Elisabeth Fritzl: The Girl in the Basement

Elisabeth Fritzl spent 24 years imprisoned beneath her father’s home in one of the most disturbing captivity cases ever recorded. Her rescue revealed a nightmare that defied imagination and horrified the world.

This Tales of the Twisted true crime podcast episode blends dark history, psychological horror, and creepy real stories to reveal the nightmare that unfolded below ground.

Elisabeth was imprisoned in a hidden cellar, forced to raise children in total isolation, while her father convinced the world she had run off to join a cult. When one child’s medical emergency forced the truth into the light, the world discovered a horror no fiction could match.