Secrets in the Cellar: A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case That Shocked the World
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Secrets in the Cellar: A True Story of the Austrian Incest Case That Shocked the World
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It’s very difficult right now for alex, lisa, and Monika, who lived together with their grandma upstairs. They cannot see their friends. They cannot meet their classmates. They even miss school. And this is something which is very hard for them. This is a world that betrayed her, in a sense, by giving up, by not looking for her in her own home with her own father. There are lots of things which have been reported badly or wrongly. I mean, first, I mean, the children speak normal German. They communicate as anybody does. They walk as anybody does. And also what has been reported about Elisabeth, I mean, she’s a normal looking woman, very attractive person. If you meet her and if you see her, you know, the most important point right now is that she has the feeling that the kids are happy. They feel comfortable. And that gives her, I would say, the best relief. In 1967, Fritzl broke into the Linz home of a 24-year-old nurse while her husband was away and raped her while holding a knife to her throat, threatening to kill her if she screamed. [13] According to an annual report for 1967 and a press release of the same year, he was also named as a suspect in a case of attempted rape of a 21-year-old woman, and was known for indecent exposure. Fritzl was arrested and served 12 months of an 18-month prison sentence. [14] In accordance with Austrian law, his criminal record was expunged after 15 years. As a result, more than 25 years later, when he applied to adopt and/or foster Elisabeth's children, the local social service authorities did not discover his criminal history. [15] [16] Suspected murders [ edit ]
At the time of this writing, Josef Fritzl is serving his sentence in Garsten Abbey in Upper Austria. He is in a section of the prison for the criminally insane. Kerstin The Fritzl case emerged in 2008, when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) told police in the town of Amstetten, Lower Austria, that she had been held captive for 24 years by her father, Josef Fritzl (born 9 April 1935). Fritzl had assaulted, sexually abused, and raped his daughter repeatedly during her imprisonment inside a concealed area in the cellar of the family home. [1] [2] The incest resulted in the birth of seven children, [3] three of whom remained in captivity with their mother; one died shortly after birth and was cremated by Fritzl; [4] and the other three were brought up by Fritzl and his wife, Rosemarie, having been reported as foundlings. Josef Fritzl was arrested on suspicion of rape, false imprisonment, manslaughter by negligence, and incest. In March 2009, he pleaded guilty to all counts and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Linda Fairstein was the head prosecutor for New York city’s sex crimes unit. Today she is a bestselling writer of crime novels.Josef Fritzl, the 'ordinary' pensioner and the dark secret of the daughter he held captive for 24 years". The Independent. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020 . Retrieved 19 February 2020. After Elisabeth's disappearance, Rosemarie filed a missing persons report. Almost a month later, Fritzl handed over a letter to the police, the first of several that he had forced Elisabeth to write while she was in captivity. The letter, postmarked Braunau, stated that she was tired of living with her family and was staying with a friend; she warned her parents not to look for her or she would leave the country. Fritzl told police that she had most likely joined a cult. [3] The environment in this room where the ceilings were kept very low, around six foot at the highest point, the environment was anything but pleasant because everyday living, personal hygiene, etcetera, must have kept the level of humidity high. Felix is born. According to a statement by Fritzl, he kept Felix in the cellar with Elisabeth and her two eldest children because his wife could not look after another child. [3]
A pattern was established in the middle of the night, a baby would be left on the Fritzls’ door step with a note from Elisabeth, again, a letter the father forced her to write. Hospital workers found the note puzzling. They questioned Kerstin’s uncommon physical condition too. She was in fair shape, but was malnourished, unkempt, with rotten teeth and very pale skin. Three days after Kerstin was admitted, on April 21, 2008, they notified the police that a mysterious “female person” had arrived, brought in by Josef Fritzl of Ybbsstrasse 40. April 26, 2008 During the evening, Fritzl releases Elisabeth, Stefan and Felix from the cellar and brings them upstairs, informing his wife that Elisabeth had decided to come home after a 24-year absence. Later that evening, after an anonymous tip off during a visit to the hospital, Fritzl and Elisabeth are taken into police custody where she reveals her decades-long imprisonment during questioning. Mother and six children held in underground room for 24 years see outside world for first time- the Fritzl case - Altered Dimensions Paranormal". Altereddimensions.net. 8 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022 . Retrieved 19 August 2022.Then her 19th birthday arrived. And the Austrian police aren’t allowed to search for missing persons over the age of 19, because from this age onwards, an Austrian citizen can go anywhere in the world they want.
The international interest in the case is such that the family cannot leave the hospital in which they are staying. It’s rumored that the first photo event is worth millions of dollars. Effectively, they are still in prison. Translator: All the gardens are open while Herr Fritzl’s is all concealed, built up and the spaces are covered by trees and bushes. a b Connolly, Kate (16 March 2009). "Josef Fritzl trial: 'She spent the first five years entirely alone. He hardly ever spoke to her' ". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016 . Retrieved 14 December 2016.Her parents are Josef and Rosemarie Fritzl. She has three brothers and three sisters. She gave birth to seven children while captive. One passed away, while the three that were taken to be raised by her parents as their own were Lisa, Monika, and Alexander. The three children who were held captive with her were Kerstin, Stefan, and Felix. Associated With Translator: I did hear talk amongst the neighbors that Herr Fritzl was very firm with his children and that absolute obedience to Herr Fritzl prevailed. December 2002 Felix is born. According to a statement by Fritzl, he kept Felix in the cellar with Elisabeth and her two eldest children because his wife could not look after another child.
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