Austria
Josef Fritzl writes a book in prison – “I’m actually a good person”
He held his daughter captive for years and fathered seven children with her. Austrian media are now reporting that the convict wrote a book in prison.
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The text by Josef Fritzl should be entitled “The Abysses of Josef F.” carry.
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According to reports, the convict writes in his work, among other things, that he is “really a good person”.
REUTERS
He sees himself as a “responsible family man” and credits himself with “immense professional successes” in the past, it is said.
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It is also obviously important for Fritzl to emphasize his good health. “Rumours about dementia and heart problems just aren’t true,” the book says.
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Josef Fritzl wrote a book in prison.
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It is supposed to be “The abysses of Josef F.” be called.
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When writing the text, Fritzl had the support of a lawyer.
15 years ago it became public: Josef Fritzl had his own daughter for 24 years in a self-built cellar in Amstetten in Lower Austria imprisoned and abused. He fathered seven children with her. A son died shortly after birth from an illness. Fritzl, who fought for a new name and is now called Mayrhoff, was convicted of murder, rape and slavery, among other things to a life sentence sentenced.
Written together with lawyer
As reported by Austrian media, including Heute.at, Fritzl has now written a book. It is supposed to be “The abysses of Josef F.” are called and together with the lawyer Astrid Wagner been written be. According to reports, the convict writes in his work: “In reality I am a good person.” Accordingly, Fritzl could not understand why his wife Rosemarie broke off contact with him.
He sees himself as a “responsible family man” and credits himself with “immense professional successes” in the past, it is said. He also writes that he has had dozens of sexual affairs on business trips, which have also resulted in offspring: “I have children with several Indian women.” Fritzl is apparently particularly proud of a now grown-up son who is now “a respected lawyer” and came from an affair with a woman from Ghana.
“I cling to life”
Fritzl continues to write that in 2006, when media reports about Natascha Kampusch and her kidnapper Wolfang Prikopil were omnipresent, he felt “mentally particularly burdened”. The reports had “made him thoughtful”, but he still expected a “mild punishment” for himself. In the meantime, he criticizes Prikopil because he committed suicide – “I’m hanging on to life,” says Fritzl.
It is also obviously important for Fritzl to emphasize his good health. “Rumours about dementia and heart problems just aren’t true,” the book says. In prison, however, he avoids walks in the yard, “because there are some prisoners who are just waiting to be able to beat me up”. He also claims to receive “hundreds of letters”, “primarily from women who are in love with me”. The “Kronen Zeitung” writes that they have received this information from a judicial insider.
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