IN his international bestseller A BEAUTIFUL CHILD, award winning journalist Matt Birkbeck told the heartbreaking story of a brilliant and beautiful young woman known as Sharon Marshall, who was caught in the murderous web of the man she called her father.
In his 2018 sequel FINDING SHARON, Matt tells the story of his ten year effort to resolve two great mysteries - what was her true identity, and what became of her young son Michael, who was a kidnapped from his first grade classroom and never seen again.
Now, Netflix will tell the jaw-dropping true crime story of Sharon Marshall in Girl in the Picture, directed by Skye Borgman (Abducted in Plain Sight) and based on A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon. It debuts worldwide on July 6.
An accompanying five-part podcast of Girl in the Picture is available on iTunes and Spotify here.
In his 2018 sequel FINDING SHARON, Matt tells the story of his ten year effort to resolve two great mysteries - what was her true identity, and what became of her young son Michael, who was a kidnapped from his first grade classroom and never seen again.
Now, Netflix will tell the jaw-dropping true crime story of Sharon Marshall in Girl in the Picture, directed by Skye Borgman (Abducted in Plain Sight) and based on A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon. It debuts worldwide on July 6.
An accompanying five-part podcast of Girl in the Picture is available on iTunes and Spotify here.
"I will never forget Finding Sharon - and that is a testament to investigative journalist Matt Birkbeck's dedication to an otherwise forgotten soul. She wasn't a celebrity, she was never going to be famous but her life mattered. Birkbeck’s compelling narrative here – and in A Beautiful Child before it – lays bare seething evil. But this must read also gives value to an otherwise anonymous soul and reveals how the human spirit can flourish even under the worst circumstances."
Diane Dimond, Inside Edition |
"As you read Matt Birkbeck's stunningly powerful book A Beautiful Child, you will soon realize that though he is razor focused on the disturbing and gut-wrenching case of Sharon Marshall, he is writing a tome to the millions of the lost, battered, and abused children of America. His research is impeccable; his story-telling captivating. You will not be able to put this book down until you know...."
Leigh Podgorski, author |
"Birkbeck has killer leads, gripping kickers, and sensational descriptions."
The New York Times, Ada Calhoun
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