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Austria: Fritzl moved to long-term prison

Jun. 3, 2009
An official says Josef Fritzl has been moved to the prison where he will serve his life sentence for imprisoning and repeatedly raping his daughter for 24 years. Prison management official Peter Prechtl says Fritzl was transferred from Vienna's Mittersteig...
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