Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story
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
Episode 1
Potenza, September 12th 1993, Elisa Claps leaves for mass at Santissima Trinità church, where she meets up with Danilo Restivo. From that moment she disappears.
Episode 2
Danilo Restivo returns home late, distraught, with a wound on his hand, however the police does not have sufficient evidence to detain him. His father sends him to Naples.
Episode 3
Danilo is arrested and tried for false statements, but the absence of Elisa’s body does not allow to bring the accusations forward. The case is ultimately closed.
Episode 4
The Claps case is transferred to the public prosecutor in Salerno. Gildo marries Irene. The two create Penelope, a foundation that supports the families of missing people.
Episode 5
Danilo Restivo relocates to England and marries Fiamma. In 2002, their neighbour, Heather Barnett, is found dead in her home by her children.
Episode 6
Potenza, March 17th, 2010, a body is found in the attic of Santissima Trinità church in Potenza: it is that of Elisa Claps.
Top Cast
Giulio Della Monica
Daniele Restivo
Gianmarco Saurino
Gildo Claps
Giacomo Giorgio
Luciano Claps
Anna Ferruzzo
Filmena Claps
Vincent Riotta
Phil James
Bianca Nappi
Felicia Genovese
Rosa Diletta Rossi
Irene Nardiello
Francesco Acquaroli
Maurizio Restivo
Lorenzo McGovern Zaini
Terry Marsh Barnett (minorenne)
Cristiano Scotto di Galletta
Terry Marsh Barnett (maggiorenne)
