Marc Schiller
Marc Schiller is an Argentinian-American man who survived a kidnapping and attempted [...] by the Sun Gym Gang in Miami, Florida in 1994. He was the star witness in the trial against Daniel Lugo, Adrian Doorbal, and John Carl Mese on a number of charges ranging from [...] to kidnapping to extortion. Marc has published two books Pain and Gain-The Untold True Story and Pain and Gain-How I Survived and Triumphed. These books are personal accounts of his kidnapping in 1994. In 2013 the Movie Pain & Gain was released by Paramount Pictures, which narrates Marc's kidnapping in 1994 by the Sun Gym Gang in Miami, Florida.
Biography
Schiller was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and with his parents immigrated to the United States when he was seven years old. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York and lived there until he moved to attend College in Wisconsin.
By the age of nine he started several small businesses to fund his educational and personal needs. He attended Lincoln high school in Brooklyn, participating in sports and was member of the school's track team.
Marc has had a successful career as both entrepreneur and as professional working for several large companies occupying several positions as an accountant, controller, CFO and auditor. Marc's professional career has spanned the United States as well as internationally. On an entrepreneurial level, Marc has launched several successful businesses including two accounting practices both in Miami and Houston, a delicatessen in Miami, a vending company and an two options and STOCK trading companies. Marc received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in accounting and a MBA in finance from Benedictine University.
Kidnapping
Schiller was kidnapped in on November 15, 1994. He was taken to a warehouse and held captive for almost a month. During the month, he was tortured and forced to sign over his assets to his captors. "I've ended up calling it Hotel Hell," says Schiller. "They tasered me, they punched me, they pistol-whipped and burned me with a lighter. They played Russian roulette against my temple and performed mock executions. I was blindfolded throughout."
After a month, the captors decided to kill Schiller by staging what appeared to be a drunk-driving accident. He was forced to consume a large amount of alcohol and sleeping pills. Lugo took Schiller’s car and ran it into a utility pole to make it appear as though Schiller was involved in an accident. He was placed in the driver's seat and gasoline was poured over the vehicle and it was set on fire. Schiller awoke and fled the burning vehicle. The captors noticed his escape and ran him over with their car twice.
They later discovered that Schiller had survived the attempt and set out to kill him in the hospital, but could not find him because he arranged to be transferred to a New York hospital for protection. Schiller attempted to notify the police but his story was not believed.
While Schiller was in New York, Lugo and his group emptied his house and bank accounts.
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