Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story

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.

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.

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.

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.

Danilo Restivo relocates to England and marries Fiamma. In 2002, their neighbour, Heather Barnett, is found dead in her home by her children.

Potenza, March 17th, 2010, a body is found in the attic of Santissima Trinità church in Potenza: it is that of Elisa Claps.