US Fritzl Phillip Garrido to face sex victim in courtSeptember 15th, 2009 LONDON - "American Fritzl" Phillip Garrido will come face to face with Jaycee Lee Dugard in court, after being accused of holding her as his sex slave for 18 years. Garrido is accused of kidnapping Jaycee when she was 11 years old and raping and fathering her two children, now aged 11 and 15, during her time in captivity.
Fritzl to stay in solitary for life for his safetyJune 5th, 2009 London, June 5 (ANI): Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl, who raped and imprisoned his daughter for 24 years, will be moved to a jail wing for mentally abnormal offenders to serve his life sentence, it has been announced. The 74-year-old's shift to Stein will "keep him safe from attack" by fellow-convicts, said Austrian prison boss Karl Drexler, reports The Mirror.
Fritzl bombards family with 'meet me' callsApril 11th, 2009 LONDON - Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who has been convicted of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years in a windowless cellar and fathering her seven children, is begging his family through phone calls to visit him in jail, it has emerged. The calls, however, usually end with kids hanging up on him, prison officials said.
'Remorseful' Fritzl wanted to make life 'pleasant' for dungeon familyMarch 28th, 2009 LONDON - In his first interview from the prison cell, Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl has claimed that he tried to make life "as pleasant as possible" for the daughter he raped for more than two decades and her kids. The 73-year-old held Elisabeth in a secret dungeon for 24 years.
Fritzl moved to CCTV cell to stop suicide attemptsMarch 25th, 2009 LONDON - Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl has been moved to a cell with CCTV in a bid to stop suicide attempts. Officials in prison fear that the 74-year-old may try to kill himself.
Dungeon dad's lodger still smells of burnt babyMarch 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl's former lodger has revealed that he is still haunted by the smell of the burning body of the infant, whom the 73-year-old rapist incinerated in the underground cellar. The Austrian engineer was found guilty for locking up and raping his daughter Elisabeth in a cellar over 24 years, fathering seven children with her, and causing the death of his own infant son.
Elisabeth Fritzl wants her dad 'to rot behind bars'March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Dungeon girl Elisabeth Fritzl wants her father Josef to rot in jail, it has emerged. The 42-year-old told her lawyer that she wanted the fiend, who raped her 3,000 times, locked away for the rest of his life.
Dungeon dad could be free in just 14yrsMarch 20th, 2009 LONDON - A furore has erupted after it was revealed that Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl could released from prison in just 14 years. The 73-year-old engineer, who held his daughter Elisabeth captive as a sex slave in an underground cellar for 24 years, was given life sentence on March 19.
Dungeon dad pleaded guilty for the fear of being eaten by jail cannibalMarch 19th, 2009 LONDON - Dungeon dad Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty to all the charges filed against him because he feared being eaten by a notorious cannibal, and not because he realised his "sick behaviour" after watching his abused daughter's video testimony. After initially denying charges of murder and slavery, the 73-year-old engineer confessed to all the charges because he had made a deal with prosecutors to slip away to a cushy prison cell.
Elisabeth Fritzl 'was raped 3,000 times'March 17th, 2009 LONDON - Austrian incest fiend Josef Fritzl raped his daughter up to 3,000 times in his home-made dungeon, it has emerged. Yesterday, the full horror of Fritzl's vile crimes were laid bare in a courtroom.
Dungeon dad on suicide watch before trialMarch 16th, 2009 LONDON - Jail officials have been keeping a close watch on dungeon dad Josef Fritzl to ensure that he does not commit suicide before his trial begins. The 73-year-old Austrian held his daughter Elisabeth captive in a dungeon beneath his home, raped her since she was 18 years of age, and fathered seven children with her, while keeping her as a sex slave for 24 years.
Fritzl offered 'luxury' jail deal for not contesting his caseMarch 14th, 2009 LONDON - Josef Fritzl, the Austrian incest fiend who held his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, has been offered a choice of luxury prisons if he doesn't appeal his sentence. The 73-year-old goes on trial on Monday for repeatedly raping his daughter and caging her for more than two decades, reports The Sun.
Fritzl claims his daughter wanted him to kidnap a cellar pal for herMarch 13th, 2009 LONDON - Josef Fritzl, the Austrian incest fiend who held his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, has claimed that Elisabeth begged him to kidnap a second victim to keep her company. Elisabeth, now 43, spent more than two decades in a home-made dungeon under the family home, reports The Sun.
Dungeon dad turns total recluse in Austrian jailMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Josef Fritzl, the Austrian incest fiend who held his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years, has become a pariah at Austria's Sankt Poelten jail, say sources. According to sources, the 74-year-old is a virtual recluse.
Dungeon girl 'being pestered by deranged stalker'March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Josef Fritzl's sex slave daughter Elisabeth is being pestered by a deranged stalker, it has emerged. Fritzl held her daughter captive in a dungeon beneath his home, raped her since she was 18 years of age, and fathered seven children with her.