than at home and that sometimes she went quiet when it was time to go home again. it was the same for both of us. it was like a silence descending. andreas kruzig was elisabeth s former boyfriend. translator: she really confided in me. i knew that she was under pressure from her parents and that she ran away from home when she was 14 or 15. according to elisabeth s testimony to police, the situation at home was worse than just a stern father. she says her father s sexual abuse began at age 11. she d kept it secret. translator: the abuse at 11 years. i thought about it a lot recently, whether i noticed anything back when we were at school. now it s easier to understand why she didn t talk about boys or about sex. now with hindsight i understand why she didn t talk about certain things or why she was distant and quiet.
felt more comfortable at school than at home. it was the same for both of us. it was like a silence descending. and dre as was her former boyfriend. she confided in me. i knew he was under pressure from her parents. she ran away when she was 14 or 15. according to elizabeth s testimony to police, the situation at home was worse than just a stern father. she said her father s sexual abuse began at age 11 and she kept it secret. the abuse at 11 years, i thought about it a lot recently whether i noticed anything back when we were at school. now it s easier to understand why she didn t talk about boys or sex. now with hindsight i understand why she didn t talk about certain things or why she was
translator: i did get the impression, though, that she felt more comfortable at school than at home and that sometimes she went quiet when it was time to go home again. it was the same for both of us. it was like a silence descending. andreas kruzig was elisabeth s former boyfriend. translator: she really confided in me. i knew that she was under pressure from her parents and that she ran away from home when she was 14 or 15. according to elisabeth s testimony to police, the situation at home was worse than just a stern father. she says her father s sexual abuse began at age 11. she d kept it secret. translator: the abuse at 11 years. i thought about it a lot recently, whether i noticed anything back when we were at school. now it s easier to understand why she didn t talk about boys or about sex. now with hindsight i understand why she didn t talk about
ten years. thus, erasing fritzl s criminal past. as a result, josef fritzl presented himself to the outside world as a strong family man in a devoutly catholic country. his favorite daughter, elisabeth, was the fourth child of seven from his marriage to rosemarie. there were five girls and two boys, with a father ruling the roost. translator: i did hear talk amongst the neighbors that herr fritzl was very firm with his children and that absolute obedience to herr fritzl prevailed. his wife, too, was very submissive towards him. we all knew it. he was very domineering with his family. according to classmates, elisabeth found the atmosphere at home oppressive, causing her to run away. translator: i did get the impression, though, that she felt more comfortable at school than at home and that sometimes she went quiet when it was time to go home again. it was the same for both of us. it was like a silence