Angie's story: she killed her friend, then staged her rape (7 photos + 1 video)
Netflix has released a new documentary that tells the dark story of Barcelona's criminal underworld. In 2012, María Ángeles Molina, known as Angie, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder of her friend Ana Paez. She took over the victim's personal information and took out loans worth more than a million euros in her name. 
In 2008, María lured her 35-year-old friend, fashion designer Ana Paez, to a rented apartment. The criminal rented the property in Ana's name under false pretenses. After putting Ana to sleep, she put a plastic bag over her head and secured it with duct tape. To stage a sexual motive, Maria bought sperm from a brothel.
The Spanish woman took possession of the victim's documents, put on a wig and went to banks, where she took out several loans and insurance policies in Ana's name.
Molina denied the charges and insisted that she was shopping at the time of the murder.
The case, which the media dubbed "almost the perfect crime," is featured in the Netflix documentary series "Angie: Fake Life, True Crime." 
Maria Angeles Molina, known as Angie, from Barcelona
Maria is a wealthy Spanish businesswoman who made her fortune through fraud. She was married to Juan Antonio Alvarez Litben, a successful businessman. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1996. It was only after Ana's murder that the authorities paid attention to Juan's death.
On February 19, 2008, Maria went to Zaragoza in a Porsche, she wanted to create an alibi for herself. The woman traveled almost four hours to pick up the ashes of her father, who passed away a year earlier. In the evening, she returned to Barcelona and invited Ana to dinner at an apartment she had rented in the name of a friend for only three days. She drugged her guest, then put a bag over her head and sealed it with tape. Molina injected the victim's vagina and mouth with semen she had obtained in a brothel to create the appearance of rape.
Ana Paez
At first, the police thought that Paez's death was related to a sexual crime or a sadistic game. But during the investigation, it turned out that significant sums of money had been written off from her bank account. CCTV captured Maria posing as a friend.
The Barcelona High Court sentenced Maria to 22 years in prison, and she will be released in 2034.
The judge noted that "she took advantage of the friendship to steal identity documents with the intention of obtaining material gain."
Molina received 18 years for murder and an additional four years for fraud.
The killer had affairs with bank executives, and they gave her loans in Ana's name.
Maria's ex-lover gave the police the original Paez passport, which he found in Molina's house. During the search, the police found an unopened bottle of chloroform and the victim's insurance policy.
Molina was married to businessman Juan Antonio Alvarez Litben (pictured), who died under strange circumstances in 1996
Maria denied her guilt and said that she was shopping at the time of the crime.
She said: "Without yogurts and condensed milk, I am nothing."
But the court ruled that the evidence and proof left no doubt about the identity of the killer.
The series "Angie: Fake Life, True Crime" was filmed in Spanish and premiered on May 1.
Director Carlos Agulló said: "We carefully studied more than 2,000 pages of case files, criminal reports and family archives, in addition to the court proceedings. We spoke with more than 60 police officers, private detectives and people connected to both cases. The investigation was complex and multifaceted, like Angie herself. It was a challenge, a real game of mirrors, and we hope that the viewer will be able to feel the same."
