Josef Fritzl

Josef Fritzl
Born	Josef Fritzl (1935-04-09) 9 April 1935 (age 89) Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria
Nationality	Austrian
Known for	Imprisoning and raping his daughter Elisabeth
Criminal status	Incarcerated at Garsten Abbey
Spouse	Rosemarie Fritzl (m. 1956; div. 2012)
Conviction(s)	Murder by negligence, rape, and other charges
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment

Josef Fritzl (born 9 April 1935) is an Austrian criminal who has been convicted in the Fritzl case. He held his daughter Elisabeth captive in a basement dungeon that he built under his house. Fritzl made his daughter write letters to him and her mother, saying she had joined a cult.^[source?]

During the 24 years that he had her confined in the basement, Fritzl often raped his daughter, and she had seven children with him because of this. One of the baby boys died and Fritzl burned his body. The police eventually found out about his crimes when one of the children became very sick and he took her to the hospital.^[source?]

Fritzl was tried and convicted on several charges, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment in a facility for the mentally ill in March 2009. Fritzl could become eligible for release after fifteen years, but he is expected to be in prison until he dies.^[1]

A forensic psychiatrist diagnosed him with a personality disorder and a sexual disorder.^[2]

References

1. "Profile: Josef Fritzl". BBC News. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
2. Fritzl could be sent to mental institution