Girl in the Picture

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.
  • nillbass - 19 August 2022
    It is like some greek tragedy.
    The storie is heartbreaking, even more if you are a parent of little child, even more if you are a girl 's parent.

    However some points to be considered here:

    The Pimp woman clearly lies all the time. Maybe the director here don't give attention about all lies because she was listening to what she wanted to, not the real truth. And we all know how the truth is cruel in life, and worse in strip clubs, prostitution etc... drugs, abusiveness, violence. Rich parties? No men touching the girls at the strip club? They making up 1k dollars with no sex involved. Yeah right. It almost sounds convincing if those rich men are stupid, however, I think men wants something more than watch some nude girls even more if they go to a strip club. The reality here is: the pimp did not give a dam f.... about no one, it was only business and that's all. Why in this damned world she could not do anything to help the all loved and special Suzane, a.k.a sharon? What was that shallow storie about Sheryl, the Italian girl? She confronted Sharon's dad to protect Sheryl, and that was the last time she saw her? WTF? Really? No one here finds this very very suspect?

    Sharon's mother is a piece of s. If she knew Clarence, and knew he abducted her daughter, she is worse then Clarence, she let Sharon have a terrible life, did not gave any s##t About it and have a courage to speak at this documentary. My god. If hell is real, that woman deserves the worst part of it.

    The ellegedly school friend. She was surprised Sharon married her own father. Yet years before that she witnessed her getting raped by her dad. AT A GUN POINT? Why? Why? And at her own words: Sharon was ok about that? Why Clarence needed a gun? That does not make any dense at all! It would make sense if she was raped, not Sharon.

    The gay guy friend that appears in this documentary, he appears... well why the hell he appears in this documentary?

    The Suzane's sisters. Where are they?

    Suzane's first child, where is he/she?

    Why, and in what circumstances Sharon died? What did led her in that street where she was found? Who found her? Who killed her? WHY FBI took only a part of this case and well, Michael's mother has been murdered, lets ignore it and move forward with life. The only interests is: who was that girl? (BUT NOT WHY SHE GOT MURDERED? And who did it?) My god. One more in the list that dint guve a s##t about Sharon.

    This is much more sad when you observe with this point of view, when you finish the documentary and these questions are still in the air. That Sharon or, Suzane was alone in this world, she need to struggle withe her miserable life on her own since she has born. Did not have love ever! From anyone: mother, Father, friends, pimp, italian girl, gay guy... no one. But they all do what everyone nowadays wants to do: VIRTUE SIGNALING.
  • briar_ - 28 July 2022
    Horrifying, yet beautifully told
    *In this review I will be using the true names of all people (that were revealed at the end of the film). If you would not like to hear them here before watching the documentary, please don't read any further*

    This story makes me heart hurt. What Suzanne Sevakis had to truly go through over the years is unthinkable. I can't even put into words my sadness for her horrendous lifestyle, but I am also inspired and in awe. For someone to go through what she had to go through for so many years and continuously get through it with a smile on her face is absolutely incredible. She was a loyal friend that lit up the room no matter what happened at home.

    To see how brutal and psychotic some people are is terrifying. And to see the amount of aliases Franklin Floyd had over the years to protect himself from the crimes he committed on the daily is terrible. I am so very glad that in the end, everything came to light. It turns out more people were connected to Suzanne that had ever been thought at the beginning.

    To see this story unfold was captivating. From jumping from year to year, to person to detective, to alias to alias, etc., really pulled the whole thing together. The story was very well told and even though the whole situation and ending is very unsettling, the end offered much comfort. To know so many people loved her and did everything they possibly could for her and Michael is so heartwarming.

    I'm so glad this story was able to be told on such a big platform that I viewed it on (Netflix) and can be found elsewhere as well. Hopefully, this story can help others who are in similar situations that society doesn't even know about and truly help some to find the courage to move towards a happy ending. I would recommend watching this and prepare to feel every emotion from anger to sadness to curiosity to a final sense of calm. 10/10.