State Directory
Cold Cases in Austria
ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cold cases in Austria, spanning 1998–2008. 0 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
2
Documented Cases
0
Still Unsolved
1998–2008
Year Range
2
Case Types
By Type
1 Abduction
1 Kidnapping/Abuse
By Status
2 Solved
All Austria Cases
Solved
2008
Josef Fritzl Case
Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth in a cellar for 24 years, fathering seven children with her. The case was discovered in 2008 when one of the children needed hospital care.
Solved
1998
Natascha Kampusch
Ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped on her way to school in Vienna and held captive by Wolfgang Priklopil for over eight years in a basement dungeon. She escaped in 2006.