La Farmaceutica Carles Porta Epub 〈Simple »〉
At one point, Feliu was officially declared dead by authorities; after her release, several media outlets maliciously suggested she had organized her own kidnapping for money.
Porta's style, often described as "Fargo in la Garrotxa," avoids sensationalism while maintaining the pacing of a thriller. He reconstructed the story by consulting thousands of pages of court records, listening to trial hours, and conducting a personal interview with Feliu, whose primary wish was for the event to be forgotten. La farmacèutica: 492 dies segrestada (Narrativa Catalana) La Farmaceutica Carles Porta epub
On November 20, 1992, Maria Àngels Feliu was abducted by two hooded men in her home garage after having drinks with her sister. The kidnappers, who included local municipal police officers and a forest ranger, held her in a subterranean zulo (hole) the size of a closet for 492 days. The crime, intended as a quick "ransom grab," spiraled into a lengthy ordeal due to the perpetrators' lack of professional experience and total failure to communicate ransom demands effectively. At one point, Feliu was officially declared dead
