Argentina's Fritzl: Monster of Mendoza accused of fathering seven children by daughter

May. 10, 2009
A man accused of fathering seven children by his daughter prompting comparisons to Austrian Josef Fritzl has been arrested in Argentina.
Related Stories from UPI.com

Fritzl wanted dungeon to be tourist spot

AMSTETTEN, Austria, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Austrian Josef Fritzl, who imprisoned his daughter and fathered seven children with her, wanted to open his home to tourists for money, a family member says.

Josef Fritzl found fit to stand trial

AMSTETTEN , Austria, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Austrian authorities say Josef Fritzl has been found fit to stand trial for allegedly imprisoning his daughter and his incestuous children locked in a cellar.

Man says he locked up mom before daughter

AMSTETTEN, Austria, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The Austrian man accused of keeping his daughter a sexual prisoner for 24 years told a psychologist he also imprisoned his mother until she died.

Austrian says he was 'born to rape'

AMSTETTEN, Austria, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- An Austrian who says he raped and locked his daughter in a cellar for more than two decades blames his mother for his behavior, a psychiatrist's report says.

Cellar incest mom talks about ordeal

AMSTETTEN, Austria, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Elisabeth Fritzl, who was locked in an Austrian basement for almost 25 years and bore seven children by her father, says he raped her three times a week.

Austria says cellar incest trial soon

AMSTETTEN, Austria, June 25 (UPI) -- Austrian officials say Josef Fritzl, accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven children by her, is likely to stand trial this year.

Incest family reunion faces criticism

VIENNA, May 18 (UPI) -- Austrian hospital officials should not have reunited the two sets of siblings involved in the case of incest suspect Josef Fritzl, a lawyer said.

Fritzl lawyer files privacy suit

AMSTETTEN , Austria, May 13 (UPI) -- The lawyer representing the family of Josef Fritzl, who kept his daughter as a sex slave, filed privacy suits Tuesday against several Austrian media outlets.

Cellar incest suspect asks wife to visit

VIENNA, May 10 (UPI) -- Josef Fritzl, accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting his imprisoned daughter, wants his wife to visit him in prison, Austrian prosecutors say.

Second man reported in cellar incest

AMSTETTER, Austria, May 1 (UPI) -- A second man visited the house cellar where an Austrian father allegedly imprisoned and sexually abused his daughter for 24 years, a lodger says.