Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story Season 1
Reconstruction of one of the most shocking crime news events in recent decades: the murders of Elisa Claps and Heather Barnett by Danilo Restivo. The story begins on 12 September 1993 and takes place over a period of about twenty years between Potenza and the English coast of Bournemouth.
Episodes
E1On September 12, 1993, Elisa Claps leaves home with her friend, Eliana, to go to mass at the Church of the Holy Trinity, where she meets Danilo Restivo. From that moment on, no one hears from her again.
E2Restivo is interrogated but declares his innocence. The police release him, but the investigation begins. Elisa's diary reveals details about Danilo.
E3The Claps receive a ransom demand from the kidnappers, who turn out to be looters; Gildo confronts the boyfriend of Danilo's sister, who tells him about the boy's strange behaviour on the day of Elisa's disappearance…
E4After more than a year, the Claps case is transferred to the prosecutor's office in Salerno under Rosa Volpe; Gildo asks Irene to marry him, and the two establish a foundation that supports the families of missing…
E5After Elisa's disappearance, life seems to have resumed its course, but for the family, the wound remains open; Danilo is married to Fiamma and lives in England; in 2002, Danilo's neighbour Heather Barnett is found dead…
E6On March 17, 2010, a body is found in the attic of the church of the Holy Trinity in Potenza: it is that of Elisa Claps, astonishingly left there for 17 years; the examination of the remains marks the turning point.