Crime Chats

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Lisa Iacoletti & Hilary Morrow

21 July 2026

1h 5m 25s

The Lost Lives of Suzanne Sevakis and Michael Hughes

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A suspicious hit-and-run. A custody battle. A missing 6 year old.

When little Michael Hughes vanished in 1994, investigators could not have known the chaos that would unfold before them. Decades of deception, stolen identities, abuse, and murder...all leading back to one man: Franklin Delano Floyd.

⚠️ Content Warning

This episode contains discussions of murder, sexual abuse, and kidnapping. Listener discretion is advised.

🔎 What We Cover

  • The mysterious hit-and-run that launched a saga
  • One man's custody battle for a child that wasn't his
  • Michael Hughes' kidnapping
  • The truck, the photos, and the evidence
  • The two trials of Franklin Delano Floyd
  • The discovery of Suzanne's true identity

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📚 Sources

Birkbeck, M. (2004). A Beautiful Child. Berkley/Penguin.

Florida Supreme Court. (2002). Franklin Delano Floyd v. State of Florida [Oral argument transcript]. WFSU.

The Doe Network. (n.d.). Case File 1061DMOK: Michael Anthony Hughes..

United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit. (1996). United States of America v. Franklin Delano Floyd (No. 95-6305). GovInfo.

Valente, D. (2022, July 19). Details of the Sharon Marshall case from Netflix's 'Girl in the Picture'. My Imperfect Life.

Wikipedia. (2026, June 4). A Beautiful Child..

Richards, A. (2022, July 22). What Happened to Sharon Marshall’s Brother From ‘Girl in the Picture’? Netflix Tudum.

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