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Anger in Italy over plan to reopen church where murdered teenager s body was hidden for 17 years
Family of teenager who disappeared in 1993 accuse the Catholic Church of years of cover-up and collusion
Gildo and Filomena Claps, the brother and mother of murdered teenager Elisa
Credit: Rocco de Benedictis/ROPI
The family of a murdered Italian teenager whose body was stashed in a church garret and remained undetected for 17 years are objecting to the church being restored and reopened as a place of worship.
Relatives have accused the Catholic Church of covering up the murder of 16-year-old Elisa Claps, who was killed by Danilo Restivo, an acquaintance of hers, in the southern city of Potenza in 1993.