Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story (2023)

Name: Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story
Rating: 7.7

Rating: 7.7

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Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2023-10-24

Last Air Date: 2023-11-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Terry Cafolla, Valerio D'Annunzio, Andrea Valagussa

Networks: Rai 1, RaiPlay

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Top Cast

Gianmarco Saurino as Gildo Claps
Anna Ferruzzo as Filomena Claps
Giacomo Giorgio as Luciano Claps
Vincenzo Ferrera as Antonio Claps
Giulio Della Monica as Daniele Restivo
Bianca Nappi as Felicia Genovese
Ludovica Ciaschetti as Elisa Claps
Marta Giovannozzi as Anna Restivo
Antonio Petrocelli as Don Mimì Sabia
Carlo Luca De Ruggieri as Don Marcello Cozzi

Seasons

Season 1 (2023)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2023-10-24)

On 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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2023-10-24)

Restivo is interrogated but declares his innocence. The police release him, but the investigation begins. Elisa's diary reveals details about Danilo.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2023-10-31)

The 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. Danilo is arrested and tried for false statements, but the absence of Elisa’s body does not allow to bringthe accusations forward. The case is ultimately closed.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2023-10-31)

After 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 persons.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2023-11-07)

After 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 at home by her children.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2023-11-07)

On 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.