Another true crime documentary is coming to Netflix this week, this time about a 30-year-long mystery regarding the identity of Sharon Marshall and her disappearance. Girl in the Picture is directed by Skye Borgman, who previously directed Abducted in Plain Sight for Netflix and Dead Asleep at Hulu.
Sharon Marshall was abducted by her father Franklin Lloyd as a child. he carted her all over the country, even taking her to strip clubs to earn money for him. It’s a heartbreaking and chilling tale that will be explored in-depth in the documentary set to release this Friday, July 6.
Parts of the documentary are taken from the non-fiction books Finding Sharon and A Beautiful Child written by the journalist Matt Birkbeck, who also serves as an executive producer on the doc. Birkbeck is known for his work on the Robert Durst case. Emmy-winning Jimmy Fox is also credited as a producer on the project.
Here’s are the loglines for Girl in the Picture, courtesy of Netflix:
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.
In this documentary, a woman found dying by a road leaves behind a son, a man claiming to be her husband — and a mystery that unfolds like a nightmare.
Girl in the Picture release time and runtime
The investigative documentary is coming to Netflix on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Those living on the west coast can start watching as early as midnight, while those on central time will need to wait until 2 a.m. CT and east coast watchers until 3 a.m. ET. If you live elsewhere, you can consult this article to figure out what time the movie will stream where you reside.
With a runtime of 1 hour 42 minutes, this doc won’t take you too much time to watch compared to longer docuseries. But you might prefer waiting until Wednesday evening rather than staying up late on Tuesday night.
Add Girl in the Picture to your Netflix list and check out the chilling trailer below.
