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Janice Morgan

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Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

They find Floyd has used a number of different identities since his 1973 parole. And Agent Fitzpatrick finally learns what you already know. Floyd and the woman they knew as Tanya Hughes had previously gone by the pseudonyms Warren and Sharon Marshall. But for Fitzpatrick, this only raises more questions. He doesn't know Tanya, aka Sharon's real name. He doesn't know her real connection to Floyd.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

They find Floyd has used a number of different identities since his 1973 parole. And Agent Fitzpatrick finally learns what you already know. Floyd and the woman they knew as Tanya Hughes had previously gone by the pseudonyms Warren and Sharon Marshall. But for Fitzpatrick, this only raises more questions. He doesn't know Tanya, aka Sharon's real name. He doesn't know her real connection to Floyd.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

First she was his daughter, then she was his wife. Is it possible that this twisted man really changed his daughter's name and then married her? Or is there something else going on? What's the truth and what's the lie? All Fitzpatrick can figure out is that Floyd dragged Tanya, a.k.a. Sharon, across the country for years. They moved from Oklahoma City to Louisville to Atlanta to Phoenix to Tampa.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

First she was his daughter, then she was his wife. Is it possible that this twisted man really changed his daughter's name and then married her? Or is there something else going on? What's the truth and what's the lie? All Fitzpatrick can figure out is that Floyd dragged Tanya, a.k.a. Sharon, across the country for years. They moved from Oklahoma City to Louisville to Atlanta to Phoenix to Tampa.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

By now, Floyd and Michael could be in any of those places or none of them. Weeks pass with no breakthroughs. Then, on November 9th, Fitzpatrick gets a call from the Department of Transportation. A man named Warren Marshall just tried to renew his driver's license in Louisville, Kentucky. Fitzpatrick flies to Louisville that afternoon.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

By now, Floyd and Michael could be in any of those places or none of them. Weeks pass with no breakthroughs. Then, on November 9th, Fitzpatrick gets a call from the Department of Transportation. A man named Warren Marshall just tried to renew his driver's license in Louisville, Kentucky. Fitzpatrick flies to Louisville that afternoon.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

He leads a team of FBI agents to the used car lot where Floyd had gotten a job as a salesman. With little fanfare, Floyd is arrested for Michael's kidnapping. But there's a problem. Michael is nowhere to be found. They search Floyd's apartment and find nothing.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

He leads a team of FBI agents to the used car lot where Floyd had gotten a job as a salesman. With little fanfare, Floyd is arrested for Michael's kidnapping. But there's a problem. Michael is nowhere to be found. They search Floyd's apartment and find nothing.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

They interview the neighbors, Floyd's co-workers, and none of them recall seeing a child with Floyd in the weeks since he's arrived in town. When they interrogate Floyd, he won't say a word about where the boy is. But other people will, and their statements are chilling. One of Floyd's friends from jail says he didn't just confess to killing Michael. He said he threw the boy off a bridge.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

They interview the neighbors, Floyd's co-workers, and none of them recall seeing a child with Floyd in the weeks since he's arrived in town. When they interrogate Floyd, he won't say a word about where the boy is. But other people will, and their statements are chilling. One of Floyd's friends from jail says he didn't just confess to killing Michael. He said he threw the boy off a bridge.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

But it seems Floyd can't keep his own story straight. His sister tells police he told her he drowned Michael in the bathtub. He's repeatedly admitting to murder, but changing the details about exactly how he did it. The FBI searches every inch of the area, every lake and river, but they don't find any trace of Michael.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

But it seems Floyd can't keep his own story straight. His sister tells police he told her he drowned Michael in the bathtub. He's repeatedly admitting to murder, but changing the details about exactly how he did it. The FBI searches every inch of the area, every lake and river, but they don't find any trace of Michael.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

Cadaver dogs alert to a scent in Floyd's truck, leading police to believe he killed Michael and transported his body in his car. But they don't know where. With no proof Michael is even dead, they can't charge Floyd with murder. Ultimately, Floyd is only charged with kidnapping, carrying a firearm, and car theft.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

Cadaver dogs alert to a scent in Floyd's truck, leading police to believe he killed Michael and transported his body in his car. But they don't know where. With no proof Michael is even dead, they can't charge Floyd with murder. Ultimately, Floyd is only charged with kidnapping, carrying a firearm, and car theft.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

The proceedings take a few months, but in August 1995, Floyd is found guilty of kidnapping Michael Hughes. He's sentenced to 52 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Since he's 52 years old, that amounts to a life sentence. With Floyd behind bars, detectives take the opportunity to question him about another cold case, the disappearance of Cheryl Camesso.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

The proceedings take a few months, but in August 1995, Floyd is found guilty of kidnapping Michael Hughes. He's sentenced to 52 years in prison without the possibility of parole. Since he's 52 years old, that amounts to a life sentence. With Floyd behind bars, detectives take the opportunity to question him about another cold case, the disappearance of Cheryl Camesso.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

There have been significant developments in Cheryl's case since she went missing, and Floyd has some explaining to do. 19-year-old Cheryl Camesso disappeared from Tampa, Florida in 1989, shortly after getting on the bad side of a man she knew as Warren Marshall. By 1995, the FBI know that Warren Marshall is actually convicted kidnapper Franklin Delano Floyd.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

There have been significant developments in Cheryl's case since she went missing, and Floyd has some explaining to do. 19-year-old Cheryl Camesso disappeared from Tampa, Florida in 1989, shortly after getting on the bad side of a man she knew as Warren Marshall. By 1995, the FBI know that Warren Marshall is actually convicted kidnapper Franklin Delano Floyd.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

With Floyd now in prison, they approach him to see if he's got anything to say about Cheryl's disappearance. As it turns out, there have been some major developments in her case in just the last few months. Earlier that March, a landscaping worker found a skeleton near a landfill in Pinellas County, Florida. A root had grown through the bones of the right leg.

Serial Killers
The Shapeshifting Fugitive: Franklin Delano Floyd

With Floyd now in prison, they approach him to see if he's got anything to say about Cheryl's disappearance. As it turns out, there have been some major developments in her case in just the last few months. Earlier that March, a landscaping worker found a skeleton near a landfill in Pinellas County, Florida. A root had grown through the bones of the right leg.