Girl in the Picture
A young mother’s mysterious death and her son’s subsequent kidnapping blow open a decades-long mystery about the woman’s true identity, and the murderous federal fugitive at the center of it all.
- Released:
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Documentaries
- Stars: Natalie De Vincentiis, Mark Chinnery, Sarah French, Dana Mackin, Meg Schimelpfenig, Robert Christopher Smith
- Director: Skye Borgman
Comments
- funnycommentor - 2 April 2024
I'm still shocked!
First of all, when I first watched the official trailer of the documentary I liked it and I had high expectations about it. Eventually, it was as good as I had imagined. The plot of the true crime documentary was very interesting, even though there are many documentaries similar to this one. Gladly, it was well-explained, accurate and most of our questions were answered. I have to admit, it was an intense documentary, especially the ending part which was very emotionally intense. Overall, it was an excellent documentary, even though it was kinda sad and I would definitely recommend it to anyone. - thepicassoofrock - 12 December 2022
An insult to the average viewers' intelligence
It seems fairly obvious that the girl's mother was a sociopath. She didn't care enough to actually look for her three children after they were "taken" from her. And as was stated in one of the interviews, she had an 'I don't care' attitude.
But has anyone considered the fact that the daughter may have inherited these sociopathic traits? After all, it seems that the girl continually made excuses for her 'father/husband's' own sociopathic behavior.
When she suddenly left town with her father/husband, abandoning the whole "college" idea, she stated that "someone has to take care of daddy." This whole situation sounds like BS to me. I don't believe there was ever a scholarship to Georgia Tech. It appears that her and her 'proud father' were manipulating people. I have to wonder why no one has looked into this. Someone should've asked the people at Georgia Tech whether this was true or not.
Also, she hung around with the less popular crowd, even though she could have hung with the more popular kids if she wanted to. Wouldn't this make it easier to manipulate the less popular kids into liking her, believing everything she said because such a pretty girl endears herself to them?
And why did she marry this guy? Why did she become a stripper? Why was she a prostitute? Weren't there literally hundreds of opportunities for her to get out of this situation? But she willingly stayed, even making excuses for 'daddy's' behavior. Yes, my guess is that she too was a sociopath, manipulating everyone she met up with.
After all, how many teens can't wait to move away from their parents? They live their whole lives with them, and yet as soon as they turn 18, they leave. So why didn't she? There was more than ample opportunity, and plenty of people could have helped her.
Regarding her death, some people thought there was foul play involved, but the surgeon indicated very clearly that she had been the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Why not show the autopsy report instead of relying on the gossip of an attention-seeker?
This documentary leaves a lot to be desired. It insults the intelligence of the average viewer. It seems there was no investigation into anything. All we have is hearsay from a few white trash trailer-dwellers and washed-up strippers, who think they're more important than they really are.
Two thumbs down.
