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Josef Fritzl - the story so far

The Secrets of The Austrian Cellar, showing Wednesday May 21st on Channel 4 at 9:00pm

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In recent weeks the story of Elisabeth Fritzl, who was locked in a cellar and repeatedly raped by her father over 24 years, has stunned the world. Her father, Josef (pictured), stands accused of imprisoning Elisabeth and using her as a sex slave in an underground bunker beneath his house in the provincial Austrian town of Amstetten.

Over nearly a quarter of a century Elisabeth bore him seven children. Three of whom were kept in the cellar with her, three were taken to live upstairs with her father and his wife, while one baby was incinerated in the cellar furnace when he died a few days after birth.

This documentary examines the story so far and asks how Josef Fritzl managed to keep his horrific crimes hidden for so long.

Preview courtesy of Channel 4




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  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 13th - 2:23amnatasha and stevie said...

    this man called josef is a evil man he should be killed who does something like that to his own daughter..

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites June 9th - 11:52amhenry said...

    I think europeans are responsible for all this ugly incidences. Unless maybe you share toilet or kitchen you know each other but not fully those leaving on private apårtments or family apartments then its bad news no want bothers with any others busines and this may lead to dangarous incindences like those happen to kambusch and elisabeth fritlz . i think suspicious apartments should be well checked .

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 26th - 3:05pmdonnaja said...

    Why when everything is repeated for weeks after its shown on most channels has this one not been, even 4oD isnt showing it!!!

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 24th - 7:58pmLila said...

    Hi all, I just found the whole programme on Youtube last night. Someone was nice enough to post it.

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 22nd - 8:48pmSue Boyle said...

    Did Bill Nighy narrate part of this programme ?? I thought I heard him in part of the documentary but my husband was adamant it wasn't Bill Nighy. Can you please confirm. Thanks

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 22nd - 7:13pmRich said...

    Yeah, I missed this last night, when is it going to be on again??

  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites May 22nd - 5:02amKelly Davis said...

    I am living in the US. I am following this tragic story from the beginning.

    Is there a way that we can watch the documentary- when it'll be on the air on the internet ?

    Thanks a lot.

    Kelly