Josef Fritzl

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✔*"I was born to rape and I held myself back for a relatively long time. I could have behaved a lot worse than locking up my daughter."*

-Josef Fritzl

## Josef Fritzl

### Alias

Josef Mayrhoff
The Austrian Monster
The Austrian Nightmare

### Occupation

Electrical engineer (formerly)
Technical equipment salesman (formerly)
Prisoner (currently)

### Powers / Skills

Lying
Deception
Manupilation

### Goals

To keep his daughter imprisoned forever (failed)

### Crimes

Murder by negligence
Serial rape
Pedophilia
Incest
Sexual harrasment
Kidnapping
False imprisonment
Corpse desecration
Assault
Coercion
Enslavement
Breaking and entering
Sexual assault
Negligence
Starvation
Child abuse
Domestic abuse

### Type of Villain

Perverted Gaoler

**Josef Fritzl Jr** (now known as **Josef Mayrhoff**, 9 April 1935 - ) is a Austrian man who imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth Fritzl for 24 years in a hidden basement in his own home and repeatedly raped her.

## Biography

Josef Fritzl was born on May 9, 1935, in Amstetten, Austria to Josef Fritzl Sr and Maria Fritzl. When he was 4 years old his dad abandoned his family. His mom was both psychologically and physically abusive to Josef Fritzl Jr. He was forbidden to make friends and doing sports.

In 1956, at the age of 21, he married Rosemarie, 17, with whom he had two sons and five daughters. Josef was an electrical engineer and worked at a job in a construction material firm. Later, he became a technical equipment salesman. He retired from active employment when he turned 60 in 1995, but continued some commercial activities thereafter. In 1967 he entered into a 24 years old nurse's house and sexually assaulted her. He got caught and received 18 months in prison for sentence. Rosemarie later pardoned him.

## Fritzl Case

Fritzl started to sexually abusing his 4th child Elisabeth Fritzl when she was 11. Elisabeth escaped from house when she was 17 but was later handed over to her family by the police. Elisabeth was repeatedly escaped from house so Josef started to build a workplace in his basement, that's what he said to Rosemarie, it was actually a plan to disconnect her from the outside world. Construction started when the project was approved by the municipality in 1983.

The construction was completed in 1984 and the basement was soundproofed from inside and outside. When he was replacing the door he asked help from Elisabeth and with a handkerchief soaked in ether, he knocked her out, chained her and locked her inside. 1 month later when people asked him about disapperance of Elisabeth he forced her to write a letter about she was escaped from house with her friend. He said Elisabeth may joined a cult to Rosemarie and other people.

In 1988 Elisabeth got pregnant to her first child she had to take off the chains to take care of the baby so Josef convinced her that if she approached the door she would be electrocuted and knockout gas would be released into the room. Elisabeth gave birth to 7 children in the basement: Kerstin, Stefan, Lisa, Monika, Alexander, Felix and Michael. Michael passed away 3 days later his birth. Josef later charged for cremating the baby.

By 1993, the number of children in basements began to increase Josef decided that one of the children, Lisa, would stay upstairs, so he left her in front of the door with a letter. According to the letter, Lisa was abandoned by her mother Elisabeth and sent to her grandparents to be cared for. After Lisa, Alexander and Monika left in front of the door with letters too.

Elisabeth teached her kids reading and writing in basement. Though the cellar had electricity and heating, Josef would sometimes turn it all off and refuse to bring them food as punishment.

## Arrest and sentence

In April 2008, Kerstin got sick Elisabeth requested Kerstin be taken to the hospital for medical care. Josef relented and accompanied her to the hospital to care for Kerstin. During this, Elisabeth was able to escape and go to a nearby police station, telling her story. Later that night, Josef was arrested.

On March 19 2009, Fritzl was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder by negligence, false imprisonment, rape, incest, coercion and enslavement.