Franklin Delano Floyd

Franklin Delano Floyd
Born(1943-06-17)June 17, 1943
Barnesville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 79)
Union Correctional Institution, Raiford, Florida, U.S.
Other namesWarren Judson Marshall
Brandon Cleo Williams
Clarence Marcus Hughes
Trenton Davis
Preston Morgan
Kingfish Floyd[1]
Conviction(s)Murder of Cheryl Ann Commesso, kidnapping of Michael Anthony Hughes
Criminal penaltyDeath

Franklin Delano Floyd (June 17, 1943 – January 23, 2023)[2] was an American murderer, rapist, and death row inmate. He was convicted of the 1989 murder of Cheryl Ann Commesso, as well as the kidnapping of 6-year-old Michael Anthony Hughes,[3] who he claimed was his son, from his elementary school in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Floyd was also considered a person of interest in the 1990 hit-and-run death of his second wife and kidnapping victim Sharon Marshall, mother of Michael Anthony Hughes. It was later discovered that before becoming his wife, Sharon had been raised by Floyd from an early age as his daughter and was kidnapped by Floyd as a child.

Marshall's true identity remained a mystery until 2014 when she was positively identified as Suzanne Marie Sevakis, the daughter of a woman to whom Floyd was briefly married. He disappeared with Sevakis, her two sisters, and infant brother Phillip (also known as "Stevie") while her mother was serving a 30-day jail sentence in 1975. Sevakis' brother remained missing until 2019 when a man came forward believing he was Phillip; DNA tests confirmed his identity in 2020.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "Inmate Population Information Detail - Franklin Delano Floyd". Florida Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. ^ TV, Molli Mitchell Senior; Reporter, Film (2022-07-06). "'Girl in the Picture': What Happened To Michael Anthony Hughes?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  4. ^ Birkbeck, Matt. "Finally". Matt Birkbeck Official Site. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
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  6. ^ Birkbeck, Matt (2018). "Chapter 12". Finding Sharon. Penguin. ASIN B07FK7YNFH.