- Granddaughter of Josef Fritzl Sr (d.1944) and Maria Fritzl (d.1980).
- Mother of Kerstin Fritzl (b.1988), Stefan Fritzl (b.1990), Lisa Fritzl (b. 1992), Monika Fritzl (b.1994), Michael Fritzl (b.1996), Alexander Fritzl (b.1996) and Felix Fritzl (b.2002) (One miscarriage and one dies after less than 3 days. Children's father is her father, Josef Fritzl.
- Daughter of Josef Fritzl (b.1935) and Rosemarie Fritzl (b.1939).
- Younger sister of Ulrike Fritzl (b.1958), Rosemarie Jnr Fritzl (b.1961 and, Harald Fritzl (b.1964). Older sister of Josef Jnr Fritzl (b.1971), Gabriele Fritzl (b.1971) and Doris Fritzl (b.1973).
- She is the fourth of seven children.
- During the night of 27 April, Elisabeth, her children and her mother Rosemarie were taken into care. Police said Fritzl told investigators how to enter the basement chamber through a small hidden door, opened by a secret keyless entry code. Rosemarie had been unaware of what had been happening to Elisabeth.
- In 1977, Fritzl begins sexually abusing his 11-year-old daughter Elisabeth.
- On August, 28, 1984, Fritzl lures 18-year-old Elisabeth into the basement and imprisons her.
- After completing compulsory education at age 15, Elisabeth started a course to become a waitress. In January 1983, she ran away from home and went into hiding in Vienna with a friend from work. She was found by police within three weeks and returned to her parents. She rejoined her waitress course, finished it in mid-1984, and was offered a job in nearby Linz.
- On November 1986, Elisabeth has a miscarriage in the 10th week of pregnancy.
- Fritzl told Elisabeth and the three children who remained (Kerstin, Stefan, and Felix) that they would be gassed if they tried to escape. Investigators concluded that this was just an empty threat to frighten the captives; there was no gas supply to the basement. He stated after his arrest that he told them that they would receive an electric shock and die if they meddled with the cellar door.
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