Netflix viewers have been left devastated after watching the true crime documentary 'Girl in the Picture', which premiered on the streaming service in 2022. Directed by Skye Borgman, known for 'Abducted in Plain Sight', the film recounts the harrowing story of a young girl abducted and raised by a manipulative sociopath.
The documentary, based on the books 'A Beautiful Child' and 'Finding Sharon', follows the life of Sharon Marshall, who was kidnapped by Franklin Delano Floyd and raised as his daughter. She died in a suspicious hit-and-run accident in 1990, after which investigators uncovered her true identity as Suzanne Marie Sevakis, abducted in the 1970s.
Viewers have described the film as 'heartbreaking', 'chilling', and 'horrific'. One Reddit user called it 'one of the best and most well-constructed documentaries I have ever seen', while another said it was 'brutal in its depiction of events' and 'will leave its mark on you'. The documentary's synopsis teases a mystery that 'unfolds like a nightmare'.
Director Skye Borgman, who also worked on 'Sins of Our Mother' and 'A Friend of the Family', has said she seeks stories that offer a new perspective. 'If I can tell a story that is very much about how somebody got through something or how somebody is now, that's very, very interesting to me,' she told Today.
