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The Fritzl case emerged in 2008, when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) told police in the city of Amstetten, Lower Austria, that she had been held captive for 24 years by her father, Josef Fritzl (born 9 April 1935).
Elisabeth Fritzl, now 56, has managed to rebuild her life since her dramatic escape from her father’s cellar in 2008. Following the court hearings, Elisabeth and her children were granted new identities.
Jan 1, 2023 · By Lauren Waters. Last Updated: 12:04 a.m. CST, January 1, 2023. SAMUEL KUBANI/AFP via Getty Images. In August 1984, in Amstetten, Austria, Josef Fritzl asked his daughter, Elizabeth, for help installing a new door to their family home’s newly-renovated basement.
Elisabeth was confined for more than two decades by her father, Josef Fritzl, in a soundproof basement underneath their home. Here, she was subjected to relentless sexual abuse. Josef, now an...
Jan 25, 2024 · An Austrian court says Josef Fritzl, who held his daughter captive for 24 years and raped her thousands of times, can be moved out of psychiatric detention.
Apr 13, 2012 · Elisabeth Fritzl, now 42, was kept as a prisoner by her father Josef for 24 years. He raped her repeatedly, fathering her seven children, one of whom died. The 74-year-old could now face...
Dec 29, 2023 · Crime. Who Is Elisabeth Fritzl And Where Is She Today? Wiehagen Photography/Shutterstock. By Richard Milner / Dec. 29, 2023 7:00 am EST. Even for those familiar with true crime and the full range of humanity's abyssal depravities, some stories defy belief and reason.
