The Hair Fetish Killer (Part 2)

In part 1, we covered the disappearance of Elisa Claps, the brutal murder of Heather Barnett and the cat-and-mouse chase of a weird dude named Danilo Restivo that had a gnarly hair fetish. In part 2, we finally get to put all the puzzle pieces together. Elisa Claps disappeared from The Most Holy Trinity church in the city center; she was seen going in but never coming out. After 17 long years, the Claps family and the entire community of Potenza, Italy would finally have some long-awaited answers. In March of 2010, Elisa Claps body was finally found and in the most unexpected, or expected, place (depending how skeptical you are of ‘systems’). On the other side of a shared coin, advancements in DNA would be key to solving this puzzle in Heather Barnett’s brutal murder from 2002. Two countries working together, testimonies from several women who had locks of their hair clandestinely cut, and forensic evidence would finally bring Heather Barnett and Elisa Claps killer to justice. Finish this journey with us as we try to put a ‘bow’ on this tragic, infuriating, wild and crazy case.  

 

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Jones, T. (2012, April 13). Blood on the altar by Tobias Jones – review. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/apr/13/blood-on-altar-tobias-jones-review

La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. (2016, February 2). “Vidi restivo che tagliave le ciocche”. da potenza in video testimonianza per il processo inglese. La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno.it. https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/notizie-nascoste/279900/vidi-restivo-che-tagliave-le-ciocche-da-potenza-in-video-testimonianza-per-il-processo-inglese.html

Martin, A. (2011, June 30). Danilo Restivo: The social misfit who turned into a double killer. Bournemouth Echo. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/9114510.danilo-restivo-the-social-misfit-who-turned-into-a-double-killer/

Morris, S. (2011, June 29). Timeline: Danilo Restivo trial. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/29/timeline-daniel-restivo-murder-trial