About this episode

The episode explores the disturbing case of Josef Fritzl and the origins of Stockholm syndrome.

A state-funded “bomb shelter” sounds like safety, but what if it’s the perfect cover for a secret no one wants to imagine? We go from a quick deep dive on the real origin of Stockholm syndrome to a case that makes your stomach drop: Josef Fritzl in Amstetten, Austria, a man who manages to look like a respected family provider while quietly building control into the bones of his home. We lay out Fritzl’s disturbing path from a violent childhood shaped by war and abuse to a pattern of escalati...

People in this episode

Host: Jendsey

Topics covered

• true crime
• Stockholm syndrome
• abuse
• family dynamics
• psychology

Keywords

• Josef Fritzl
• Stockholm syndrome
• true crime
• abuse
• Amstetten

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Amstetten, Austria

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