Father planned daughter's secret dungeon since 1978

The Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter and fathered seven children with her, first planned to build his secret cell as early as 1978, when his daughter was 12, authorities said today.

Father planned daughter's secret dungeon since 1978

The Austrian man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter and fathered seven children with her, first planned to build his secret cell as early as 1978, when his daughter was 12, authorities said today.

Investigators said a total of eight doors fitted with sophisticated locks and electronics secured the underground warren of windowless rooms where they say Josef Fritzl held his daughter captive for two dozen years.

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