*Josef Fritzl started sexually abusing his daughter Elisabeth at the age of 11.
*At the age of 18 she was lured into her basement by her father. She was kept there for 14 years and fathered 7 children with her father, one of whom became suffered from breathing problem and died a few days after birth. Josef burned the body in an incinerator and scattered the ashes in the garden of his house.
*Josef and his wife adopted 3 of his daughters children, however Josef’s wife, knew nothing about the hidden cellar as Josef had claimed that his daughter had runaway to join a sect. This was plausible as Elisabeth had a history of running away; at the age of 15 she ran away with a friend but was later brought back to her parents by police.
*Josef claimed the sex was consensual however Elisabeth stated that she was chained to a wall and repeatedly raped.
*Josef was a qualified electrician and had installed electric locks on all the doors in the cellar so the family could not escape. The cellar was also sound proofed and had no windows. He would get food delivered to them at night so no-one would see. The room where his family was kept was hidden in the cellar but a shelf unit.
*Josef was eventually discovered when Elisabeth's eldest daughter became seriously ill and needed medical treatment. Elisabeth hid a note inside her daughter's clothing, this was discovered by hospital staff.
*When Josef was arrested he said that he knew there was something wrong with him because what he was doing was wrong, but it became an addiction for him.
*He took toys and books into the secret room because he wanted to care for his family and make them happy.
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