Michael Anthony Hughes
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Michael Anthony Hughes (March 21, 1988 - undetermined, possibly 1994) was abducted from Indian Meridian Elementary School in Choctaw, Oklahoma (near Oklahoma City) on September 12, 1994 by Franklin Delano Floyd (who was claiming to be the Hughes father). Hughes has not been seen since and his current whereabouts are unknown.
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[edit] Circumstances of the abduction
Floyd entered Indian Meridian Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on September 12, 1994 and went to the principal's office (James Davis) where Floyd claimed he was the father of 6-year-old Michael Hughes, a first grader at the school. Floyd then told Davis he was armed and forced the principal to take him to Michael's classroom.
Floyd forced both of them into Davis' pickup truck and ordered Davis to drive out into the country. In a wooded area, Floyd handcuffed the Principal Davis to a tree and fled with Michael Hughes.
Five hours later, Principal Davis was rescued. For the next two months, there was no sign of either Franklin Floyd or Michael Hughes. Police swore out an arrest warrant on the charge of kidnapping. Finally, Floyd was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky, but Hughes was not with him, and his current location remains unknown.
Franklin Floyd is currently serving a 52-year prison sentence for kidnapping Michael.
[edit] Presumed dead? or alive and safe?
Government authorities have received conflicting reports as to what has happened to Hughes. Some witness statements detail an alleged confessions by Floyd regarding Michael's death. According to these reports, Floyd reportedly told his sister that he drowned Hughes in a Georgia motel's bathtub in 1994. Other witnesses stated that Floyd told them he murdered Michael in the same manner, while another person claimed he saw Floyd bury Michael's body in a cemetery. [1]
Other sources report that Floyd has stated (and continues to maintain) that Hughes is still alive and safe; Floyd has refused to disclose Hughes' the exact location (citing vague locations such as "outside the U.S." or "in Atlanta, Georgia") or who is presently caring for him. [2]
If he were still alive, as of 2006, Hughes would be 18 years old.
