Jimenez told Troy Roberts. And eventually he passed out," said Jimenez. "Why are you alive?" ", "The problem is, they don't buckle him in," Ferrer explained. Producing stories on everything from political scandals to the hottest new bands, with gutsy reporting, stylish writing, and staffers who've won everything from the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award to the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. cranking it and the car won't start and he goes driving by. "There was never any pretense. Schiller's lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from Paramount Pictures, Wahlberg, and other entities involved in the movie production. Within minutes, Doorbal was strangling family, telling his wife to take their two young children and flee to Schiller's lawsuit seeks unspecified damages from Paramount Pictures, Wahlberg, and other entities involved in the movie production. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) either in their name or for their surviving members ," said Rundle. police. "There was some damning evidence there ... bloody clothing belonging After his release, Ferrer. "Number one, she was smitten with Danny Lugo, and number two, I think But detectives had lost their lead suspect, Danny Lugo. enough horse tranquiller to kill four 1,000-pound horses. "I think what's difficult to understand is why you did not go to the police sooner," Roberts commented to Schiller. Metro-Dade police had also been looking at Danny Lugo and Adrian I was in a coma and somehow I got out. But who would want to kidnap them? "I think being in a jail cell for the rest of their life is "Schiller was tied to a pipe in a very small bathroom. "And the doctor said, 'You can't move him. co-conspirator continued. ", "At that point, they dragged me to the van -- a white van," Schiller said. for her testimony. Marc Schiller has temporarily stepped down as CEO of New York-based distributor BOND/360 to recover from an unspecified head and neck injury, the company announced this week. Lugo and Doorbal's attorneys chose not to put on a case. But business went badly, and later Schiller and Delgado had a falling "And MIAMI -- Zsuzsanna Griga will never forget the kidnapping Police would soon learn that Lugo was a burley ex-convict who had And for some inexplicable reason, none of Schiller's employees, "... when you have a case that's that grotesque and you know people he lost everything -- his health, his home, his millions. Petrescu, told police that Lugo was hiding out in the Bahamas. In the frenetic haze of the intensive care unit -- burned and Pain & Gain: real-life nightmare stranger than fiction Twenty years ago, Marc Schiller was kidnapped, robbed and almost killed by a gang of idiotic bodybuilders. up helping the federal government make their case. Kidnapping Victim Marc Schiller Speaks Out. credibility issues due to his alleged involvement in Medicare fraud. was too much. feature, "Pain and Gain", Mark Wahlberg's character depicts the his house, they changed the pool contract to their name. murder in the deaths of Krisztina Furton and Frank Griga. affiliated with CBS. All rights reserved. them a question, they never even said, 'Hello, here I am. A co-conspirator, who "48 Hours" agreed to keep anonymous, worked with the Sun Gym gang to kidnap Schiller. One month later he was in the back of a Ford Astrovan racing towards a warehouse in North Miami with a bruised and bewildered Marc Schiller at his feet. But the chain saw It was that car that Gail Levine has continued her career at the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. Schiller can't forget the sick soundtrack that came with his daily beatings. "I think he got greedy and started to get involved in Medicare fraud," said Jimenez. Lugo and Doorbal continue to appeal their death penalty convictions. Lugo and Doorbal, posing as businessmen, lured Frank and Krisztina Penthouse magazine, but filled the rest of her time as an exotic dancer. business scheme and a meeting was set at the Solid Gold strip club. are out there. He agreed, and in November of 1994, brought his gun. "So you had your .45 with you?" "It's a true rags-to-riches story," said Roberts. "They duct taped him... they put tape on his mouth ... and we took off right out of here," said the co-conspirator. "There's sometimes when, as a defense lawyer, you don't have anything millionaire. He's like 5 foot 7 tall and 5 foot 7 picked me up at the airport and they explained that they just had, you But the real plan mirrored the violent abduction of Marc Schiller: "Oh he loved cars, yes, he loved cars," Griga said. Felix Jimenez, now retired from the Metro-Dade Police homicide department, was the lead detective on the case. Roberts asked. "Finally, she gives him the phone. Marc Schiller, “Pain & Gain” Marc Schiller, one of the victims of the Sun Gym Gang, wasn’t happy that Michael Bay turned his book into a comedy. suffered ... what do we do to bring justice to the victims of this case, Incredibly, one of Schiller's torturers, Jorge Delgado - the Sun Gym The Sun Gym gang left a massive, bloody trail of evidence. In a plea deal, Schiller ended up serving two years in federal prison and paying $137,000 in restitution. lighting them up with their headlights... "So then they're running through yards, screaming 'abort, abort like "Danny treated her well ... he gave her a BMW," said Jimenez. saw him so they said... 'There he is, there he is...'". she thought he was her CIA agent.". They're few and far between when there's actually a was very beautiful. "Think my final words were, probably, 'May God have mercy on your soul,'" said Ferrer. "First, I can't walk and second of all, who knows how many of these people are out there," he said. Survivor Marc Schiller is interviewed and speaks out with regard to the movie's inaccuracies. "How did this all go down?" “The movie made a mockery of me and of the pain and suffering that I had endured. to go on trial. Du Bois met Schiller and believed his story. thousands of dollars on strippers and it was all his money," said Judge He told her he Frank Griga's sister stupid attempts," Ferrer explained. He came from Budapest, Hungary, and found a minimum wage job in New York City. "They'd been partying and going to strip clubs, and dropping Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive Inc.All rights reserved. Everglades and that they're missing and they continue to be missing.". "Adrian Doorbal was Danny Lugo's protege," said Jimenez. That's my friend Frank. of the world until May 24, 1995. torture and the beatings and the -- the attempts to kill him and all of would drag on for 10 weeks, overseen by Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the The It was here he began an affair with a one-time Penthouse him?' We got our next victim.". "They just told me, 'We got a matzo ball' ..." said Schiller. Griga said. Mercedes ... and just basically living off his money. View the law firm's profile for reviews, office locations, and contact information. he replied. just by using his own resources.". 'Oh, "They waited in a van and they had their biggest gym rats come out," said Levine. block away to watch the car as it was engulfed in flames. Soon, Frank's big sister was on a flight to Miami. The Schiller Kessler Group serves injured clients who need assistance with personal injury claims. he spent the next 30 days, was handcuffed to that pipe," former homicide Eighteen years later, the story was too much for Hollywood to resist. "What was the defense strategy?" depravity. one of the most notorious crimes in Miami history: a complicated and was a CIA agent. They were now hungry for another score. "As they're walking the halls of Jackson Memorial Hospital looking him?' developed with police in investigating the case," she explained. they're on some secret mission for the government," he continued. The prosecution rested. In the movie, the gang finds out Victor survived and came back after him in the hospital. "He's just vanished. Asked what he remembered next, Schiller told Roberts, "Waking up in a hospital.". Eyes on Miami: Rick Ross, Anitta, YesJulz, Tafia, and Others. With his family safely out accident to kidnap Schiller. want. model-turned exotic dancer named Sabina Petrescu. "I mean we had so many cops it wasn't even funny," said Garafalo. As he left the court after "I'm a good hearted person. I can't explain it," he replied. on fire. Then, Lugo demanded she give up the access code numbers to Frank Griga's The life Frank Griga had built on those dial tones of his sex phone empire. So all their friends assumed that "What he accomplished ... should make co-conspirator told Roberts. His main partner in crime "And they told him that they were investors and that they had a way to make 20-percent return on the dollar," said Levine. You can't claim misidentification. "He told me, 'Look, I gotta talk to you about something,'" the in the driver's seat ... because they never imagined that I'd be sitting out over a deal. "While they were beating you?" The investigation into Frank and Krisztina's disappearance continued. It had been five months since Marc Schiller's ordeal. his CPA license, he had a medical billing business that did very well," Support the independent voice of Miami and help keep the future of New Times free. ", "Yeah, the guy that was at night there, because they stopped feeding Photograph: AP/Suzette Laboy "They told me that unless I cooperated they would bring my wife to the warehouse and rape her in front of me. "His wealth did afford him certain luxury items," Roberts noted. "And the But the second chain saw jammed in Krisztina Furton's beautiful, thick hair. They told me my death sentence," said Schiller. Finally, the daily torture "They drove the van with Schiller inside into the warehouse.". "So you have a missing Hungarian couple and a Lamborghini," Roberts noted. The judge provided favorable testimony in February 1999 to Marc Schiller, the Sun Gym gang's first victim. "...the missing Hungarian couple had said that they were going to the "I was in a coma when they picked me up," he told Roberts. outside a restaurant he owned. Ferrer, now TV's "Judge Alex", and Miami-Dade prosecutor Gail Levine to Frank and Krisztina, there was the kidnap kit -- a case with duct That's where "I knew they weren't gonna do anything,"said Schiller. To find out more, visit our cookies policy and our privacy policy. could you come down to Miami?' … The way they tell it made it look like a comedy. Schiller's brother and sister booked an air ambulance, grabbed their everyone proud because he went from nowhere to a millionaire on his own Short of bringing him back? Asked what did they do with the bodies, Levine told Roberts, "Well, they got creative.". muscle-headed gang had trashed his home and burned through his money. The movie captures what Lugo was about in real life: his infatuation Alex Ferrer. Bound and gagged, he'd be dumped at a warehouse Now, Lugo and Doorbal were front and center of two cases. From there, it took just moments to figure out Marc Schiller needed a lot more than just a lawyer. In February 1998, almost three years after the gruesome murders of "And they drove the car into a light pole. "And I said, 'The easy answer is for you to get out of the hospital," said Du Bois. "We have the housekeeper who was also at the home when the -- the Doorbal. the parking lot, "... and as soon as he came out of his restaurant, they I run into them by accident, I'm dead.". seven members of the gang would do time. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox, Miami Restaurant Directory: Takeout/Delivery/Dine-in, Lawsuit Over Marc Schiller's Portrayal in, Marc Schiller’s lawsuit over his portrayal in the movie, Sun Gym Gang Accomplice Speaks About "Pain & Gain" For First Time, The 14 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week. Schiller says he was falsely depicted as a corrupt, “unlikeable, sleazy” braggart in the flick when he was simply the victim. He was in control as the prosecution's star witness. a way of convincing people to do things they didn't want to do.". "It was $1.2 million in cash and assets and a $2 million life insurance The Schiller Kessler Group, PLC 7501 W Oakland Park Blvd Ste 201 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33319-4973. wide," Jimenez continued. then they were able to back over him and then run over him again," said Asked if he was money hungry, Barrientos told Roberts, "Yes.". Roberts asked. discuss a business deal," said Jimenez. "As I was sentencing him, Danny Lugo was standin' there lookin' at "I was pretty hardcore..." he said of his weightlifting. "It was one of those days in Miami where a storm was coming in," Schiller recalled. "Sabina Petrescu's probably one of the most beautiful women I've ever So what was the plan?" He'd been told about it by a woman seen in my life," Levine said, "but she was also one of the most naive "It boggles the mind that they would return a chain saw that they "It made me very proud that my kid brother made it so big," Zsuzsanna Griga said. Jimenez explained. Staff, Join the New Times community and help support independent local journalism in Miami. Marc Schiller's Medicare fraud trial. "They would place a gun to his head, they would take a revolver and "They drive forward and they try to run him over, they missed. plots, though she believed they were undercover CIA agents. "This case was all over the news," retired homicide detective Felix he was working for the U.S. government in kidnapping people that were says he was kidnapped. "Miami was riveted as to this attractive charges relating to an extensive Medicare scam. "Did you fear that Delgado and Lugo were going to come to hospital to finish the job?" You can help by participating in our "I Support" membership program, allowing us to keep covering Miami with no paywalls. With Schiller's fortune spent, the gang targeted their next victims: Frank Griga and his beautiful girlfriend, Krisztina Furton. The case will now be heard in Miami federal court. women I have ever met in my life. He brought me a can of a - canned ravioli, which I had to eat with She's tried more than 00 cases. Posted by Marc Schiller | Aug 08, 2018 | 0 Comments Florida motorcycle riders beware – if you have the mandatory personal injury protection (PIP) coverage required to legally drive your car, you won't be able to use it if you are in a motorcycle accident and have sustained injuries. everything you have ... we're gonna bring your wife down here and rape "It would be funny if it wasn't so tragic ... because they made these and comic book code names like Batman and Robin and tried to stage an He was a successful accountant, but became greedy and began a … But even Ed Du Bois, with 50 years of experience as a private "When we got to the warehouse," said Schiller, "they called the boss.". The Miami New Times may earn a portion of sales from products & services purchased through links on our site from our affiliate partners. detectives. Lugo's girlfriend, Sabina Petrescu, was granted immunity in exchange My heart breaks when I Within hours, they She chose not to call the police. "Why didn't either of you go to the police at that point?" that. … The horrible person on the screen had no resemblance to who I was — or who I am now.”. He was in bad shape. her in front of you," said Schiller. Police quickly hit pay dirt in the apartment of Danny Lugo's girlfriend. “Obviously at the end they tried to kill me — and it wasn’t that funny when they tried to kill me,” Schiller told the Huffington Post. Roberts asked Levine. Marc Schiller Carlos Van Hemelrijck Stefanie Straub Eva Cornelia WULSTEN Ulrike Bertram Ulrich Reinhold Original Assignee Grünenthal GmbH Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Miami,'" said Schiller. Terms, The horror was just beginning. The boss was Danny Lugo, the same man at the center of the Krisztina Furton-Frank Griga murder case. weeks, he wasn't even allowed to use the bathroom. "They had a dead person and another one, another person near death," said Garafalo. Roberts asked Levine. Jimenez explained. I leave that to the federal government. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our terms of use, our cookies policy, and our privacy policy. him, I mean he must be dead,'" Ferrer continued. "You must have been terrified," Roberts commented. "This is where the Sun Gym was located. Finally, after multiple attempts, the "gang that couldn't shoot They come back Careers, "It was like a service station ... he was changing the oil, washing We show them The Schiller Kessler Group. "You know we were very poor when we were young..." she continued. "When I left ... Schiller was sitting in the chair ... he was taped The crimes and the trial would captivate and horrify all of south Florida. He gave up, giving the gang everything. She said her boyfriend wasn't a criminal. And she says, 'Oh, don't you know? during the middle of the day, it looks like they're moving. Justice was what Marc Schiller got this time. millions.". With the help of Jorge Delgado, Doorbal and Lugo stuffed the bodies "So after a while, you and Marc decided to go to the police?" Marc Schiller survived the Sun Gym Gang’s attacks, but he was left with a twisted spine, shattered pelvis, a ruptured bladder and a damaged spleen just for starters. Despite his cooperation, Schiller still remained chained like an animal in the Miami warehouse. tranquilizer, which they had basically bought to tranquilize the two of "Marc Schiller was asked to come and give testimony under oath four The gang used costumes I "Pain & Gain" is originally based on a series of Miami New Times articles from 1999 about the "Sun Gym Gang," a group that kidnapped, tortured and even murdered innocent victims. Even now, with "For the first couple Schiller, however, claims in his lawsuit  the film falsely portrays the criminals in a positive, lighthearted way, while he is portrayed negatively, in an silly fashion. "Mark Schiller was the perfect victim because he was involved in something that was illegal," said Levine. "'They want you to come to Miami to report it,'" Schiller said. The Miami millionaire was Marc Schiller, an accountant. reached their verdict: Daniel Lugo was found guilty of first-degree claim anything," said Ferrer. "Did Marc Schiller I hadn't eaten for like three A thousand miles from Miami, Marc Schiller, now supported by his family, began to heal; his body and bones fractured. Today, while Schiller refuses to talk about the charges, he does say Lugo told him to do.". "... told him, 'The eagle has landed.' Ferrer stepped in to provide testimony as a sitting judge, which is extremely rare and set precedent in its own right. She says Schiller didn't come forward, because he had his own "It's a comedy, which is unfortunate, because there was nothing funny After a few years, Mr. Schiller left his associate position with that firm and opened his own law firm, focusing solely on personal injury and wrongful death cases. "... and they brought that back and they end up buying an electric chainsaw," said Garafalo. Offering our readers free access to incisive coverage of local news, food and culture. spin it and pull the trigger," Jimenez explained. road.". She abduction and torture to nurses, doctors -- anyone who might listen. who once dated Frank Griga. Danny Lugo had convinced her he was a spy on a secret mission. he ended up half dead at Jackson Memorial, Miami's top trauma center. She knew all the gang's secrets and details of their He was turning around to his girlfriend, and They make identification. "And he would burn me, you know, burn my skin ... and then he'd do this actually been to the house the last time they were seen alive and they "And he says, 'How would I know him?' "They just kept punching me ... and they had a Taser... and they kept Tasering [sic] me," said Schiller. Schiller's testimony was in bringing down the Sun Gym gang. "... in fact we mobilized right in this park," Jimenez pointed out. Help, Miami's independent source of local news and culture. But according to authorities, it wasn't until April 1995, four months after his escape, that Schiller contacted police. I would imagine most CPAs in Miami have," she explained. To them it was just a fun game," he said. And they just didn't believe him," In my house," Schiller told Troy Roberts. And now that apartment," said Jimenez. doesn't have enough power. So we have a lot to go on," Schiller would reunite with his family in Colombia. worse punishment.". … It wasn’t that funny because I had substantial injuries. was a finalist in the Miss Romania contest in 1990, then came to the Fax: 954-667-5805 "And I remember saying, 'We don't have a missing persons, we have a very major homicide,'" said Levine. I was kidnapped. "The call was unusual because the story was so bizarre," said Du Bois. Schiller would eventually tell police a wild story -- that five Soon Adrian Doorbal was in custody and refused to talk to police. "I started calling him and he wouldn't pick up the phone," Zsuzsanna I think at that point, it was prudent not to.". Roberts asked Du Bois. Attorney Marc S. Dorman can guide you through the legal process while providing personal attention and support. deadly plot that involved kidnapping, money and murder. Roberts asked Schiller. Zsuzsanna had seen her brother's love for the glittery side of the American dream. up -- hands and legs ... and they were beating on him," the think of what she went through.". "I guess its divine intervention. Roberts asked Levine. brother and bolted out of Miami, heading north -- not a minute too soon. Circulation, This was published 7 years ago. moving boxes and they're moving a couch. Get him all drunk," said Judge Alex Ferrer. By May of 1995, five months after his harrowing escape, the Sun Gym gang had burned through all of Marc Schiller's money. "And it killed her?" You can't Yes." Schiller says he was allowed to make one phone call. "... and they see this guy that they just lit on fire standing by the Marc Schiller in Boca Raton, Florida, in 2013. Roberts asked Schiller. And they just blew it off.". "We were parked right there," the man said, standing with Roberts in "And they disposed of the torsos in one part of the county in oil drums," said Ferrer. And they're Hollywood could not resist this crazy scene. "He had Schiller and Delgado had been in business. and they're gonna use this to dismember the bodies. "They turned the car off and as he's driving by they're The case would be career defining for prosecutor Gail Levine. nature --just the biggest crimes. circumstances. kidnap and torture Frank Griga until he signed over every nickel he had It's been nearly two decades since the gang tortured and killed their way through Miami. Roberts asked. "They went to Metro-Dade's top unit that handles just crimes of this But with local journalism's existence under siege and advertising revenue setbacks having a larger impact, it is important now more than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism. If you prefer a personal consultation, please contact the Schiller, Marc law firm on telephone: (239) 321-6594 or come in to the office to discuss your case with the … "He's trying to convince the nurse to give him a phone, because he with getting rich, says Patty Barrientos, who worked alongside him at a Schiller was kidnapped, tortured, and extorted by the group of men, just as the movie describes. Retired Miami-Dade detectives show the arsena... Miami-Dade state attorney on seeking justice ... Judge Alex Ferrer: "The jurors in this case w... California Privacy/Information We Collect. "The last day? But according to Du Bois and Schiller, when they finally did sit down with the cops... "They've never listened at all," said Schiller. Frank Griga's yellow Lamborghini was legendary. "Doorbal was just an evil, he reminded me of just an evil guy," said Garafalo. Having forced him to sign over his assets, the Sun Gym gang, led by And my sister was there and my brother. the reason they weren't home was because they were in the Bahamas," said "They give him alcohol to drink. It would be months before Schiller could grasp the full horror of how and revealed to the gang where his assets were kept. but real sick," Schiller said. "She fell for Danny and believed everything he told her.". They're looking at the dent of the car, and they say, 'I don't would be an easy mark. As investigators put the pieces together, Marc Schiller's kidnap story echoed like thunder. The map was clear and it led straight to the Sun Gym gang. Bingo. "They plied you with alcohol for three straight days" Roberts noted to Schiller. there accusing them," said Schiller. "This is a warehouse that was rented by one of the members of the Sun Petrescu would play a crucial role as police continued gathering more come with me and help me collect.'". Asked why, she told Roberts, "They needed Krisztina because if Frank I wanna grow, I wanna be somebody very big...'" said Barrientos. The musclemen were there. Schiller's nightmare started just as he was about to head for home after work. evidence connecting Lugo and Doorbal to the disappearance of Frank and "The bodies were found that day," Zsuzsanna Griga told Roberts of the now, she wouldn't tell detectives where Lugo was. "He was Doorbal and Lugo approached Frank Griga with a phony, made-up know it's not a big dent, yeah but we ran him over, and we backed over ABC News 20/20 broadcast their own investigation previously, about this "grotesque" (word used by prosecutor Gail Levine) series of crimes. Their case was the bizarre kidnapping of another Miami "Big guy... intimidating," Roberts commented. The businessman and father was living in kind of a hell associated with a Third World dungeon -- complete with racial slurs. Pain & Gain has made over $100 million between box office and DVD sales since it's release in 2013. out and get the paper at five in the morning and they were gonna kidnap my hands.". "He'd do anything and everything that Danny "But this case really got to me.". urinate and defecate on himself.". Doorbal wasn't that stupid. And what they contain are two For some reason, it just felt to me that that should be taken into served time for running a phony loan scam operation. I'll come to screaming ... 'What do you want, what do you want with me, what are you "The victim comes from Colombia. Griga paused before continuing. case. With the little money he had, he spent a lot of it at the Solid Gold "If the police had listened to him and investigated, Frank Griga and Ultimately, the rest of the gang went to prison, too. hand, he was joking. Krisztina Furton would probably be alive today," said Ferrer. of her brother, Frank, and his girlfriend, Krisztina Furton in 1995. This is what we would call the gang headquarters," said Jimenez. Asked why she didn't she call police, Schiller told Roberts, "I don't know. After a few years, Mr. Schiller left his associate position with that firm and opened his own law firm, focusing solely on personal injury and wrongful death … Jimenez. We provide knowledgeable legal advice when you … him ... only to be surprised that cars were coming down the street and "Well, guilty, yeah, but -- I don't believe in the -- death penalty," In the Hollywood In a highly unusual twist, Judge Alex Ferrer stood up for Schiller However, with this final signature Marc Schiller had now become obsolete to the Sun Gym Gang who proceeded to force-feed him alcohol and sleeping pills over a number of days before stuffing him unconscious behind the wheel of his car. Ferrer explained. "They never returned the money to gym. Bahamas the -- the-- following day. being a professional diver, was now shot full of horse tranquilizer. months?" explained. "At your peak you could bench 475 pounds?" So for Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Schiller worked as an associate at a prestigious law firm specializing in personal injury and wrongful death claims. © 2014 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. friends or extended family raised the alarm. "Danny was a big muscular guy," said Jimenez. bruised, his pelvis broken -- Marc Schiller tried to tell his story of "This case was what made me who I am today, a career prosecutor," said Levine. In fewer than 10 years, Frank was living in an upscale Miami enclave "He felt betrayed," Roberts noted to Levine. involvement in Schiller's kidnapping and Jorge Delgado got 15. By clicking 'X' or continuing to use the site, you agree to allow cookies to be placed. Home Depot and return it," said Ferrer. deserve to go to prison? They backed out about a "Yeah, I told 'em I was kidnapped, and they go, 'No no, you were in a blankets like they were some kind of ninja ... waiting for him to come own apartments, wearing his jewelry, driving his Dodge Viper, and his to go on. "Money was there for him to make other people happy and to play, to buy toys," she said. "It was a sham," Ed Du Bois said. flames revive him enough that he stumbles out of the car and towards the About Us, day she arrived. We'll shake him down...'" said Ferrer. been grabbed by a gang. He called his The ordeal wasn't over for Marc Schiller. I guess I was the eagle," said Schiller. With 100 witnesses and thousands of pieces of evidence, the case I'm like, 'That's not happening.' member who had first told Lugo about Schiller and his millions - ended "They're waiting for him to drive by to stage this accident," Ferrer And it so happened in this case there was.". 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