[74] That decision was based on a psychiatric report which said he no longer posed any danger. the family in California whose children were found locked in a basement. Having convinced the outside world and Elisabeths mother Rosemarie that shed joined a religious cult, he beat her, punished her by cutting off the electricity, and raped her some 3,000 times. [6] After Elisabeth held the door in place while Fritzl fitted it into the frame, he held an ether-soaked towel on her face until she was unconscious, then threw her into the chamber. Caso Fritzl. Plot summary Add synopsis Genre Doctors said that she would make a full recovery. But the other three kids were brought up by Elisabeth in the cellar. He often stayed there for the night and did not allow his wife to bring him coffee. Dear parents, the coerced letter read, I am leaving you my little daughter Lisa. By 2008, Elisabeth Fritzls children were divided into two worlds. [75], The case was featured in the 2008 documentary, The Longest Night: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar[76] and the 2010 documentary, Monster: The Josef Fritzl Story. She is a good girl, and she eats everything else from the spoon., The letter was enough to convince local social workers, who made a note of Josef and Rosemaries shock. They wrote, The Fritzl family is taking loving care of Lisa and wishes to continue caring for her.. Alexander Fritzl, the 12-year-old son of Elisabeth Fritzl. Officials were, after all, under the impression that Rosemarie and Josef were the babies grandparents. Elisabeth gave birth to seven children and three of them remained in captivity with their mother. Fritzl's mother, Maria, dies in captivity in Fritzl's attic. We hope that soon there will be a time where we can find our way back into a normal life. I could have behaved a lot worse than locking up my daughter. [13][14] The police reopened the case file on Elisabeth's disappearance. On August 28, 1984, Josef Fritzlcalledhis then 18-year-old daughter Elisabeth into the basement of the familys home in Austria. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. 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. Their two-storey family home is kept under constant CCTV surveillance and patrolled by security guards, while any stranger caught lurking nearby can expect to be picked up by police within minutes. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. View our online Press Pack. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [3] Kerstin was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, the Landesklinikum Amstetten, and was admitted in serious condition with life-threatening kidney failure. Elisabeth attempted to teach them with the rudimentary education she herself had, and give them the most normal life she could under their horrific circumstances. Josef Fritzl was born on 9 April 1935, in Amstetten, Austria. January 12, 2023 by Nurudeen. He married at age 21, to a 17-year-old Rosemarie. Under new identities, Elisabeth now lives with her six surviving children in a tiny hamlet in the Austrian countryside, which is only referred to by the country's media as Village X. I think really something beautiful has emerged and the past has been buried. But the truth was that Josef Fritzl knew exactly where his daughter was: she was about 20 feet below where the police officer was standing. In 2008, Elisabeth's eldest daughter, Kerstin, fell ill. Elisabeth convinced Fritzl to take the 19-year-old girl to the hospital. And soon, Elisabeth Fritzl became pregnant. In 1983, building inspectors visited the site and verified that the new extension had been built according to the dimensions specified on the permit. Imprisoned in the windowless basement beneath the boarding home where she was raised, the young woman was assaulted, abused, humiliated, and raped repeatedly by her father. Fritzl arranges for critically ill 19-year-old Kerstin to be taken to a local hospital. She had allegedly known nothing about the events taking place right under her feet and Josef backed up her story. [58], It was revealed that Elisabeth and her children were more traumatized than previously thought. [33] 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. As doctors treated Kerstin Fritzl in the hospital, her upstairs and downstairs siblings met for the first time since they were babies. Nor did anyone ask many questions when yet another of Elisabeth Fritzls children, this time a boy, Alexander, appeared in 1997. Fritzls horrific crimes were only discovered when one of the children, Kerstin, slipped into a coma and he took her to hospital where doctors noted her malnourished condition and rotting teeth. Ten years ago, Elisabeth was released from the soundproofed underground cellar where her dad raped her more than 3,000 times and fathered seven kids with her. [16] His defence lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, said that although the DNA test proved incest, evidence was still needed for the allegations of rape and enslavement. He was re-fitting a door to the newly renovated cellar and needed help carrying it. Elisabeth Fritzl, naci el 6 de abril de 1966. She demonstrated for jurors the low height of the ceiling in the cellar dungeon by making a mark on the door to the courtroom at 174cm (5ft 8.5in), and described the cellar as "damp and mouldy," passing around a box of musty objects taken from the cellar, the odour of which made jurors flinch. Factors that traumatised the "upstairs" children include learning that Fritzl had lied to them about their mother abandoning them, the abuse they had received from him during their childhood, and finding out that their siblings had been imprisoned in the cellar. The film is directed by Elizabeth Rhm and it stars Stefanie Scott, Judd Nelson, and Joely Fisher. She wouldnt emerge for 24 long years. Instead, she followed her father into the cellar, where he knocked her unconscious with ether and tied her to a bed with a metal chain. The other three lived in a windowless hell, having never seen the sky or the sun. "[71], In April 2019, it was reported that Fritzl's health was declining and that he did not want to live anymore. Elisabeth gives birth to twin boys. Members of the Fritzl family were offered new identities, but it was emphasized that it was their choice to make. His health is rapidly declining and he reportedly doesn't want to live anymore as he rots in prison for turning his daughter into a sex slave. SID Lower Austria/Getty ImagesThe cellar home that Josef Fritzl built to keep Elisabeth in. Elisabeth pleaded with Fritzl to be taken to the hospital. Today, Elisabeth Fritzls children live with their mother in an undisclosed location in Austria known only as Village X. Theyre free and back together but life hasnt been easy. Three of them lived relatively normal lives upstairs. While most neighbours approved of the proposal, some preferred that the property be demolished due to its sordid history. [69], In May 2017, Josef Fritzl changed his name to Josef Mayrhoff, probably due to getting into a prison fight that resulted in several of his teeth getting knocked out after other inmates set up a fake dating profile with his name and picture. [51] Fritzl's attorney, Rudolf Mayer, confirmed that she had been in the visitors' gallery in disguise at the time her video testimony was aired. Shockingly, social services never questioned the appearance of the children and allowed the Fritzls to keep them as their own children. [38][39], In a report by forensic psychiatrist Adelheid Kastner, Fritzl's mother is described as unpredictable and abusive. [7] He said that he accepted the sentence and would not appeal. Ten years ago, Elisabeth Fritzl was released from the cellar in Austria where her dad Josef held her in captivity. He was also charged with rape, incest, kidnapping, false imprisonment and slavery, which carry a maximum 20-year term.[7]. Monika Fritzl, aged 14, one of Elisabeth Fritzl's daughters. They also needed treatment to help them cope with all the extra space that they now had in which to move about. [34] In accordance with Austrian law, his criminal record was expunged after 15 years. Elisabeth had seven children, but one died - all of which were fathered by her evil captor. Soon after her release Elisabeth started to develop an obsession with cleanliness, showering up to 10 times a day, according to reports. 18-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl went missing on August 28, 1984. . He noted that Elisabeth's letters seemed dictated and oddly written. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The cell had two access points: a hinged door that weighed 500kg (1,100lb) which is thought to have become unusable over the years because of its weight, and a metal door, reinforced with concrete and on steel rails that weighed 300kg (660lb) and measured 1m (3.3ft) high and 60cm (2.0ft) wide. Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . [42], On 13 November 2008, authorities in Austria released an indictment against Josef Fritzl. On day one, Fritzl entered the courtroom attempting to hide his face from cameras behind a blue folder, which he was entitled to do under Austrian law. Elisabeth recounted that Fritzl raped her and forced her to watch pornographic videos, which he made her re-enact with him in front of her children in order to humiliate her. New Study Shows Dolphins Recognize Their Friends By The Taste Of Their Urine, The Chilling Story Of Joshua Phillips, The Florida Boy Who Murdered His 8-Year-Old Neighbor When He Was Just 14, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. How Was Elisabeth Fritzl Found? Take good care of my little girl I breastfed her for about 6 1/2 months, and now she drinks her milk from the bottle. Two years later, another baby was born, a boy named Stefan. She explained that Josef was the father of all seven of them and that Josef Fritzl would come down during the night, make her watch pornographic films and then rape her. Kerstin and Stefan remained in the cellar with their mother for the duration of her imprisonment, being brought weekly rations of food and water by Josef. Regarding his treatment of Elisabeth and her children in the cellar, he explained that he brought flowers for Elisabeth and books and toys for the children into the "bunker," as he called it, and often watched videos with the children and ate meals with Elisabeth and the children. He later told authorities that his wife couldnt have cared for another child. "Josef Fritzl recognised that Elisabeth was in court and, from this point on, you could see Josef Fritzl going pale and he broke down," Mayer said. [19] Police spokesman Franz Polzer said police planned to interview at least 100 people who had lived as tenants in the Fritzl apartment building in the previous 24 years.[20]. Josef Fritzl became arrested on expenses of false imprisonment, r*pe, negligent manslaughter, such as inc*st. But that year, everything changed when Kerstin suddenly fell deathly ill. SID Lower Austria/Getty ImagesThe cellar where three of Elisabeth Fritzls children lived in captivity. He suggested that the emphasis on discipline in the Nazi era, during which he grew up until the age of 10, might have influenced his views about decency and good behaviour. Elisabeth was upset about Rosemarie's passiveness during her upbringing. [3] The police contacted Manfred Wohlfahrt, a church officer and expert on cults, who raised doubts about the existence of the group Fritzl described. The father of Elisabeth, Josef Fritzl, maltreated and raped her daughter several times at the basement of their family home. [48][49] Fritzl's wife, Rosemarie, and Elisabeth's children refused to testify. The Horrific Story Of Elisabeth Fritzls Children, Who Were Fathered By Their Own Grandpa. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Fritzl's infamous house in Amstetten was bought by Herbert and Ingrid Houska for 143,581 GBP and it has since been renovated into 10 separate flats. She graduated from Oberlin College, where she earned a double degree in American History and French. As Michael struggled to breathe, Josef had allegedly told Elisabeth, What will be, will be. He later burned the infants body in an incinerator and scattered his ashes in the family garden. Elisabethwasgiven a newname following the trial, with strict laws to prevent heridentitybeing revealed. [35][36], After his arrest, Fritzl claimed that his behaviour toward his daughter did not constitute rape but was consensual. "[56], Judge Humer, who presided over the trial, stated medical experts reported Elisabeth and her children were in "relatively good health. Despite their strained relationship, Elisabeth and her mother Rosemarie started visiting each other more, and Elisabeth has reportedly forgiven her mother for believing her father's story. The trial of Josef Fritzl commenced on 16 March 2009, in the city of Sankt Plten, presided over by Judge Andrea Humer. On April 28, 1996, Elisabeth gave birth to twins, Alexander and Michael, with Michael dying at just three days old. One dies after less than 3 days and Fritzl removes and. Elisabeth was reported to be distraught and close to a breakdown after a British paparazzo had burst into her kitchen and started taking photographs. Josef didnt just bring the children up to live with him, however. Date of Birth: February 26, 1994; Age: 28 years old; Parents: Josef Fritzl (father), Elisabeth Fritzl (mother) The second of the upstairs children, Monika Fritzl, was born on February 26, 1994, in Amstetten, Austria. 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. ", Regarding his treatment of the family he had with his wife, Fritzl stated, "I am not the beast the media make me to be." He removed Kerstin from the cellar and called an ambulance, claiming that he had a note from Kerstins mother explaining her condition. At the minimum, he would visit her in the basement three times a week. On 26 April, he released her from the cellar along with her sons Stefan and Felix, bringing them upstairs. Critics said his statement may have been a ploy to prepare an insanity defence. Elisabeth Fritzl MRU In her first statements, the young woman explains that she has been locked up underground since August 1984 and that her father has abused her since she was eleven. YouTubeElisabeth Fritzl at the age of 16, two years before her father imprisoned her their basement. As far as the rest of the Fritzl family was concerned, Josef would head down to the basement every morning at 9 AM to draw plans for the machines that he sold. Elisabeth did not provide police with more details until they promised her that she would never have to see her father again. As Elisabeth held the door, Josef fixed it into place. [29] He grew up as an only child raised solely by his working mother. 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. According to Oxygen, on August 28 . [67] Asylum seekers were offered the house to live in. 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He was re-fitting a door to the newly renovated cellar and needed help carrying it. Stefan could not walk properly, because of his height of 173cm (5ft 8in), which had forced him to stoop in the 168cm-high (5ft 6in) cellar. But this time, Josef left Felix in the basement. But for Elisabeth Fritzl this tale is no scary movie, it was her life, which was retold in Lifetimes Girl In The Basement. She was never in a hospital.. [61], In March 2009, Elisabeth and her children were forced to move out of the family's hide-away home and returned to the psychiatric clinic where medical staff had started trying to heal the family and unite the "upstairs" and "downstairs" siblings during the previous year. That night Fritzl called a prison psychiatrist and his lawyer. During his prison stint for the earlier rape conviction, he admits that he planned to lock his daughter up so that he could contain and express his "evil side." After the arrest, the children in the cellar were also released and Rosemarie Fritzl fled the home. In 2021, Lifetime released a film inspired by the Fritzl case titled Girl in the Basement which is part of Lifetime's "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films. Before he took Kerstin out of the basement, Elisabeth slipped a note in her pocket. 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). Then out of nowhere, a letter arrived from Elisabeth, claiming she had grown tired of her family life and run away. She delivered the baby alone with only a book on pregnancy, which her father had begrudgingly provided her, as a guide. Photograph: Newspix/Rex Features. Police said Fritzl told investigators how to enter the basement chamber through a small hidden door, opened by a secret keyless entry code. Updated On : 06:06 PST, Mar 1, 2021 Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter for 24 years (Getty Images) In 2008, a woman in Austria, Elisabeth Fritzl, told police that she had been held captive for 24 years by her father, Josef Fritzl. All of Elisabeth's children have developed normal sibling relationships with each other, and after having trouble dealing with the traumatic events, the three "upstairs" children slowly began recognising Elisabeth as their mother. For weeks there was no word from Elisabeth, and her parents were left to assume the worst. 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Kerstin is really terrified of other people. Felix is born. Fritzl begins to turn the hidden cellar into a prison cell. Fritzl referred to himself as an "alibi" child, meaning that his mother only gave birth to him to prove that she was not barren and could produce children. Elisabeth Fritzl at the age of 16, two years before her father imprisoned her their basement. Her father would lie to her mother and the police, feeding them stories about how shed run away and joined a cult. Fritzl told police that she had most likely joined a cult. Click here to upload yours. 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All of the children might have genetic problems common to children born of an incestuous relationship. Each time, the child would be swaddled neatly and accompanied with a note allegedly written by Elisabeth, claiming that she couldnt take care of the baby and was leaving it with her parents for safekeeping. Or, look through these six shocking cases of famous incest in human history. At Ybbsstrasse number 40, an unassuming house in the Austrian town of Amstetten, three of Elisabeth Fritzls children remained with her in captivity. Today, Elisabeth Fritzl lives under a new identity in a secret Austrian village known only as Village X. The home is under constant CCTV surveillance and police patrol every corner. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. At 18-years-old the Austrian teenager was kidnapped, raped and tortured by her dad Josef Fritzl for 24 years and became a mother to seven children. His father, who was a severe alcoholic, had deserted the family when Fritzl was four, and never again came into contact with him. Helpfully, Elisabeth Fritzl and her children also have new identities so that they can make a fresh start. Unnamed inmates claimed that Fritzl, otherwise known as prisoner HNR 90632, wants to spend the last days of his life in "anonymity". Kerstin, the eldest, was born August 30, 1988, Stefan (February 1, 1990), Lisa (August 29, 1992) and Monika (February 26, 1994) followed. On Aug. 28, 1984, Elisabeth Fritzls life changed forever. "[8] The forensic psychiatrist diagnosed Fritzl as having a "severe combined personality disorder" which included borderline, schizotypal and schizoid types and a sexual disorder and recommended that Fritzl receive psychiatric care for the rest of his life. In order to conceal what he was doing from Rosemarie, he staged elaborate discoveries of the children, often involving placing them on bushes near the home or on the doorstep. 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He recalls he kept saying "just look into the cellars of other people, you might find other families and girls down there. [3], Over the next 24 years, Fritzl visited Elisabeth in the hidden chamber almost every day, or a minimum of three times a week, bringing food and other supplies, and repeatedly raping her. Elisabeth Fritzl hadseven childrenfathered by her sick dad Fritzl as he held her captive in the basement of her family home in Anstetten, Austria. In order to reach this door, five locking basement rooms had to be crossed. It left me feeling totally humiliated and weak. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Kaleena Fraga has also had her work featured in The Washington Post and Gastro Obscura, and she published a book on the Seattle food scene for the Eat Like A Local series. [53], On 19 March 2009, Fritzl was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 15 years. 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