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Josef Fritzl's Parents
Born
in 1935 to a Jakob Fritzl, a no-good scoundrel, philander,
and a petty swindler. The father left the mother when Josef was
four The mother raised him, often spanking him, and the
relationship was questionable.
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Suspicions The Mother Molested
Him
I was her husband, in some way, I
was the only man in the house. He admitted they both desired to
taste the 'Forbidden Fruit', but his mother was a decent woman.
Josef 'claims' there was no sex involved.
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Fritzl Marries
In 1956, at the age of 21, he married Rosemarie, with whom he
had seven children: two sons and five daughters, including
Elisabeth, who was born in 1966.
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Fritzl Has A Family
Josef had five children by his
wife Rosemary.
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The First Murder Was In 1966
Officers now suspect that Fritzl, who was 30
years-old at the time, murdered Anna Neumayr. She was
a 17-year-old girl who was found dead in a corn field
near her home in Pfaffstaett bei Mattinghofen in Lower
Austria in 1966.
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Fritzl First Caught
When He Was 33 Years Old
Fritzl's first recorded
arrest as a criminal sex offender was in 1967. His
criminal record was eventually expunged and not known to
Social Service authorities in later years when he applied
for the adoption of children born by Elisabeth.
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Fritzl In Prison
His record includes a conviction for raping a young
woman in the city of Linz, a crime for which he served an
18-month sentence in prison, another attempted rape and an
arrest for indecent exposure to a child.
These are just the ones he
was caught at.
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He Owned A Hostel
In 1972, he purchased a guesthouse and an adjacent campsite at
Lake Mondsee, which he ran, together with his wife, for years.
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His Hostel
Catered To Israelis
Later, he moved into the real estate business and owned several
properties which he rented out. He was running a Hostel. They
interviewed people in it. All were from Israel, or had Jewish names.
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Arrested For Arson
A fire in 1982 damaged the house badly, and Fritzl was suspected
for setting the fire in order to defraud his insurance company, but he
was not convicted despite investigators believing firmly it was a case of arson.
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Martina Posch
In 1986, the body of 17-year-old
Martina Posch was discovered at Lake
Mondsee, where Fritzl owned a guesthouse and a campsite. She was
believed to have been raped.
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Josef Fritzel Molests His Daughter
Josef starts molesting her at 11 years-old. In January 1983,
Elisabeth ran away from home. She was found by the police and returned
to her parents. On August 24th, 1984, Fritzl lured her into the cellar
of the family home by asking her to help him carry a door into the
basement. It was then that he is alleged to have drugged and handcuffed
her. Elisabeth stated that she was initially handcuffed to a column and
left alone for two days. Afterwards, she was later attached to a leash
so that she was able to go to the bathroom.
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24 Years In The Cellar
Fritzl apparently visited her
roughly once every three days to bring food and other supplies,
and to rape her, in later years presumably in the presence of her
daughter. She was to give birth to seven children during her 24
years in captivity.
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Three Babies Are Brought Out Of
The Cellar
Three babies, out of the seven,
are brought up from the cellar and adopted by Josef and Rosemarie
Fritzl.
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There Were Dozens Of Tenants
Sepp Leitner, a flashy Jewish man,
lived for four years in a ground floor flat above the cellar in
the 1990s. He states that he was not an accomplice.
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One Of His Tenants
Mr Dubanovsky, rented a room in the
Fritzl house for 12 years. He has admitted he saw
other people going into the dungeon.
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Thailand In The 1990s
He took numerous
vacations to Thailand a famous sex
destination.
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Police Suspect An Accomplice
He often traveled with other men.
They would go to Thailand for kiddie sex, and possible a
snuff adventure.
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He Abuses His Granddaughter
Josef tired of the 42 year-old Elizabeth, and turned his affections
to the then 12 year-old Kristen.
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The Granddaughter Overdoses
In 2008, Josef feeds his grand daughter, Kristen, some
ecstasy. She goes into convulsions. His daughter, the wife or
a tenant rush the girl to a hospital. She was in a coma so
they felt safe.
The Doctors found a note in
Kerstin's pocket saying she was from the town of Kematen.
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Fritzl At The Hospital
He told the police the granddaughter was from
another town of Kematen, and she was only visiting. He produced
a letter postmarked in the city of Kematen, in order to give the
police a false lead.
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Police Arrive, And Josef Is Arrested On April 2008
The local police arrive and are
supposedly shocked.
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Austria's Top Cop
Franz Polzer, head of the Lower
Austrian Bureau of Criminal Affairs, speaks during a press
conference in Zeilern near
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Doctors Claim They Are Confused
Berthold Kepplinger, the doctor in charge, can't determine what
caused the granddaughter's coma.
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His Million-Dollar Lawyer
Who retained one of Austria's most
expensive lawyer?
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The Wife Denies
Everything
The dungeon was in her
basement but she says she knows nothing.
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The Children Are In Seclusion
Josef's kids are in isolation at the Amstetten Hospital.
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