibly even helped to break up his second marriage. She would house sit for them when they traveled (this is true - I went to their house with her once).

Many of the lies she tells today are still the same (i.e. that she's got a Masters in Psychology) but she appears to have moved on to different obsessions -- swapping Fogelberg for Deadwood and who knows what else in between.

As a past victim of Janna's sociopathic manipulation I personally feel vindicated by the article, photos and video. I feel NO sympathy. I know I should be able to find compassion for her, but she is cunning and does these things intentionally. I'm sure mental illness is behind it but why doesn't her family step in and get her help? Surely her daughter or mother or husband must know at least some of what she's been perpetrating for at least the past 13 years. How many other victims have there been that, like me, have remained silent?

The saddest part is that some of her victims follow her for years. She had a female entourage who lived with her here in Pagosa. She needed them to run her errands, cook for her, clean her house, etc. One of them (Flamehead) moved to CO and back to IL with her and for all I know is still with her unless she finally saw the light too.

Janna's husband Bill may be the male accomplice mentioned in the article. When I knew her, Bill lived in IL and she was accusing him of sexually abusing her teenage daughter and stealing more than $70,000 from her that was spent on calling 900 numbers. Bill he later moved out to CO to be with Janna. RED FLAG - duh.

I could go on and on, but I think she finally f***ed with the wrong person and is now paying the price. I'm sure she's getting off on all this attention even though it's negative.

I'm posting this simply to verify the veracity of the story. I was shaking by the time I finished it. I hope that others will avoid being taken in by her or her ilk. It's not just an internet phenomenon, trust me. And she's not innocent.