The Abduction of Suzanne

• 💡 In 1975, Sandra Willet met Franklin Delano Floyd, a wanted criminal using a fake name, at a church event.
• 👨‍👧‍👦 Franklin adopted Sandra's four children, but when Sandra was briefly jailed, he put three children up for adoption and fled with 5-year-old Suzanne.
• 🕵️‍♀️ Sandra and Suzanne's biological father, Cliff, struggled to find her, and Franklin, using various aliases, raised Suzanne in isolation.

A Life of Abuse and Control

• 💔 Franklin repeatedly sexually assaulted Suzanne, who, due to her upbringing, normalized his abusive behavior.
• 🎓 Despite excelling in school, Suzanne's dreams of attending Georgia Tech were dashed when she became pregnant and later moved with Franklin, who began posing as her husband.
• 💸 Living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Suzanne worked as a dancer to support Franklin and their son, Michael, while also enduring forced breast implants and pressure to engage in sex work.

Tragic Deaths and Unraveling Crimes

• 🚗 In April 1990, Suzanne was found severely injured on the side of a road, later dying in the hospital from what was initially believed to be a hit-and-run, but evidence suggested abuse.
• 💔 Franklin collected Suzanne's life insurance and gained custody of Michael, who was later removed from his care due to suspected abuse and neglect.
• DNA testing revealed Franklin was not Michael's biological father, leading to a custody battle and Franklin's eventual kidnapping of Michael from school.

Confession and Justice

• 😱 Franklin confessed to murdering Michael by drowning him and dumping his body, which was never recovered.
• 📸 Evidence found in a stolen truck linked Franklin to the murder of Cheryl Kesso, a former girlfriend and colleague of Suzanne's.
• ⚖️ Franklin was convicted of the murders of Michael and Cheryl and sentenced to death, dying in prison in 2023.
• 🔍 Suzanne's true identity was only confirmed in 2014 through DNA from one of her adopted children, decades after her abduction and 20 years after her death.