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Fritzl Family Will Get New Identities

Hounding reporters 'make them feel imprisoned again,' says attorney

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2008 5:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Austrian authorities are preparing new identities for dungeon dad Josef Fritzl’s entire family, including the daughter he imprisoned in a celler, the six children Fritzl fathered with her, her six adult siblings and her mother. The family members have been hounded by lucrative offers... Read full story »

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Fritzl Family Will Get New Identities

Hounding reporters 'make them feel imprisoned again,' says attorney

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