A Case of Austrian Incest

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June 2009
- Fritzl Daughter Finds Love With Bodyguard
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Jun 1, 09 2:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Elisabeth Fritzl has “renewed strength” after beginning a relationship with her bodyguard, the Telegraph reports. Fritzl, 42, was held captive in an Austrian cellar and raped by her father, Josef, for 24 years; she and her six children by her father are now under police protection. “They are a couple,” a source said. “Everyone saw from the beginning how secure she felt with him.” More »
May 2009
- DNA Proves Argentine Dad Fathered Daughter's 7 Kids
  
  BBC | May 28, 09 3:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An Argentine man fathered seven children with a daughter in sex attacks that began when the girl was 8, new DNA evidence proves, reports the BBC. Armando Lucero, 67, had claimed the girl, now 35, was not his biological daughter. He is currently on trial for incest and sex assault, and faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted. His daughter finally went to police when she feared her father was about to attack one of their children. More »
March 2009
- 'Colombia Fritzl' Fathered 11 Kids With Daughter
  
  BBC | Mar 29, 09 8:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Colombian man has been accused of imprisoning his daughter and raping her from the age of 9 and fathering 11 children with her, the BBC reports. He denies incest and rape charges, insisting his daughter was adopted and that the two “agreed to have a romantic relationship because we really loved each other.” Local press is calling Arcebio Alvarez, 59, the “monster of Mariquita,” his home region. More »
- Remorseful Fritzl: I Want Only the Hardest Punishment
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Mar 27, 09 1:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Josef Fritzl describes intense feelings of remorse in the first interview since his trial, the Telegraph reports. Fritzl, who abruptly switched his plea to guilty in the middle of the proceedings, said his decision was prompted by hearing his daughter describe in court how he imprisoned and habitually raped her: “After that, I want only the hardest punishment.” More »
- Decriminalize Incest? Romania Is Not Alone
  
  Associated Press | Mar 21, 09 3:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As the Josef Fritzl case echoes across Europe, Romania is considering a new approach to incest: legalizing it, the AP reports. The Justice Ministry is contemplating the move amid wider legal reforms, arguing that decriminalization would sync its stance with EU members France, Spain, and Portugal. “Not everything that is immoral has to be illegal,” said a legal expert. More »
- Fritzl Heads to Plush Psych Cell
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Mar 20, 09 4:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Austrian monster dad Josef Fritzl will spend his days in far plusher accommodations than his daughter, who was repeatedly raped in her cellar prison for 24 years. Fritzl has been sentenced to life and remanded to a secure psychiatric unit of a Viennese hospital because of what the judge called his "abnormality of mind." He'll have a cell to himself equipped with a bed, shower, color TV and computer—and will even be allowed a pet, reports the Daily Telegraph . More »
- Fritzl Gets Life Sentence
  
  BBC | Mar 19, 09 9:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl has been found guilty on all charges and sentenced to life in a secure psychiatric facility, the BBC reports. Jurors found Fritzl guilty on charges that included rape, incest, murder, and enslavement after he locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years, raped her more than 3000 times, and fathered her seven children. Fritzl said he wouldn’t appeal. A court doctor recommended he be kept in the psychiatric facility. More »
- Fritzl: 'I Can't Go Back and Change It'
  
  CNN | Mar 19, 09 5:42 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Monster dad Josef Fritzl apologized "from the bottom of my heart" today for keeping his daughter locked in a cellar as a sex slave for 24 years, then added: "I can't go back and change it." Fritzl, 73, made his remarks as an Austrian jury was about to decide his fate. A verdict and sentencing are expected later today. Prosecutors called for the maximum life sentence for Fritzl in their closing remarks, CNN reports. More »
- Fritzl's Daughter May Have Secretly Attended Court
  
  Times (UK) | Mar 18, 09 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An intriguing report has surfaced in the aftermath of Josef Fritzl’s surprise guilty plea, the Times of London reports. Though unconfirmed by lawyers on both sides, various outlets say Fritzl’s daughter, Elisabeth, secretly attended much of the Austrian court proceedings. In fact, one source says her presence may have so unnerved her father he decided to admit to all charges. Fritzl faces life in prison at sentencing tomorrow. More »
- Fritzl Admits All Charges
  
  Reuters | Mar 18, 09 5:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Josef Fritzl has pleaded guilty to all counts in the indictment against him, reversing his earlier denial of the most serious counts of enslavement and murder, Reuters reports. Fritzl, who no longer hid his face in the third day of his trial today, said his daughter’s harrowing 11-hour video testimony yesterday made him change his plea. “I’m sorry,” he added. More »
- Fritzl Gets Counseling for 'Ordeal of Trial'
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Mar 17, 09 1:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Austria’s most infamous incestuous rapist has access to counseling at the prison where he is housed "to help him through the ordeal of the trial," a prison official said. But the official stressed that Josef Fritzl's care was not out of the ordinary. “There is no special treatment for Josef F,” he said. M More »
- Fritzl Daughter Gives Video Testimony
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 17, 09 6:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The judge in Josef Fritzl’s incest trial kicked press and the public out of the court today ahead of Elisabeth Fritzl’s video testimony in a move to protect her identity, the Guardian reports. Her recorded evidence is being played “in small portions,” a court official said, because it is reportedly excruciating to watch. Four backup jurors are available if matters prove too painful for the eight current ones. More »
- Fritzl Blames It All on 'Troubled Childhood'
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Mar 16, 09 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apparently Josef Frizl’s mom made him do it. Austria’s most infamous incestuous rapist today told the court he’d committed his awful deeds because he had a “troubled childhood,” the Daily Telegraph reports. Fritzl regaled the court with the story of his early days, showing emotion only when he discussed his mother, who he said didn't allow him to have friends. Former neighbors have in the past said she beat him regularly. More »
- Fritzl Admits Rape, Denies Murder
  
  BBC | Mar 16, 09 6:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Under the cloud of a media frenzy that required a no-fly zone, Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty today in an Austrian courthouse to rape and incest charges linked to the 24-year imprisonment of his daughter, the BBC reports. But the 74-year-old, who entered court with his face covered, pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, enslavement, and assault—he has maintained that he locked up Elizabeth, then 18, to protect her from herself, and was to respond to her taped testimony detailing her horrifying captivity. More »
- Fritzl Trial to Begin Under No-Fly Zone
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | Mar 13, 09 11:27 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One of the highest-profile trials Europe has ever seen begins Monday, when Josef Fritzl faces charges of rape, murder, incest, and slavery, the Telegraph reports. Security is incredibly tight—police have gone so far as to declare a no-fly zone over the entire town, fearing that someone will attempt to kill, or rescue, Fritzl from the air. More »
- Fritzl's Daughter Will Get Profits From TV Tell-All
  
  Austrian Times | Mar 6, 09 1:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Creditors in Austria will donate the proceeds from an interview with Josef Fritzl to the daughter he raped and imprisoned for 24 years, the Austrian Times reports. Elisabeth Fritzl and her six children were about to be left with nothing after creditors divvied up her father’s bankrupt estate, which included seven properties and once was worth over $2.5 million. More »
- Imprisonment Began as Detox for Daughter: Fritzl
  
  Daily Mail (UK) | Mar 2, 09 12:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl defended his imprisonment of daughter Elisabeth as necessary to stop her abuse of household chemicals, the Daily Mail reports. “She had been sniffing cleaning fluids and I decided I should talk with her in my cellar,” Fritzl said of the day in 1984 that marked the beginning of her captivity. “She reacted to my accusations with a couldn’t-care-less attitude.” More »
February 2009
- Comic Fritzl Play Sparks Death Threats
  
  BBC | Feb 23, 09 4:52 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A comic play about accused rapist Josef Fritzl is set to open in Vienna, drawing the ire—and death threats—of Austrians who are not amused, the BBC reports. Director Hubsi Kramar stressed that the largely improvised piece, co-starring victims of abuse, is a commentary on media coverage of Fritzl’s alleged crime. “The media are writing the play and I'm reacting to it,” he said. More »
December 2008
- Elisabeth Fritzl, Children Leave Hospital
  
  Guardian (UK) | Dec 29, 08 2:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Elisabeth Fritzl was released today from the psychiatric institution where she has been hospitalized since being discovered in April, the Guardian reports. Recuperating with her at the hospital, and also released today, were the six surviving children fathered by Josef Fritzl, who is imprisoned awaiting trial on charges of rape and enslavement in addition to the murder of one of the children he had with his daughter. More »
November 2008
- 'Brit Fritzl' Gets Life for Raping Daughters 30 Years
  
  Guardian (UK) | Nov 26, 08 3:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A British father has been sentenced to 25 life terms for raping his two daughters over nearly 30 years and impregnating them 19 times, reports the Guardian. Nine of the pregnancies resulted in children, all with genetic abnormalities, and two died at birth. Other pregnancies miscarried or were terminated. The man, who has been called the "British Fritzl" after the Austrian father who raped his daughter, began assaulting his children between the ages of 8 and 10, and beat them severely. More »