Josef Fritzl built a dungeon in the 1970s off a vast cellar complex below his family home in Austria. Pretending to need help to build his cellar door, he asked his 18 year old daughter, Elizabeth for help .He made her unconscious by placing an ether-soaked rag over her face.
Meanwhile, he told his wife that Elizabeth had run away from home. He kept his daughter captive for 24 years in the windowless basement during which time she bore him seven children. One died three days after birth and was incinerated in the basement.
In 2008, one of the children fell ill and had to be taken to the hospital. The doctors became suspicious about the state of health of the then 19 year old. On investigation Fritzl was arrested. He was sentenced to life imprisonment
Meanwhile, he told his wife that Elizabeth had run away from home. He kept his daughter captive for 24 years in the windowless basement during which time she bore him seven children. One died three days after birth and was incinerated in the basement.
In 2008, one of the children fell ill and had to be taken to the hospital. The doctors became suspicious about the state of health of the then 19 year old. On investigation Fritzl was arrested. He was sentenced to life imprisonment
Images of the basement where Josef Fritzl kept his daughters and her children captive.