Exactly Who Is Jihad Jane?

Fox 29 went to Montgomery County on Tuesday night to find out how a suburban woman became Jihad Jane, who now faces numerous terrorism charges.

Colleen R. LaRose shared a second-story apartment on Main Street in Pennsburg, Pa., until August.

We spoke with neighbors, who had no idea about LaRose’s alleged involvement with terrorists.

In October, LaRose was taken into custody and on Tuesday she was indicted on terrorism charges and labeled as Jihad Jane in the indictment.

A U.S. Department of Justice spokesman who talked to the AP wouldn't confirm the case is related to a group of people arrested in Ireland earlier Tuesday on suspicion of plotting against Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who depicted the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog.

But a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity said LaRose had targeted the Swedish cartoonist and had online discussions about her plans with at least one of the suspect apprehended in Ireland. The official wasn't authorized to discuss details of the investigation.

We've now learned that FBI agents first questioned Colleen LaRose on July 17 and, despite posting online her picture, her desire to help out any terrorist group and calling herself JihadJane, she denied all of that.

It was all lies, the indictment now says. Making false statements to federal authorities is among the more serious charges she now faces.

LaRose is also charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, conspiracy to kill in a foreign country and attempted identity theft.

LaRose faces life in jail if convicted and a $1 million fine.

LaRose, who has blond hair and blue eyes, indicated in her online conversations that she thought her appearance would help her move freely in Sweden to carry out the attack, the indictment said.

“This case shows the use terrorists can and do make of the Internet,” said U.S. Attorney Michael L. Levy. “Colleen LaRose and five other individuals scattered across the globe are alleged to have used the internet to form a conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism, culminating in a direct order to LaRose to commit murder overseas.

In a February 2009 online message to a co-conspirator in south Asia, she said her physical appearance would allow her to "blend in with many people," which "may be a way to achieve what is in my heart," the indictment said.

The indictment says LaRose and five unindicted co-conspirators (located in South Asia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the United States) recruited men on the Internet to wage “violent jihad” in South Asia and Europe, and recruited women on the Internet who had passports and the ability to travel to and around Europe in support of terrorism.

The indictment says LaRose and her unindicted co-conspirators used the Internet to establish relationships with one another and to communicate regarding their plans, which included killing themselves, soliciting funds for terrorists, soliciting passports, and avoiding travel restrictions.

The indictment further charges that LaRose stole another individual’s U.S. passport and transferred or attempted to transfer it in an effort to facilitate an act of international terrorism.

Officials also say LaRose received a direct order to kill a citizen and resident of Sweden, and to do so in a way that would frighten “the whole Kufar [non-believer] world.”