CELLAR rape monster Josef Fritzl is demanding a divorce from his wife.
Fritzl, serving life for keeping a secret family of seven children in his basement, has previously claimed to have written to wife Rosemarie believing she still loves him.
APCellar rape monster Josef Fritzl is demanding a divorce from his wife[/caption]
HandoutFritzl, 89, was jailed in 2009 for keeping the children, born after he raped daughter Elisabeth, in an underground lair[/caption]
But his lawyer Dr Astrid Wagner told The Sun on Sunday: “Mr Fritzl told me he now wants to divorce his wife.
“It came as a real shock.
“It wasn’t long ago that he said that he was actually fantasising again about having his family around him when he comes out of prison.
“It is not quite clear to me yet why he has now decided he wants to divorce his wife now.
Josef Fritzl’s twisted timeline
1977: Elisabeth claims she was abused for the first time as an 11-year-old
August 28, 1984: Fritzl asks Elisabeth to help him install a door in his cellar before drugging her with an ether-soaked towel
The daughter is tied up and chained to a bed for the next 24-years
August 29, 1984: Fritzl and his wife Rosemarie report their daughter missing
1988-1990: The first children are born after Fritzl continuously rapes Elisabeth – Kerstin first followed by Stefan
May 19, 1993: Nine-month-old baby named Lisa found on the families doorstep with a ‘letter from Elisabeth’ – Rosemarie raises Lisa with Fritzl
December 15, 1994: Monika is also found outside by the parents and once again looked after
1996: Elisabeth gives birth to twins Alexander and Michael but Michael dies at birth due to breathing issues and is tossed in an incinerator
1997: Alexander appears outside the house just like Lisa and Monika and is taken in
December 2002: The final child is born in the cellar as Felix is kept trapped in the hellhole with his two other siblings
April 19, 2008: Kerstin, 19, becomes seriously ill and needs medical help so is taken by Fritzl to the hospital in Amstetten
April 19-26, 2008: Elisabeth is allowed to leave the cellar with her two children after police ask to contact Kerstin’s mother
April 26, 2008: Police arrest Fritzl, who is with Elisabeth near the hospital
April 27, 2008: Cops explore underground cellar as all the siblings meet for the first time
April 28, 2008: Fritzl confesses to his horrific crimes
2009: Fritzl sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to rape, false imprisonment, manslaughter by negligence and incest
March 2024: The perverted pensioner becomes eligible for parole after 15-years behind bars
April 30, 2024: Fritzl is moved from a high security prison to a normal one
“Perhaps it is because of his dementia – which really is an issue, these days – and of course you have to remember and bear in mind that he is a very elderly man.
“But I respect his wishes and as he has asked me to do this then I have tried to track down his wife so that I can then send her the divorce papers.
“I’m not quite sure where she is – I believe she is most likely still in Austria – so I’m still looking and I really hope I can find her.”
Fritzl, 89, was jailed in 2009 for keeping the children, born after he raped daughter Elisabeth, in an underground lair.
The Austrian is seeking early release on grounds of old age and dementia.
Rosemarie, now 86, claimed to have no knowledge of his crimes.
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