Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl has revealed for first time why he locked his family in a cellar for almost 25 years.

Fritzl said he acted out of love in imprisoning his daughter Elisabeth when she was 18 years old. picked by eelem 3 months ago

It would appear that Josef Fritzl's abuse of his daughter began when she was 11 and that a year later he had begun to plan her permanent imprisonment in his basement. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Elisabeth Fritzl, the woman held captive by her sadistic father for 24 years has spoken about her ordeal with her reunited family and has vowed she never wants to see her father's face again.

It's good to hear they're doing fairly well. picked by jhordie 2 months ago

Doctors are trying to wake cellar girl Kerstin Fritzl out of her coma, it was reported today. picked by jhordie 2 months ago

Elizabeth Fritzl revealed yesterday that she was forced to dig out the chambers by hand, working for hours at a time over the course of nearly a decade. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

"They met each other on Sunday morning," clinic director Berthold Kepplinger told reporters Tuesday. "And it is astonishing how easy it worked, that the children came together and also it was astonishing how easy it happened that the grandmother and the mother came together." picked by DaftGretel 3 months ago

Details from Josef Fritzl's confession and police interviews with the daughter he held hostage for 24 years are now emerging, including police photos of the cellar where she was held with three of her children.

Update to Dollyllama's post but I don't think it will be the last. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Austrian authorities have now confirmed that 73-year-old Joseph Fritzl, who fathered seven children by the daughter he kept in a dungeon and repeatedly raped for 24 years, will get maximum of 15 years picked by deepcleanfun 3 months ago

The only thing better than knowing Josef Fritzl will be in jail the rest of his life is knowing how much he hates it. picked by tigertony 2 weeks ago