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Jun 2019
1h 40m

Case 114: Elisa Claps & Heather Barnett

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About this episode
When teenager Elisa Claps mysteriously disappears after going to meet a friend in the Southern Italian town of Potenza, all possibilities are explored. Initial suspicions are cast on 21-year-old Danilo Restivo, but when reported sightings of Elisa begin to come in from across Italy and as far away as Albania, the investigative waters are muddied.

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Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host

Written by Elsha McGill

Researched by Mike Migas and Paulina Szymanska 

For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-114-elisa-claps-heather-barnett

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