Elisabeth Fritzl had seven children with her father, Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned her from 1984 to 2008 Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her ...

Elisabeth Fritzl was held captive in a basement and sexually abused by her father, Josef Fritzl, for 24 years — and had seven of his children. Years before the abduction, Josef remodeled the basement ...

The convicted rapist had sexually abused Elisabeth since she was 11 years old and forced her to have seven of his children In 2008, she escaped, and he was later sentenced to life in prison after ...

Elisabeth Fritzl was held captive by her father for over two decades in a soundproof basement he built in their home in Austria Josef Fritzl sexually abused his daughter for years and forced her to ...

For a 24 years, Josef Fritzl held his daughter Elisabeth captive in the basement of their family home, controlling her every move and using her as his sex slave. Elisabeth was raped repeatedly and ...

Elisabeth Fritzl survived 24 years of abuse and captivity at the hands of her father, Josef Fritzl. Her case — which inspired the 2015 drama Room —made international headlines after she miraculously ...

Josef Fritzl committed unspeakable crimes when he imprisoned his daughter, Elisabeth, in a soundproof basement he constructed in their Austrian home for over two decades. From 1984 to 2008, the ...