Janice Morgan
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
A forensic botanist said that part of the root was several years old, meaning the remains could have been there for six years. Lead fragments were recovered from the skull, consistent with two .22 caliber bullets. The cause of death, two gunshots to the head. Eventually, the remains were identified as Cheryl Camesso.
A forensic botanist said that part of the root was several years old, meaning the remains could have been there for six years. Lead fragments were recovered from the skull, consistent with two .22 caliber bullets. The cause of death, two gunshots to the head. Eventually, the remains were identified as Cheryl Camesso.
This development seemed to open the floodgates because two days after the skull was found, another huge discovery fell into the FBI's lap. A mechanic in Texas was working on a truck he'd recently purchased at an auction. He knew the white Ford pickup had been stolen in Oklahoma and later found in Dallas, Texas.
This development seemed to open the floodgates because two days after the skull was found, another huge discovery fell into the FBI's lap. A mechanic in Texas was working on a truck he'd recently purchased at an auction. He knew the white Ford pickup had been stolen in Oklahoma and later found in Dallas, Texas.
What he didn't know is that the previous owner of the truck was James Davis, the principal of Indian Meridian Elementary School. This was the truck Michael Hughes was kidnapped in. While fixing up the vehicle, the mechanic found something hidden on the top of the gas tank. An envelope full of photos. Many of them were of women and young girls in sexually explicit poses.
What he didn't know is that the previous owner of the truck was James Davis, the principal of Indian Meridian Elementary School. This was the truck Michael Hughes was kidnapped in. While fixing up the vehicle, the mechanic found something hidden on the top of the gas tank. An envelope full of photos. Many of them were of women and young girls in sexually explicit poses.
Some showed a woman who'd been bound and severely beaten. He gave the photos to the police who sent them to the FBI. Special Agent Joe Fitzpatrick examined the photos himself. It took a while, but the woman who was bound and beaten was eventually identified as Cheryl. In the photos, she has swelling and redness around her right cheek, consistent with a fracture that was found on her skull.
Some showed a woman who'd been bound and severely beaten. He gave the photos to the police who sent them to the FBI. Special Agent Joe Fitzpatrick examined the photos himself. It took a while, but the woman who was bound and beaten was eventually identified as Cheryl. In the photos, she has swelling and redness around her right cheek, consistent with a fracture that was found on her skull.
Based on the forensics, that fracture must have occurred shortly before Cheryl died, which means Cheryl's killer must have taken the photos. And the last person to drive that truck was Franklin Delano Floyd. It's not hard for investigators to put two and two together, which is why they lay all this evidence in front of Floyd, hoping for a quick confession. Floyd won't give it to them.
Based on the forensics, that fracture must have occurred shortly before Cheryl died, which means Cheryl's killer must have taken the photos. And the last person to drive that truck was Franklin Delano Floyd. It's not hard for investigators to put two and two together, which is why they lay all this evidence in front of Floyd, hoping for a quick confession. Floyd won't give it to them.
They're forced to turn to a grand jury. At the hearing, authorities lay out everything they know about Cheryl. Her argument with Floyd shortly before her disappearance. Her body dumped on the side of the interstate. The photos of her being tortured found in the truck Floyd had stolen. On November 12, 1997, the grand jury indicts Floyd for first-degree murder.
They're forced to turn to a grand jury. At the hearing, authorities lay out everything they know about Cheryl. Her argument with Floyd shortly before her disappearance. Her body dumped on the side of the interstate. The photos of her being tortured found in the truck Floyd had stolen. On November 12, 1997, the grand jury indicts Floyd for first-degree murder.
It takes five years for the case to go to trial, but once the proceedings are underway, they go quickly. In 2002, after nine days of testimony and four hours of deliberation, Floyd is found guilty of murdering Cheryl Camesso. This time, he's sentenced to death. But that's still not the end of the story.
It takes five years for the case to go to trial, but once the proceedings are underway, they go quickly. In 2002, after nine days of testimony and four hours of deliberation, Floyd is found guilty of murdering Cheryl Camesso. This time, he's sentenced to death. But that's still not the end of the story.
Authorities are still wondering what really happened to Michael, who was Sharon Marshall, and what's her connection to Floyd? Some answers appear to be on the horizon because something else was also found in that envelope from the Ford pickup. Among the nearly 100 photographs, investigators pieced together a series depicting the same girl over the course of her whole adolescence.
Authorities are still wondering what really happened to Michael, who was Sharon Marshall, and what's her connection to Floyd? Some answers appear to be on the horizon because something else was also found in that envelope from the Ford pickup. Among the nearly 100 photographs, investigators pieced together a series depicting the same girl over the course of her whole adolescence.
There's pictures of her as a child, a teenager, and an adult. Many of the photos are pornographic. When the photos land in the hands of Special Agent Fitzpatrick, he recognizes the girl immediately. It's Sharon Marshall, a.k.a. Tanya Hughes. As far as investigators can tell, this woman was never a willing partner in crime. It appears Floyd kidnapped her as a young child.
There's pictures of her as a child, a teenager, and an adult. Many of the photos are pornographic. When the photos land in the hands of Special Agent Fitzpatrick, he recognizes the girl immediately. It's Sharon Marshall, a.k.a. Tanya Hughes. As far as investigators can tell, this woman was never a willing partner in crime. It appears Floyd kidnapped her as a young child.
It's a major discovery, their first real clue about who Sharon could be and how this twisted story all started. It also completely changes the way authorities think about this case. If anything, it makes them even more determined to find Sharon's real name.
It's a major discovery, their first real clue about who Sharon could be and how this twisted story all started. It also completely changes the way authorities think about this case. If anything, it makes them even more determined to find Sharon's real name.