On Saturday, he was working on to launch a self made rocket for a new science series called Homemade Astronauts and he was going to be featured on TV show on Discoverys Science Channel. Girl in the Picture interviews Megan Dufresne, Sevakis birth daughter who gave the FBI DNA after hearing of Birkbecks book. According to the BLM, after seeing some news articles about the planned launch, a BLM representative reached out to Hughes with concerns. Stakes is known in the daredevil community for designing and building rocket-powered cars and boats that break speed records. Hughes, who grew up in Oklahoma City and worked as a limo driver for years, embraced a lot of conspiracy theories, expressing skepticism about everything from science and gravity, to the moon landing and that the planes brought down the World Trade Center on 9/11. He was quite the celebrity among that flat-earthers at that meeting. The cause of death was a bad mixture of alcohol and anti-depressants. According to Screen Rant, the father of Michael Hughes has been speculated to be either Gregory Higgs or Kevin Brown, two men she had been dating around the time of the pregnancy. Megan, who recently became a mother herself, hints in the documentary that Sevakis may have had even more children: Becoming a parent gave me even more respect for my birth mother, because she gave up two children, if not more, knowing that it was better for the kids.. On Saturday, February 22, Mike Hughes, aka "Mad" Mike Hughes, died in the crash of his homemade rocket. Theres an entire shipping container about daredevils. By Dennis Romero. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. After he shared his belief of a flat earth, he gained support from the Flat-Earth community. Privacy Policy and [18], On February 22, 2020, Hughes died near Barstow, California, following the crash of a rocket he was piloting, built by Hughes and his collaborator Waldo Stakes. Mike Hughes, a go-it-alone daredevil, limousine stunt driver and self-taught astronaut who professed to believe that the Earth was flat and who was known to supporters as Mad Mike, died in a. Hughes' death. during pregnancy. So get out there and live life. Hughes was well-known for his belief that the Earth was flat. He just was not going to stop. I was so kind of messed up from Vietnam.. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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Courtesy of Netflix 2022, Megan DuFresne in Girl in the Picture. Cr. The internet frequently spreads false information, such as that a person who is actually alive has died. I won't be able to get out of bed. The sheriff's office said "a man was pronounced deceased after the rocket crashed in the open desert". Megan was born in New Orleans in 1989 and placed for adoption, just one year before Sevakis death. The conspiracy stuff radicalized him, like so many people have in the past few years, he did his own research on YouTube, Chapman said. Man flies rocket to 'prove' Earth is flat. Matt's journey on Storm Chasers began as a spotter for leading storm chaser Sean Casey. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He died while attempting to his homemade rocket in Amboy, California. 16-year-old Ashari Hughes collapsed and died of a heart attack while playing flag football for . No one had seen Michael, Fitzpatrick said in Girl in the Picture. They checked with both employments where he was presently employed, and where he was previously employed as a painter., One of the largest mysteries presented in Girl in the Picture is how many children Suzanne Sevakis had, when exactly they were born and who their fathers were. Daredevil "Mad" Mike Hughes died Saturday, February 22 after his homemade rocket crashed into the ground outside of Barstow, California. A US daredevil pilot has been killed during an attempted launch of a homemade rocket in the Californian desert. [11][12] There was no video of Hughes entering the rocket and there were doubts that he was in it when it launched. She met Floyd who was going under the alias Brandon Cleo Williams at the time at church in 1975, and he offered to help her take care of the children. The grieving family has received many messages of condolence from famous people. Mr. Shuster, his publicist, maintained that Mr. Hughess professed flat-Earth beliefs were simply intended to garner money and publicity for his stunts. It took me two years to figure out how this works. I finally hit my fist down on the table. But, he had gushed about his birthday publically. On February 3, 2018, Hughes live-streamed another attempted launch, but the rocket steam release malfunctioned and the launch was aborted. Video, 00:00:58, Man flies rocket to 'prove' Earth is flat, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. I couldnt believe that a man would put their daughter in that situation., Not much else is known about Floyds employment, although FBI agent Joe Fitzpatrick does mention that Floyd was employed in Louisville, Ky. for at least a short while, possibly as a painter, after kidnapping Michael. According to his Wikipedia page, Floyd is still alive at 79 years old, and is currently imprisoned on death row at Union Correctional Institution in Florida. Today, team doctors are more intimately involved with the health of their players, accompanying them to medical appointments and taking more precautions on and off the field. Michael Hughes was the son of Suzanne Marie Sevakis, who was kidnapped by Franklin Delano Floyd. [1][2] He died on February 22, 2020, while filming a stunt for an upcoming Science Channel television series. Then, viewers learn that they were known as Sharon and Warren Marshall while she attended high school, with Floyd acting as her father. Nature had given Hughes the heart of a 60-year-old man. This news has caused concern among his devotees. Mr. Hughes didnt really care if the Earth was flat, and was fully ready to concede his error once he could see it with his own eyes in a final stunt that he was working towards, the post read. [19] [20] During launch, the rocket's parachute, which was designed for landing, appeared to deploy early and detach from the craft. What's he waiting for? [16] The steam-powered rocket launched at a sharp angle to avoid falling back to Earth on public land, and landed about 1,500 feet (460m) away from the launch point. Michael 'Mad Mike' Hughes tragically passed away today during an attempt to launch his homemade rocket. Your email address will not be published. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, 'Mad' Mike's rocket mission to check if Earth is flat, BBC Earth: How we know the Earth is round, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Eli Lilly caps monthly insulin costs in US at $35, Ruling party wins Nigeria's presidential election, Kobe Bryant widow wins $29m settlement from LA. Thats what drove him., Mike Hughes, 64, D.I.Y. According to CBC News, Hughes collapsed after the landing and it took him three days to recover. Patricia Hughes tells WTOP her brother, Dave, died on Dec. 27 apparently of a heart attack. It was always his dream to do this launch, and Science Channel was there to chronicle his journey, the TV network said in a statement. Mike's official cause of death was determined to be asphyxia due to hanging. A meteorologist from Wichita, Kansas, Matt Hughes became famous after starring on Storm Chasers. When it comes to breaking news stories in the entertainment industry. Lately, there have been a lot of high-profile deaths for a variety of causes. There were a couple of live streamers, like YouTubers, some Flat Earth folks, and there was a TV crew that was filming the launch for a Science Channel show called Homemade Astronauts., Mad Mike Hughes just launched himself in a self-made steam-powered rocket and crash landed. "[24][4][25][26], Hughes appeared in the music video for the Death Valley Girls' song "One Less Thing (Before I Die)". Even if a company unknowingly manufactures faulty products that result in grave injury or death, they hold some responsibility. He started out as a dirt bike racer, and he was really good. This earned him a speaking spot at the 2018 Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC) in Denver. Please whitelist to support our site. All these objects speak to a life lived to the extreme. player to die during a game. Because when it comes down to it, regardless of your belief, we all need a win in our lives, and Mike deserved a win.. Gypsy Rose Lee. In 1994, when Michael was 6 years old, Floyd kidnapped him from school by holding the principal hostage. But none of us are getting out of this world alive. Australian actress Wendy Hughes has died at the age of 61. What made him famous was not just his homemade rockets, but why he wanted to build them: to shoot himself to the edge of space, to prove that the Earth is flat. Hughes invited him to see the rocket. (Jessica Shuster) By Alex Wigglesworth Staff Writer Feb. 24, 2020 5 AM PT In 2002, daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes successfully jumped a Lincoln Town. Saturday's launch was reportedly filmed as part of Homemade Astronauts, a new TV series about amateur rocket makers to be aired on the US Science Channel. It is believed to be a point between outer space and earths atmosphere or in simple words, beginning of the space. To request the death record you need by mail, complete and mail the aforementioned application along with a copy of your valid photo ID and a pay order or check for the fee to: Division of Vital Records P.O. According to Stakes, Hughes had a strong work ethic, building rockets from morning to night without interruption. 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