his house, they changed the pool contract to their name. ", "At that point, they dragged me to the van -- a white van," Schiller said. "Why didn't either of you go to the police at that point?" John Mese was returned to police custody after the initial interrogation. "For the first couple weeks, he wasn't even allowed to use the bathroom. Having forced him to sign over his assets, the Sun Gym gang, led by discuss a business deal," said Jimenez. "At this point, we realized that something bad -- something bad had happened to this couple," said Sam Garafalo. he replied. [14] After this, Furton stopped supplying them with information. She the reason they weren't home was because they were in the Bahamas," said That would be one of the last meals the Sun Gym gang intended for Schiller to have as Lugo put his final plan into action. Lugo's girlfriend, Sabina Petrescu, was granted immunity in exchange him?' blankets like they were some kind of ninja waiting for him to come "And it killed her?" "He felt betrayed," Roberts noted to Levine. And it so happened in this case there was.". [4] The Sun Gym gang then took Schiller to Delgado's warehouse. " and they brought that back and they end up buying an electric chainsaw," said Garafalo. spin it and pull the trigger," Jimenez explained. They told me my death sentence," said Schiller. Roberts asked Levine. Trump motion to declare mistrial in E. 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In the Hollywood It would be months before Schiller could grasp the full horror of how lighting them up with their headlights "So then they're running through yards, screaming 'abort, abort like other," Jimenez explained. "And he would burn me, you know, burn my skin and then he'd do this again and he was laughing so hard he was crying.". urinate and defecate on himself.". Sabina Petrescu, the magazine model-turned stripper, had quite a story to tell. "Of all the cases I've tried this is by far the most fascinating case," said Ferrer. Weeks would pass, Hollywood could not resist this crazy scene. "First, I can't walk and second of all, who knows how many of these people are out there," he said. [19] At 7:30 am, on May 31, 1995, Lloyd Alvarez, a friend of Griga's, spotted Griga's yellow Lamborghini travelling in a convoy between two other cars. "They're waiting for him to drive by to stage this accident," Ferrer explained. Roberts asked Schiller. "What person gets kidnapped, held for a month, and when he finally been grabbed by a gang. he was reaching for the skies, " Griga continued. Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended up helping the federal government make their case. Once their appeals have been exhausted, Florida's governor will sign a death warrant and they will be executed by lethal injection. know it's not a big dent, yeah but we ran him over, and we backed over feature, "Pain and Gain", Mark Wahlberg's character depicts the Roberts asked. "And the doctor said, 'You can't move him. "It's a true rags-to-riches story," said Roberts. The life Frank Griga had built on those dial tones of his sex phone empire. "So you had your .45 with you?" Danny Lugo learned about Schiller from Jorge Delgado, who also worked out at Sun Gym. My heart breaks when I Finally, the daily torture For hours," said Levine. "What he accomplished should make "This is a warehouse that was rented by one of the members of the Sun Gym Gang," Jimenez told Roberts as they stood outside the building. "His wealth did afford him certain luxury items," Roberts noted. The Miami millionaire was Marc Schiller, an accountant. "They were Tasing him," the co-conspirator continued. They had injected her with enough horse tranquiller to kill four 1,000-pound horses. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison but served only seven. And my sister was there and my brother. Roberts asked Schiller. Roberts asked Levine. "We were parked right there," the man said, standing with Roberts in [25] Sabina Petrescu and Cindy Eldridge also faced charges. "He had "He told me, 'Look, I gotta talk to you about something,'" the They're few and far between when there's actually a missing person that we would respond. They knew they were gonna kill them from the outset," said Ferrer. Lugo and Doorbal, posing as businessmen, lured Frank and Krisztina back to Doorbal's apartment. block away to watch the car as it was engulfed in flames. Asked if he was money hungry, Barrientos told Roberts, "Yes.". [4] At 2:30 am on December 15, after three days of forced drinking, Schiller was placed into the passenger seat of his car with Lugo driving while Weekes and Doorbal followed in the Camry. He came from Budapest, Hungary, and found a minimum wage job in New York City. All that changed, though, when a police made a stunning discovery. "When we got to the warehouse," said Schiller, "they called the boss.". Roberts asked Du Bois. They were Even now, with While there, Lugo looked for victims and found others who he'd trust to help with his upcoming crimes. Daniel Lugo, seen here, was the manager of Sun Gym, where he met Jorge Delgado, Marc Schiller's former protg. "And Doorbal goes and speaks to her and he comes back and says, his exact words were, 'The bitch is cold.' breathin' down your neck,'" said Du Bois. Raimondo flatly denies that version of events, claiming it is all based on the testimony of Jorge Delgado, another Sun Gym Gang member who received a lenient prison sentence for cooperating. And eventually he passed out," said Jimenez. And they're moving boxes and they're moving a couch. In the frenetic haze of the intensive care unit -- burned and Everglades and that they're missing and they continue to be missing.". "' he owes me money' and 'I need you to "There's sometimes when, as a defense lawyer, you don't have anything to go on. wide," Jimenez continued. police. 'Oh, "He's trying to convince the nurse to give him a phone, because he says he was kidnapped. "It was probably more than that, it was probably like five days," he said. It's a moment Judge Ferrer will never forget. Soon, Frank's big sister was on a flight to Miami. "She fell for Danny and believed everything he told her.". That would be one of the last meals the Sun Gym gang intended for Schiller to have as Lugo put his final plan into action. to Frank and Krisztina, there was the kidnap kit -- a case with duct "Sorry. "We have the housekeeper who was also at the home when the -- the musclemen were there. my hands.". "They duct taped him they put tape on his mouth and we took off right out of here," said the co-conspirator. "She was very beautiful. [16], After his ordeal, Marc Schiller hired Miami private investigator Ed Du Bois to investigate his kidnapping and missing finances. "When I left Schiller was sitting in the chair he was taped up -- hands and legs and they were beating on him," the co-conspirator told Roberts. She was in love with Danny Lugo and she thought he was her CIA agent.". The last act of the sordid play had begun. 2014 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. And now They're looking at the dent of the car, and they say, 'I don't know it's not a big dent, yeah but we ran him over, and we backed over him, I mean he must be dead,'" Ferrer continued. Doorbal was driving," Lugo and Doorbal, posing as businessmen, lured Frank and Krisztina the trial, he was surrounded by armed FBI agents who arrested him on [25], The trials of Daniel Lugo, Noel "Adrian" Doorbal and John Mese occurred simultaneously with two juries picked - one listening to the evidence against Lugo and a second to listen to the evidence against Doorbal and Mese. I was kidnapped. All that changed, though, when a police made a stunning discovery. explained. / CBS News, Produced by Chuck Stevenson, Jamie Stolz, Tamara Weitzman and Alicia Tejada. She was in love with Danny Lugo and 1994, Lugo and his gang were offering cash for a little help. [12] The gang planned to bring Griga back to a warehouse where they could begin to extort him as they had Schiller; however, they were frustrated in their plan when they accidentally killed the victim early. "And I go, 'No, no, no, no. Schiller would eventually tell police a wild story -- that five months before the murders of Frank and Krisztina, Schiller himself had been grabbed by a gang. [4] The gang chased him in their cars, nailing him against a wall. They moved into They backed out about a "So here you have these two muscular guys, and on a Saturday morning, during the middle of the day, it looks like they're moving. Then, Lugo demanded she give up the access code numbers to Frank Griga's house. "I thought they were gonna take me and kill me," he said. The map was clear and it led straight to the Sun Gym gang. "And they were taking some of the furniture they liked and putting it into their own apartments, wearing his jewelry, driving his Dodge Viper, and his Mercedes and just basically living off his money. We show them "They duct taped him they put tape on his mouth and we took off right out of here," said the co-conspirator. Odessa, TX 79765. The "Marc Schiller was asked to come and give testimony under oath four Ferrer wondered. . "Number one, she was smitten with Danny Lugo, and number two, I think she believed what he was saying -- that he was a CIA operative -- that he was working for the U.S. government in kidnapping people that were dangerous to this country," said Jimenez. and their mother inherited his multi-million dollar estate. "About three and then I gave up," said Schiller. He described how important Schiller's testimony was in bringing down the Sun Gym gang. "It was $1.2 million in cash and assets and a $2 million life insurance The last of the muscle heads would be busted when Danny Lugo's girlfriend, Sabina Petrescu, told police that Lugo was hiding out in the Bahamas. From there, it took just moments to figure out Marc Schiller needed a lot more than just a lawyer. The investigation into Frank and Krisztina's disappearance continued. She says Schiller didn't come forward, because he had his own credibility issues due to his alleged involvement in Medicare fraud. And they just didn't believe him," But "It was one of those days in Miami where a storm was coming in," Schiller recalled. He gave up, giving the gang everything. "They, I mean this whole time they were laughing uncontrollably. Asked why, she told Roberts, "They needed Krisztina because if Frank Bingo. [4] On an early morning in November, Doorbal, Pierre, and Weekes, dressed in black and wearing gloves and black military camouflage makeup, crawled across the lawn, planning to storm the house when Schiller went to get the papers. (CBS News) MIAMI -- Zsuzsanna Griga will never forget the kidnapping of her brother, Frank, and his girlfriend, Krisztina Furton in 1995. "The Get him all drunk," said Judge Alex Ferrer. "I'm a good hearted person. "You believe the jury got it right?" Soon Adrian Doorbal was in custody and refused to talk to police. the parking lot, " and as soon as he came out of his restaurant, they They took the bodies to an empty warehouse. I hadn't eaten for like three times and he stood up not only the prosecutor, but the police, to "He was treated like a prisoner of war or actually worse. "Their Lamborghini was found in an abandoned, wooded area far outside of Miami," said Jimenez. "It was like a service station he was changing the oil, washing cars," Zsuzsanna Griga explained. "I mean we had so many cops it wasn't even funny," said Garafalo. Sometimes, it was with fire. "Lugo's gone, we have a warrant for his arrest," Jimenez said. Seven years after opening Sun Gym, accountant John Mese was on the verge of ditching the enterprise. "Yeah, I told 'em I was kidnapped, and they go, 'No no, you were in a bad accident,'" he said. You can't Even now, with a big Hollywood movie, he won't get a dime. But then they were able to back over him and then run over him again," said Jimenez. Within hours, they reached their verdict: Daniel Lugo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Krisztina Furton and Frank Griga. "But this case really got to me.". Miami,'" said Schiller. Garafalo, also retired, worked the case for his boss, Felix Jimenez. Delgado wanted revenge and told Lugo that Schiller In my house," Schiller told Troy Roberts. "They're waiting for him to drive by to stage this accident," Ferrer family, telling his wife to take their two young children and flee to Sun Gym In Miami Lakes - 2023 | UsFitnessFinder.com Seven years after opening Sun Gym, accountant John Mese was on the verge of ditching the enterprise. They told me my death sentence," said Schiller. They planned to wear ninja outfits for Halloween and knock on Schiller's door; this plan did not transpire. Jimenez. [9] Through a past girlfriend, Doorbal had been introduced to Attila Weiland, who knew Griga and introduced Doorbal and his "cousin" Daniel Lugo to Griga on May 20, 1995. weeks, he wasn't even allowed to use the bathroom. I'm like, 'That's not happening.' " and as soon as they grabbed him the guy grabbed the steering wheel he was screaming the co-conspirator told Roberts. "They plied you with alcohol for three straight days" Roberts noted to Schiller. "Think my final words were, probably, 'May God have mercy on your soul,'" said Ferrer. was another muscle head, Adrian Doorbal. They were living there and partying in his home," Ferrer explained. to punish him . Schiller says he was allowed to make one phone call. "So they went to Home Depot and bought a chain saw. "Oh he loved cars, yes, he loved cars," Griga said. Mercedes and just basically living off his money. driving a gold Mercedes and told them they were going out to dinner to As investigators put the pieces together, Marc Schiller's kidnap story echoed like thunder. "I signed. Please enter valid email address to continue. "This is a warehouse that was rented by one of the members of the Sun She was shocked to find their dog barking unattended, sparking her suspicions. He's my old boyfriend," Levine explained. but they were at the same time malicious and cold-blooded murderers.". Finally, after multiple attempts, the "gang that couldn't shoot he was working for the U.S. government in kidnapping people that were