Maupie 's businesslike release
For five days, he lay on a bed in a "dark den" handcuffed to a radiator and guarded by four men whose faces were covered by ski masks. But Dutch Multimillionaire Maurits ("Maupie") Caransa, 61, who was kidnaped on Oct. 28 outside his club in Amsterdam, remained a shrewd businessman throughout the ordeal. And, as it turned out last week, businessrather than terrorism, as had originally been fearedwas the name of the game. By Caransa's account, the kidnapers first demanded a ransom of $16 million. After two days of haggling, Caransa, whose real estate, hotel and other...
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