This Wednesday (12/11), Lindenberg Alves gave a live TV interview in the midst of the Eloa Pimentel kidnapping case, for which a documentary containing previously unpublished testimonies was featured on Netflix. Host Sonia Abraon brought in the kidnappers and tried to convince them to release the 15-year-old girl during the show’s broadcast.
Lindenberg gave two interviews to Lede TV during its coverage of the country in 2008. The first conversation was with reporter Luis Guerra, when the gunman had just released Eloa’s best friend Nayara Silva from a private prison.
He threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend if police entered the premises. “I want everyone to know that I have a bag (full of firearm bullets) and that if anyone approaches I will shoot them,” he said.
Eloa was shot in the head by her kidnapper and died. Nayara, who was with a young woman when military police decided to enter the apartment where the hostages were being held, said Lindenberg pulled the trigger when he heard the police entering.
Interview with Sonia Abraon
Prosecutor Antonio Nobre Folgado said Sonia Abraon intervened in police negotiations by giving Lindenberg the opportunity to speak live on television. Previous police interpretation was that he had made a deal and was trying to turn himself in.
The host begged for Eloa to be released. “Everyone here understands that you are not a criminal, you are not a criminal, you are not a murderer. You are always a good person!” he said.
During the interview, Lindenberg explained the motives behind the crime and negotiated with Sonia Abraon on how to release the young woman. “I just wanted to make things right with her (Eloa),” he said.
“I just wanted her to be heard. When I go to free Eloa, no one knows. She comes with two revolvers, and I come down with ammunition. I won’t give it a second. Since I spoke to you, no one in the police has told me. But if they reassure me, I will do it,” he added.
The crime is depicted in the documentary Caso Eloá: Refém ao Vivo, which was recently released on Netflix. The film includes unpublished testimony from Eloa’s parents, brother Douglas, and friend Grazieli Oliveira, who speak publicly about the incident for the first time. The piece also features reports from journalists and authorities who followed the crime.
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