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Girl in the Picture (2022)
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.
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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Crime, Documentary
Written By:
In Theaters:7/6/2022
Box Office:
Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:All3Media America, Top Knot Films, Main Event Media
Cast
Skye Borgman
Director
Franklin Delano Floyd
Self - aka Clarence Hughes, aka Warren Marshall (archive footage)
Joe Fitzpatrick
Self - Special Agent, FBI
Karen Parsley
Self - Tonya's Friend / Former Dancer, Passions
Dr. Charles Engles
Self - Neurosurgeon
Merle Bean
Self - Michael's Foster Mother
Ernest Bean
Self - Michael's Foster Father
Billy Carter
Self - Assistant Chief, Choctaw Police (OK)
Sherry Fortson-Bailey
Self - Sharon's Friend, Forest Park Senior High
Lynn Clemons
Self - Sharon's Friend, Forest Park Senior High
Jenny Fisher
Self - Sharon's Friend, Student Council Camp
Heather Lane
Self - Dancer, Mons Venus
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