‘Girl in the Picture’ is the newest Netflix true-crime documentary story that introduces the story of a girl who went through the most harrowing life experiences. Do you know what the worst part is? That is not even shown in the series.
Whatever name she went by, Suzanne Sevakis, Tonya Hughes, or Sharon Marshall, the general impression of her demeanor remained the same: she was a bright young woman with a kind disposition and the ability to do everything she set her mind to.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans for her, and she was concealing terrible secrets that even she didn’t realize was that dreadful.
Who Is Suzanne Sevakis? “Girl In The Picture” On Netflix Describes Her Horrific Life Story
Suzzane Sevakis was a girl who had many identities in the total of 20 years she lived. She was five years old when she got kidnapped by her stepfather while her mother was serving her sentence for a fraud case.
She, along with her four siblings, was taken by Frank Floyd. Later on, two of them were left in foster care, and the third one suddenly disappeared from the picture. Now Sevakis was all alone with her stepfather in Georgia, where she was badly abused both physically and sexually.
Her name was altered to Sharon Marshall, and she lived the most brutal life then. Forced to work as a sex worker, she was not allowed to attend school or college. Despite having a dream to become an aerospace engineer, her dream just got shattered.
When she learned she was pregnant around the time she was given a placement in 1986, Floyd forbade her from moving on to pursue her education.
Instead, he picked her up, and the two relocated to Tampa, Florida, where they began living as husband and wife while using the aliases Tonya and Clarence. She gave birth to her son, Michael, while living in the city and working as a dancer. They got married in front of family and friends in June 1989 while visiting New Orleans.
After working as a stripper for a few years, she found out that Frank had done an insurance policy for her and could kill her anytime he wanted. Just later, she got killed in a hit-run case.
Suzanne Sevakis Parents And The Missing Girl’s Case
Suzzane’s entire life story came apart because of her friends’ choice to find her parents and inform them of her passing. They found her “mother,” Tonya Hughes, who turned out to be an 18-month-old infant who had passed away 20 years before. Their made-up names were derived from Alabama gravestones.
One of the numerous reasons they were moving throughout the States was because Franklin Floyd had a lengthy and extensive history of abuse and criminal behavior. He was also on the run the entire time he had been in Suzanne’s life.
His prior convictions included a 10-to-20-year term for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a four-year-old in 1962 while he was just 18 years old from a bowling alley. In 1963, he made an attempt to flee and robbed a bank while on a medical visit.
Floyd has never been found guilty of any participation in Suzanne’s death; hence the investigation into her death is technically still ongoing.