Elisabeth Fritzl spent over two decades confined to a dirt-walled cellar while being tortured at the hands of her father, Josef Fritzl.
On August 28, 1984, 18-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl went missing. Her parents told police that she'd run away, but in truth, she was being held prisoner by her father in a secret chamber inside the family basement where he raped her repeatedly for 24 years. After giving birth to seven of his children and suffering unspeakable trauma, she managed to get out in 2008. This is the chilling true story: How Elisabeth Fritzl Was Imprisoned For 24 Years By Her Father Josef Elisabeth Fritzl spent over two decades confined to a dirt-walled cellar while being tortured at the hands of her father, Josef Fritzl. On August 28, 1984, 18-year-old Elisabeth Fritzl went missing. Her mother Rosemarie hastily filed a missing-persons report, frantic over the whereabouts of her daughter. For weeks there was no word from Elisabeth, and her parents were left to assume the worst. Then out of nowhere, a letter arrived from Elisabeth, claiming she had grown tired of life with her family and run away.  ...