Essex Fritzl' who preyed on daughter for three decades jailed for 12 yrsOctober 8th, 2009 LONDON - A 68-year-old man, from Harlow, in Essex, was jailed for 12 years yesterday after a court heard he had sex with his daughter over a 33-year period and fathered two of her children. The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was branded depraved and wicked by a judge at Chelmsford Crown Court after pleading guilty to incest, rape and indecent assault.
1988 pic shows US Fritzl, wife as loving coupleSeptember 1st, 2009 LONDON - A picture of American Fritzl, Phillip Garrido, and his wife Nancy, taken in 1988, has portrayed them to be a loving couple. The picture of Garrido, then 37, and Nancy, 34, shows them hugging one another as they posed for the camera, soon after he had been released from jail on parole for kidnap and rape.
Woman raped by US Fritzl 33yrs ago says she's relieved he's behind barsAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - A woman who was raped by 'American Fritzl' Phillip Garrido 33 years ago says she is relieved that the 'monster' is behind bars again. Katherine Callaway, 58, had an encounter with Garrido in 1976 when he handcuffed and gagged her, reports the Sun.
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.
George Harrison's unseen lyrics go on displayMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Previously unseen lyrics penned by late George Harrison have been put on display at the Beatle's London recording studios. An official Beatles biographer, Hunter Davies, would collect scraps of paper the band threw on the floor of the Abbey Road studios during recording sessions in the 1960s.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Dungeon dad may be released from jail within 7yrs, say legal expertsMarch 16th, 2009 LONDON - Legal experts reckon that dungeon dad Josef Fritzl might be free in less than seven years, despite facing serious charged of rape, incest, and murder. The 73-year-old Austrian engineer, whose trial begins today, held his daughter Elisabeth captive in a dungeon beneath his home, raped her for 24 long years, and fathered seven children with her.
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.