Man hid daughter in cellar for 24 years
- added April 27, 2008
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- jcwelker
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Austrian police have arrested a man they believe imprisoned his daughter in a windowless basement for 24 years, abused her and fathered seven children with her, they said tonight.
Police said the woman, identified as 42-year-old Elisabeth F, told them her father Josef had lured her into the basement of the block where the family lived in Amstetten in 1984, and drugged and handcuffed her before locking her up in the dungeon.
Authorities were still trying to piece together details of the case, which is reminiscent of that of Austrian Natascha Kampusch who spent eight years locked up in a windowless cell before dashing to freedom in August 2006.
Police said Josef was in custody and had told investigators how to enter the basement prison through a small hidden door, operated by a secret code which only he had known.
"There is not only one, but a number of rooms: one room to sleep in, one to cook, and there are also sanitation facilities," Franz Polzer, head of the criminal investigations unit in the province of Lower Austria, told broadcaster ORF.
Police said the woman, identified as 42-year-old Elisabeth F, told them her father Josef had lured her into the basement of the block where the family lived in Amstetten in 1984, and drugged and handcuffed her before locking her up in the dungeon.
Authorities were still trying to piece together details of the case, which is reminiscent of that of Austrian Natascha Kampusch who spent eight years locked up in a windowless cell before dashing to freedom in August 2006.
Police said Josef was in custody and had told investigators how to enter the basement prison through a small hidden door, operated by a secret code which only he had known.
"There is not only one, but a number of rooms: one room to sleep in, one to cook, and there are also sanitation facilities," Franz Polzer, head of the criminal investigations unit in the province of Lower Austria, told broadcaster ORF.
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The atrocities human beings continue to inflict on each other never cease to amaze.
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JUST LIKE THE GOD DAMN MORMONS
I HATE THIS SICK WORLD-
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- iraqtheillegalwar
- 5 months ago
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its people like this that should be shot and buried, there is no room for them in this world, this coming from a peace activist.
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- justwannafindmytrue
- 5 months ago
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Um... "LIKE THE DAMN MORMONS," Iraqtheillegalwar? The idea that Mormons are polygamous is only a stereotype at this point, they gave that up a while ago. That, and that Mormons were only polygamous, not incestuous. Mormons are just all right, and you seriously just made a really, really bad simile right there. Watch what you say next time.
As for this event, it is pretty disgusting what people can do to each other, as was said earlier. But you have to think, how can stuff like this be prevented from happening to begin with?-
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- Adumbration
- 5 months ago
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Ill be totally honest with how I think you take care of the situation. One of two things. Cut their fucking heads of and bury them in a government plot somewhere in the desert (middle of nowhere) unmarked. Or do super dark dirty experiments on them and let them die all by there lonesome after they are done. Definitely no prison. Who needs to waste money and time on such nasty humans.
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- lifterbaron
- 5 months ago
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That's horrible to start off with, and I'm very surprised she survived the whole ordeal. I mean after giving birth to six children in probably an unsanitary place, along with all the other issues she faced, would drive most people to the edge. I have no idea how she survived but wow, that's insane.
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- ice_monster
- 5 months ago
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Did someone say control freak?...O.K.,control freak! ....more to be unEarthd..that gentle sweet girl....thats your planet!....did someone call the techshamin?.Heal Imbrace Dream
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- dreamsenvoy
- 5 months ago
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Adumbration, I think he was talking about the Texas "Mormons". The ones that force young girls into marriage, not the "normal" door-knocking Mormons.
And I agree justwannafindmytrue, people like this put my commitment to non-violence to the test. -
That girl will never be okay. Neither will the kids. And I have a feeling that man wasn't okay to begin with.
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- ILiveonaClock
- 5 months ago
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you always find the best stories jc. Although im not a big fan of shooting people in the head or burning them, as other commentators seem to find necessary, it never seems to amaze me how cruel and undeniably evil some people can be, and things like this definitely deserve some sort of eye for an eye punishment.
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I say hang him...what a monster!!
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soooooooooo not only should this pod be on tv but i think they could easily make it a movie!!!!!!!!
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crazy asshole. life in prison. and make sure the inmates know exactly what he did.
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- thedismembermentplan
- 5 months ago
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This is a horrible story, but any I'm drifting off topic but. . . :
So i don't like that the guy did that to his daughter, but the story is. . . well, it's not a good story, because of what happened, but it was informative.
So, question is . . . Do green light or red light . . . just wondering.-
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- CarlosIsDown
- 5 months ago
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if you wanna see it on tv green light it
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- justwannafindmytrue
- 5 months ago
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Just when I start complaining about how bad my life is, stories like this pop up, and I have to tell myself to shut the *bleeeep up!
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up next we've had news that a monkey is regurgitating, we go live to steve with that story, steve what can you tell us?!'
steve:
yes as you can see the monkey is regurgitating what looks like a mainly fruit based diet over here..our cameras are now able to give you a close up of the vomit... -
I think that killing the man wouldn't be bad enough punishment. He should spend the rest of his life in a dark solitary confinement with his horrible self.
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Reading stories like these really test my faith in humanity.
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- bryneyancey
- 5 months ago
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What does this have to do with Global Warming?
Oh, and please try not to cuss, this is a good site, and lots of younger children use this site for information.
Let's keep this site clean, and really, if someone does something unacceptable, they are human, and probably have a mental illness. They need help.
Personally, I just ignore things like this, and have nothing to do with my life.
And hey, 24 hours isn't that long a time. Maybe she deserved it?
Heck police will lock you up under suspicion when your not even guilty.
Somethings to chew on, for this pointless and cheesy topic posted. austria?? lol good greif -
24 yeahs dude....she kept saying no....
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I don't believe in capital punishment; how could someone try to force me to change my morals so? He needs to rot in prison. Put him in a cell with a bunch of more sane brawny criminals: turn a blind eye.
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- wannabedoc
- 5 months ago
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Only in a society where neighbors are strangers can such activities take place - people always say "My neighbor seemed so Quiet but nice" - I think 9 times of ten it is just code for "i never actually got to know him or what was going on next door. . ."
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Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of men?
The Shadow knows!-
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- Greg_Bunker
- 5 months ago
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the only word that comes to mind is disturbing. why would you ever do something like that? how could you live with yourself?
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omg! my bad, i thought it said 24 hours...ugh,,, miss read, my bad. and really I was making a point, that this isn't really an issue that is pressuring the world to make a change or endangers millions of people. you can see crap all day long on the local news, and regular media outlets. I do not think is worthy of attention to the world. If you have had this happen to you, then I understand spending time here and commenting, or maybe we are just bored.
I would like to see more current pressing issues explored, and that is why I come to this site. Again, turn on the local news for minute issues, that happen all the time, and really, for which we can not police, and are futile as well as wasting time and resources to do so.
Local authorities can handle the day to day issues that affect individuals.
Current has plenty of categorical topics, and I noticed this is under the topic, WTF and rightfully so. It's here for shock value. Life is one big shocking experience that lasts until you die.
There are plenty of sick people out there, and really, what can we do about it. We all make mistakes. Some learn, some do not, and some are never caught. In this case, he got caught. Great! He will be put away, the daughter will be scared for life. Terrible! for her. Yes some need to be put away, like this fool, but in a world of billions, does this really matter to you or I?
Again, I can see if one has personally experienced something like this, or know someone. But to put it up for simply gaining votes, we are wasting our time with this one. i will NEVER comment on something like this again, and put my efforts into issues that effect us all.
Topics - I'm new here, but for now, I will view Anything but WTF.
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This is an undoubtedly sad story, but it is also the kind of soap opera crap that blinds the public from the truths it needs so desperately.
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Let him live, but let him rot in hell.
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I'm not surprised that a violent alternative was suggested by a peace activist, hypocrytic sonofabitch
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- squeejie09
- 5 months ago
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Nuremberg, 40's and 50's, Iraqi Kurds ,80's Serbs, 90's Croats 90's.We have read about all the monsters that the world has created and yet as our population grows so does the population of monsters. Should we try to study and find out why these people are wired wrong? Do we throw them into a pit with all the other vermin? Rewiring does not work on simple minded creatures! How can it work on Intelligent minds like ours? do we sterilize? do we execute?do we give love?I'm a parent of two beautiful girls that I fear for everyday. I know that I would have to kill an individual of this type and pray to my GOD that my hell would be less than the scum I killed(It would take awhile for the scum to die)but a person like that would not live for long, that way IT couldn't get ITS hands on someone else.Raise your children right, protect and honor them as best you can and maybe we'll have less monters in the world.
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# squeejie09...
I'm not too sure who you are referring to. But I'm sure whoever it is, whether they're a peace activist or not, they would be so appalled by this situation as to want this man to spend all his days in prison.
# alman365
I don't think that's valid. This is an extreme case of something horrific happening in the world. Yes, it can't be protested about etc, but it can be given awareness to. And to say the person who added it put it here to gain points, that's sort of extreme. I'm sure s/he added it because s/he was totally disgusted with what had happened. That's the healthy reaction of a normal, living human to this sort of thing.-
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- wannabedoc
- 5 months ago
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Where's Shia Labeouf in Disturbia when you need him. Oh that's right.... in his house with an ankle monitor.
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- EmperorThan
- 5 months ago
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And this is the reason why I have a love/hate relationship with the human race.
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I'm wondering about the babies he fathered. Where are they now? Are they ok? I think they should lock him in the same prison he kept his daughter in for the rest of his life.
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Ladies, this is why you should not find yourself with overdomination men. How was the mother so blind to what was happening in her own home for 24 YEARS?
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incidents like this, where the person is obviously guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt should warrant a like punishment. Such as.. the father being confined in a windowless part of a prison and raped by inmates for the rest of his life.
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xenomode, maybe. That's kinda vengefull, and it won't take away the daughers rapes and confinement.
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- CarlosIsDown
- 5 months ago
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I suggest public execution for the man, but I don't suppose my idea will fly.
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- BleachedBlind
- 5 months ago
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Wow. Just...wow.
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and under Austrian law, the max he can get for these crimes is 15 years. what a joke.
