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June 7, 2024 74 mins

Girl in the Picture. Suzanne Sevakis.

The mystery of a missing person spans 40 years, taking more twists and turns than even the Escape Pod cohosts can count! 

As a teenage girl in the mid-1980s, this wannabe escape artist was known as a smart girl and good friend with big dreams, but – time and time again – one person kept preventing her from reaching her full potential. In the end, he couldn’t escape the many investigators who pursued truth and justice for a woman whose true identity took decades to reveal. 

 

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes graphic content about kidnapping and violence against women and children. 

 

Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: 

 

  • Topic #1 10:33 The first of several stories that, eventually, collide.  
  • Topic #2 28:13 1990: 3 men near OKC find critically injured on side of road  
  • Topic #3 45:10 2002: Investigative journalist interviews suspect in string of crimes 
  • Topic #4 56:20 Escapism, cohost-style 

 

 

Resources & Links 

 

  • “Girl in the Picture” Netflix documentary 

 

 

  

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