The seventh child died three days after birth; Fritzl is serving a life sentence for his death and the rapes.
He was sentenced in March last year after dramatically reversing his not guilty pleas on multiple charges when he saw Elisabeth suddenly enter the courtroom.
From his cell at the psychiatric top security prison of Stein in Austria he bombards Elisabeth with the letters, seeking in turn forgiveness, money, understanding – and expressing the misguided hope that he will one day be free to spend his life with wife Rosemarie again. Mail online article Allan Hall 15th February 2010, ‘Cellar monster Josef Fritzl begs his rape victim daughter for cash ... to fund his legal training’
It is one of the most haunting crimes in American history. The daring kidnapping and tragic death of Charles Lindbergh junior. Nova: Who Killed Baby Lindbergh? PBS 2013
Never before had a child this celebrated and adored been so shockingly victimized. ibid.
One or more individuals came to the house with a home-made folding ladder that left scrape marks on the wall to the right of the baby’s bedroom window. ibid.
It took the police two and a half years to finally corral a suspect. ibid.
Hauptmann … never waivered from his claim of innocence. ibid.
Questions about Lindbergh’s behaviour emerged soon after the kidnapping. ibid.
Who supplied the kidnappers with vital inside information? ibid.
30,000 people have been kidnapped in Colombia over the past two years. Ross Kemp on Gangs: Colombia, Sky 2007
Express kidnapping carried out by bogus taxi drivers. Scam City s2e2: Mexico City, National Geographic 2014
Cops who are kidnappers. ibid.
We’re going to kidnap Baron Rosellini. Romanzo Criminale s1e1 starring Francesco Montanari & Vinicio Marchioni & Alessandro Roja & Marco Bocci & Daniela Virgilio & Andrea Sartoretti et al, Lebanese
WE WANT BILLION LIRE TO RELEASE BARON ROSELLINI. ibid. ransom note
They’re just kidnapped the Honorable Moro, and slaughtered his police escort. Romanzo Criminale s1e4 starring Francesco Montanari & Vinicio Marchioni & Alessandro Roja & Marco Bocci & Daniela Virgilio & Andrea Sartoretti et al, Boss to detective
The Honourable Moro had just left his home on his way to Parliament, to give his vote of confidence to the new Andreotti Government, when he was blocked by a gang of terrorists, presumably members of the Red Brigade. ibid. radio news
They want ten billion in ransom? … They’re gonna pay three billion? Romanzo Criminale 2005 starring Kim Rossi Stuart & Anna Mouglalis & Pierfrancesco Favino & Claudio Santamaria & Stefano Accorsi & Jasmine Trinca et al, director Michele Placido, rozzer
The Christian Democratic president, Aldo Moro has been kidnapped in Rome by terrorists. ibid. tele news
The Red Brigades have claimed responsibility for the kidnap of Aldo Moro. Corleone VI starring Caludio Gioe & Daniele Liotti & Simona Cavallari & Marco Leonardi & Salvatore Lazzaro & Marco Leonardi & Alfredo Pea et al, television news
Hey, Dad, we got a major situation here ... He said the place turned into a bullet fest. He took a cop hostage just to get the fuck out of there. Do I sound like I’m fucking joking? He’s fucking driving around with a cop in his trunk. I don’t know who did what. I don’t know who’s got to Lou. I don’t know if anybody’s got to Lou. I don’t know who’s dead. I don’t know who’s alive. I don’t know who got caught. I don’t know who’s not. Reservoir Dogs 1992 ***** starring Harvey Keitel & Tim Roth & Michael Madsen & Chris Penn & Steve Buscemi & Lawrence Tierney & Edward Bunker & Quentin Tarantino & Randy Brooks & Kirk Balz et al, director Quentin Tarantino, son
There is one kidnapping every 60 minutes in Latin America. 70% of the victims do not survive. Man on Fire 2004 starring Denzel Washington & Dakota Fanning & Christopher Walken & Giancarlo Giannini & Radha Mitchell & Marc Anthony & Mickey Rourke & Rachel Ticotin & Jesus Ochoa et al, director Tony Scott, opening caption
Do you think God will forgive us for what we’ve done? ibid. Washington to Walken
I’m the sheep that got lost, madre. ibid.
What I do best – anyone who was involved and anybody who profits from it, anybody who opens their eyes at me – I’m going to kill them. ibid. Washington
OK, my friend, it’s off to the next life for you. I guarantee you won’t be lonely. ibid.
Revenge is a meal best served cold. ibid.
Forgiveness is between them and God. It’s my job to arrange the meeting. ibid.
There is one kidnapping every 60 minutes in Latin America. 70% of the victims do not survive. Man on Fire 2004 starring Denzel Washington & Dakota Fanning & Christopher Walken & Giancarlo Giannini & Radha Mitchell & Marc Anthony & Mickey Rourke & Rachel Ticotin & Jesus Ochoa et al, director Tony Scott, opening caption
I don’t want no fuck ups on this kidnap, boy. The Big Hit 1998 starring Mark Walhberg & Lou Diamond Philips & Christina Applegate & Avery Brooks & Bokeem Woodbine & Antonio Sabato junior & China Chow & Lainie Kazan & Elliott Gould & Sam Shimono & Robin Dunne et al, director Che-Kirk Wong, hispanic gang member
It says here there are 2,300 Americans reported missing every day. Abduction 2011 starring Taylor Lautner & Lily Collins & Alfred Molina & Jason Isaacs & Maria Bello & Sigourney Weaver & Michael Nyqvist & Dermot Mulroney & Nickola Shreli et al, director John Singleton, her to him
In May 2007 a group of uniformed police officers arrived at the Ministry of Finance in Baghdad. An IT consultant Peter Moore was working there protected by four British security guards. In Iraq nothing is as it seems. Peter Moore’s kidnappers were insurgents who’d infiltrated the police. They murdered his bodyguards and held Moore captive for almost three years. He was freed only after a secret deal was struck. Secret Iraq: Insurgency, BBC 2010
I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office. George W Bush, 26th June 2008
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room. Woody Allen
I said the kidnap is a crime. I have the right to speak about the crime done against me. They didn’t like me to speak about this crime. So I decided to reveal it to the public. Mordechai Vanunu
I would make a special plea at this time for the release of all captives, foreign and Lebanese. Terry Waite, televised address
And I would never choose to live the rest of my life surrounded by pigs like the Hearsts. Patty Hearst, kidnap tape
Did I ever have a chance? Patty Hearst, reaction to guilty verdict
My daughters have grown up knowing all about my kidnapping and the case and what happened. Patty Hearst
That girl was someone else. Patty Hearst
March 5 1973 [Donald] DeFreeze escapes. Storyville: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst, BBC 2012
Two months later Russ Little and Joe Remiro are stopped by a traffic cop. SLA [Symbionese Liberation Army] weapons and propaganda are found in their possession. ibid.
Police discover the SLA’s Concord safehouse abandoned and set ablaze. ibid.
February 4 1974 Berkeley, California: ‘There’s been a big kidnapping on the west coast: the victim is Patricia Hearst.’ ibid. news
The Hearsts are among the richest and most powerful families in the United States. ibid. caption
The SLA demands that Randolph Hearst feed all the poor people in California as a so-called good faith gesture. ibid.
Holed up in a motel room near Disneyland, Patty Hearst, along with Bill and Emily Harris, watched the shootout on TV. ibid.
Following a sensational trial, Patty Hearst is sentenced to 7 years in prison for her willing participation in the Hibernia Bank robbery. ibid.
After 22 month in prison, her sentence is commuted by President Carter. ibid.