Doorbal was also found guilty and both men were sentenced to death. 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. They come back and they're gonna use this to dismember the bodies. think of what she went through.". "They never returned the money to Marc Schiller. He described how important Schiller's testimony was in bringing down the Sun Gym gang. Penthouse magazine, but filled the rest of her time as an exotic dancer. [22] The next morning, MetroDade police served warrants on the houses of Daniel Lugo, Jorge Delgado, Noel Doorbal and John Mese. "So we got a call that there was a missing -- a wealthy couple that "So after a while, you and Marc decided to go to the police?" "And they said, 'I think we got another case just like yours It was Delgado's relationship with Lugo that caused a rift between Delgado and the Sun Gym Gang's first victim: Marc Schiller. Prosecutor Levine would eventually lead the investigation and try the case. Judge Alex Ferrer left the bench in 2005, and continues to enjoy success with his syndicated television show. With the help of Jorge Delgado, Doorbal and Lugo stuffed the bodies of Frank Griga into a couch and Krisztina Furton into a large cardboard box. "And the doctor said, 'You can't move him. "I started calling him and he wouldn't pick up the phone," Zsuzsanna Free Workout. bad accident,'" he said. detectives. business scheme and a meeting was set at the Solid Gold strip club. "And he says, 'How would I know him?' road.". member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended The life Frank Griga had built on those dial tones of his sex phone empire. "This is where the Sun Gym was located. Garafalo came and picked me up at the airport and they explained that they just had, you know, they had the bodies. Our combination of high intensity group workouts and functional lifting classes will offer greater results in less time. [3], In 1993 Daniel Lugo was the manager of the Sun Gym, a bodybuilder hangout in Miami Lakes, Florida. kidnapped, you were drunk, you hit a pole," said Ferrer. From there, it took just moments to figure out Marc Schiller needed a lot more than just a lawyer. Bahamas the -- the-- following day. "They would place a gun to his head, they would take a revolver and spin it and pull the trigger," Jimenez explained. Strip Club. doesn't have enough power. were taking some of the furniture they liked and putting it into their Jimenez. Griga paused before continuing. Doorbal and Lugo approached Frank Griga with a phony, made-up "Sabina Petrescu's probably one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen in my life," Levine said, "but she was also one of the most naive women I have ever met in my life. "They duct taped him they put tape on his mouth and we took off right out of here," said the co-conspirator. The body of Furton was later identified through her breast implants' serial number, which was matched to the records held by her plastic surgeon. are out there. [4] Noel Doorbal worked part-time at the gym alongside Lugo. "I think he got greedy and started to get involved in Medicare fraud," said Jimenez. You just don't. "They waited in a van and they had their biggest gym rats come out," said Levine. cars," Zsuzsanna Griga explained. He agreed, and in November of 1994, brought his gun. The disappearance of Frank and Krisztina would become one of Miami's most notorious crimes. [26] The trial, which began on February 24, 1998 was the longest and most expensive criminal trial in the history of Dade County. Garafalo, also retired, worked the case for his boss, Felix Jimenez. family, telling his wife to take their two young children and flee to And she says, 'Oh, don't you know? We had a next door neighbor that had According to prosecutors, Delgado was privy to Schiller's offshore bank accounts and portfolio of numerous exuberant homes. We're breathin' down your neck,'" said Du Bois. [30] The District Court of Appeal Judge ruled that at trial, the judge had improperly set aside the two Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisation convictions and ordered a new sentencing hearing to occur on those counts. Danny Lugo learned about Schiller from Jorge Delgado, who also worked But even Ed Du Bois, with 50 years of experience as a private investigator, had never heard anything quite like Schiller's story. Roberts asked Jimenez. [4] That first evening the gang made Schiller call his wife and tell her to go with his children to Colombia, giving the gang access to his house. [4], By early January 1995, Lugo moved into Schiller's home that D&J International now owned, a Bahamian Company set up by Lugo in the year prior. to respond to. He needed a personal trainer to help him buff up. Felix Jimenez, now retired from the Metro-Dade Police homicide department, was the lead detective on the case. Roberts asked. Marc Schiller has just released his tell-all tale, "Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story". Mese appealed, and the State cross-appealed the sentence to the Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District. 2014 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. He was turning around to his girlfriend, and making faces like a goofball," said Ferrer. they're on some secret mission for the government," he continued. "Miami was riveted as to this attractive Hungarian couple you know, this yellow Lamborghini found in the Everglades and that they're missing and they continue to be missing.". She was only 23 years old. he ended up half dead at Jackson Memorial, Miami's top trauma center. would be an easy mark. In "It boggles the mind that they would return a chain saw that they He'd been told about it by a woman In all, "About three and then I gave up," said Schiller. But according to Du Bois and Schiller, when they finally did sit down with the cops "They've never listened at all," said Schiller. Lugo had a criminal record, and Schiller says at one point he told Delgado not to trust him. "We were parked right there," the man said, standing with Roberts in "They just told me, 'We got a matzo ball' " said Schiller. [4] He had been convicted of fraud for pretending to be part of a Hong Kong bank looking to invest in American small businessesthe scheme involved collecting up-front fees for loan insurance and then not delivering any loans. Lugo and Doorbal's attorneys chose not to put on a case. The movie captures what Lugo was about in real life: his infatuation Detectives learned Lugo was the leader of a group made up of drifters The neighbor would tell police she'd met the driver of the gold Mercedes and knew his name: Danny Lugo. So for "He was treated like a prisoner of war or actually worse. "I kind of knew that something really bad happened then". [30] He died of a stroke in 2004. Doorbal was also found guilty and both men were sentenced to death. "So you had your .45 with you?" The third dose of tranquilizer was administered, resulting in her death. "He's just vanished. Please enter valid email address to continue. You can't claim misidentification. [4] They almost went back to hit Schiller again, but another car approached, causing them to run away. Asked is she's gotten justice, Zsuzsanna Griga told Roberts, "What sort of justice can be done, OK? "They give him alcohol to drink. "Their Lamborghini was found in an abandoned, wooded area far outside of Miami," said Jimenez. Roberts asked Levine. "They were living in the house. "I thought they were gonna take me and kill me," he said. outside a restaurant he owned. of the country, Schiller was still suffering. Marc Schiller has just released his tell-all tale, "Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story". during the federal fraud investigation. "Why didn't either of you go to the police at that point?" From there, it took just moments to figure out Marc Schiller needed a lot more than just a lawyer. "And I remember saying, 'We don't have a missing persons, we have a very major homicide,'" said Levine. come with me and help me collect.'". Fire!' "He felt betrayed," Roberts noted to Levine. My heart breaks when I She was a finalist in the Miss Romania contest in 1990, then came to the United States to begin a modeling career. He was on top of the world until May 24, 1995. caught the eye of Adrian Doorbal. "Danny was a big muscular guy," said Jimenez. But then they were able to back over him and then run over him again," said Jimenez. bodies," said Jimenez. Sabina Petrescu, the magazine model-turned stripper, had quite a story to tell. He calls his lawyer," said Ferrer. "They handcuffed my hands behind my back.". He's my old [4], In total, there were seven failed abductions. John Mese was returned to police custody after the initial interrogation. "Lugo and Doorbal, on the other hand, they wanted to live that life," Ferrer continued. "Money was there for him to make other people happy and to play, to buy toys," she said. and, strangely, despite his ordeal, Schiller did not report it to And she just keeps going, 'No you weren't case. By Becca van Sambeck [19] After some time, the Golden Beach Police Department were called. The actual Sun Gym was shut down in August 1995 after its owner was arrested on kidnapping, money-laundering, and attempted-murder charges. blankets like they were some kind of ninja waiting for him to come They're looking at the dent of the car, and they say, 'I don't Finally, the daily torture "They turned the car off and as he's driving by they're cranking it and the car won't start and he goes driving by. [4] Finally, the gang decided they would kill Schiller with a 2 million dollars MetLife Insurance policy designated to Lugo's ex-wife Lillian Torres as the new beneficiary.[4]. Home Depot and return it," said Ferrer. "We had more than that. But detectives had lost their lead suspect, Danny Lugo. " in the Everglades, on the Alligator Alley that goes from Ft. Lauderdale to Naples," said Ferrer. But it would be just a matter of time. That's where he spent the next 30 days, was handcuffed to that pipe," former homicide Felix Jimenez explained. she believed what he was saying -- that he was a CIA operative -- that To them it was just a fun game," he said. "Oh he loved cars, yes, he loved cars," Griga said. [4], Through Noel Doorbal, the gang were informed of another wealthy man, Hungarian Frank Griga who had made his fortune by running a phone-sex empire. dangerous to this country," said Jimenez. the trial, he was surrounded by armed FBI agents who arrested him on charges relating to an extensive Medicare scam. "They drive forward and they try to run him over, they missed. And they just didn't believe him," "They'd been partying and going to strip clubs, and dropping "They never went out, never read them their rights, they never asked As he left the court after The Sun Gym Gang were active in Miami, Florida, during the mid-1990s[1] and were responsible for the murders of Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton along with the kidnapping, extortion, and attempted murder of Marc Schiller. " in fact we mobilized right in this park," Jimenez pointed out. Roberts asked Levine. But according to authorities, it wasn't until April 1995, four months after his escape, that Schiller contacted police. exact words were, 'The bitch is cold.' wouldn't she go to the police? "I think being in a jail cell for the rest of their life is me," Schiller explained. Detectives learned Lugo was the leader of a group made up of drifters and petty thieves who hung out at the Sun Gym. They took the bodies to an empty warehouse. [29], Raimondo was indicted on one count each of Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, First-degree Murder (Furton), Kidnapping (Furton) and attempted extortion. "We had his girlfriend, Sabina Petrescu," said Jimenez. They had injected her with They're few and far between when there's actually a missing person that we would respond. Having forced him to sign over his assets, the Sun Gym gang, led by Danny Lugo, was partying in Marc Schiller's house. they're both dead -- Frank Griga and Krisztina Furton. "Oh he loved cars, yes, he loved cars," Griga said. He was on top credibility issues due to his alleged involvement in Medicare fraud. I think at that point, it was prudent not to.". "What he accomplished should make "There was never any pretense. He also started going to the glitzy Sun Gym to work on his image. "I'm a good hearted person. Search warrants were executed for the homes of Lugo and Doorbal and their associates. In my house," Schiller told Troy Roberts. ", "And pretty soon they had everything the man owned. photographs. " when you have a case that's that grotesque and you know people Within hours, they reached their verdict: Daniel Lugo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of Krisztina Furton and Frank Griga. "They had a dead person and another one, another person near death," said Garafalo. United States to begin a modeling career.
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