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Secrets in the Cellar
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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Josef Fritzl was a 73-year-old retired engineer in Austria. He seemed to be living a normal life with his wife, Rosemarie, and their familythough one daughter, Elisabeth, had decades earlier been "lost" to a religious cult. Throughout the years, three of Elisabeth's children mysteriously appeared on the Fritzls' doorstep; Josef and Rosemarie raised them as their own. But only Josef knew the truth about Elisabeth's disappearance... For twenty-seven years, Josef had imprisoned and molested Elisabeth in his man-made basement dungeon, complete with sound-proof paneling and code-protected electric locks. There, she would eventually give birth to a total of seven of Josef's children. One died in infancyand the other three were raised alongside Elisabeth, never to see the light of day. Then, in 2008, one of Elisabeth's children became seriously ill, and was taken to the hospital. It was the first time the nineteen-year-old girl had ever gone outsideand soon, the truth about her background, her family's captivity, and Josef's unspeakable crimes would come to light. John Glatt's Secrets in the Cellar is the true story of a crime that shocked the world.
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kelseycoleburke
kelseycoleburke
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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I vaguely remembered the Josef Fritzl case happening but I was only 13 and in a different continent, so I wasn‘t really aware of details. This was absolutely revolting. The book was good but if you decide to pick it up, please know that pretty much every trigger warning applies here.

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FantasyChick
FantasyChick
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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As always John Glatt never disappoints. This was harder than most to get through but life of Elizabeth Fritzel and her children was so well documented and brought into light. The evilness of her father really pulls through as well. Nothing is left hidden here.

This finishes off my #doublespin pick this month.
#ThingsInCommon The Bone Season + Secrets in the Cellar = Held prisoner
#aestheticallymatched

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Clwojick Sounds creepy! 👏🏻 2y
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LibraryCin
LibraryCin
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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What a monster! She got out with her kids in 2008, only a couple of years after Natasha Kampusch. Maybe I don‘t remember as much because the entire family ended up changing their names/identities so they could try to get some peace and try to heal. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin The book was published only a year after Elizabeth and her kids got out, but it still managed to get in much of the aftermath. I did look up more (the trial and to see how Elisabeth and her kids were doing after the end of the book). There is some repetition in the book, but it was well-researched. 2y
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BookishMadHatter
BookishMadHatter
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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New book + new tea = time to unwind after a LONG day

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GoldenGirl
GoldenGirl
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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#seewhatihavewon @Liberty This is one of the scariest true crimes I have read - and I've read a few true crime books!

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TerriGreen
TerriGreen
Secrets in the Cellar | John Glatt
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I don't remember how this book came into my life years ago, but it is creepy, disturbing and all true. It is one that will stick with you and you won't be able to get it out of your head. #AllHallowsRead #GiveASpookyBook

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