Girl in the Cellar - The Natascha Kampusch Story

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In March 2009, Elisabeth and her children were forced to move out of the family's hide-away home and returned to the psychiatric clinic where medical staff had started trying to heal the family and unite the "upstairs" and "downstairs" siblings during the previous year. Elisabeth was reported to be distraught and close to a breakdown after a British paparazzo had burst into her kitchen and started taking photographs. [56] Josef Fritzl, the 'ordinary' pensioner and the dark secret of the daughter he held captive for 24 years". The Independent. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020 . Retrieved 19 February 2020. The house where Kampusch was imprisoned was built by Přiklopil's grandfather, Oskar Přiklopil, after World War II. [35] During the Cold War period, Oskar and his son Karl built a bomb shelter, thought to be the origin of Kampusch's cellar prison. Přiklopil took over the house in 1984 following his grandmother's death. Sirny-Kampusch, Brigitta: Verzweifelte Jahre, ein Leben ohne Natascha. Aufgezeichnet von Andrea Fehringer und Thomas Köpf, Ueberreuter, Wien 2007, ISBN 978-3-8000-7295-8.

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a b Booth, Jenny; Boyes, Roger (16 March 2009). "Josef Fritzl claims he was abused as a child". Times Online. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 . Retrieved 17 March 2009. Lisa is born. In May 1993, at 9 months of age, she is discovered outside the family home in a cardboard box, allegedly left there by Elisabeth with a note asking for the child to be looked after. [49] [50] a b Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 2006. " It was a place to despair: kidnap girl". Accessed 7 September 2006. In a daze, she leaves the house and gets on a bus where fate intervenes. Miss Silver, that former governess turned detective, notices the dazed young woman and invites her to join her for tea. Through her gentle leading, Anne finds a letter in the handbag that indicates that she is Mrs. James Fancourt and she was on her way to stay with her new husband's relatives. But how did she get in the cellar? Was she involved in the girl's death. What happened to cause her to lose her memory? And is she really who the letter says she is? Naughton, Philippe (19 March 2009). " "Fritzl met Elisabeth's eyes — that changed his mind," says lawyer". Times Online. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011 . Retrieved 22 March 2009.

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Whatever became of Elisabeth Fritzl?". The Independent. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011 . Retrieved 29 July 2011. Kerstin and Stefan remained in the cellar with their mother for the duration of her imprisonment, being brought weekly rations of food and water by Josef. Elisabeth attempted to teach them with the rudimentary education she herself had, and give them the most normal life she could under their horrific circumstances. Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch releases book". BBC News. 8 September 2010 . Retrieved 26 May 2022.

Weaver, Matthew (28 April 2008). "Timeline: Austrian cellar case". London: guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013 . Retrieved 29 April 2008. Pluses: Very heavy on female characters, and a good sprinkling of the good, bad and helpless. Most of the women go out of their way to help out our amnesiac, and Miss Silver is full of sense and connections - though she doesn't do much but sit calmly by and knit. Further details emerge of an Austrian kidnapping case". The Raw Story. 25 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2006 . Retrieved 30 August 2006. The First Post: Victim or villain: Austria decides". The First Post. 20 September 2006. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. a b c d e f Gammell, Caroline (16 March 2009). "Josef Fritzl trial: Elisabeth gave birth alone and afraid". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018 . Retrieved 4 April 2018.Josef Fritzl: The absolute ruler of his underground concrete hell". The Scotsman. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015 . Retrieved 30 October 2015.