The Fritzl Case: The Most Disturbing True Crime Story

Queens Podcast

Comedy, History

4.5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Note: This episode was previously released in our Patreon vault and is now available on the main feed for the first time. TRIGGER WARNING: EVERYTHING. If you thought you’d heard every shocking true crime story… you haven’t. In 2008, a case out of Austria stunned the world: a woman held captive for 24 years in a hidden basement by her own father, Josef Fritzl. In this episode, we break down the full story of the Fritzl case — how it started, how it went undetected for decades, and how it finally came to light. We also unpack the psychological manipulation, systemic failures, and the aftermath of one of the most disturbing crimes in modern history. Time stamps: Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Never miss a Queens Podcast happening! Sign up for our newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://eepurl.com/gZ-nYf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.4	Hi, I'm Mike Troy, host of the American Revolution podcast on the Airwave Media Network.
0:10.4	This podcast is the origin story of the United States, how we went from colonies ruled by a king to the Democratic Republic that we have today.
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0:22.5	revolution from beginning to end. Please subscribe for free. We're available on all major podcast
0:28.9	platforms. I hope you will join me today on the American Revolution podcast.
0:34.9	Hey, everyone, quick note before we get into this episode.
0:40.2	Yeah, this one's a little different from our usual Queens content.
0:44.6	Normally, we're talking about like royal drama, history, powerful women.
0:49.5	But over on Patreon, we sometimes go a little darker.
0:55.1	A little spookyer, a little more true crimeier, a little more what the actual hell happened here.
1:02.5	Exactly. And this is the kind of bonus content we do over on Patreon.
1:07.2	So if you're into true crime and the more unhinged stories from history, then
1:12.5	welcome. You're going to fit right in. And if you like this episode and want more of it,
1:18.8	that's where to find it. All right. Content warning on this one. It is intense. So
1:24.1	content warning just for everything.
1:30.5	Yeah, and take care of yourself while listening to it.
1:32.9	All right, let's get into it.
1:51.5	So this one today, which is something that I randomly went down a rabbit hole about that was not women in history related.
1:55.2	And so I've been reading about this case for like the last year.
1:59.6	But Nathan, have you ever heard of the fritzel case?
2:04.1	I don't, I have not, but it sounds delicious it's not it's horrible yeah sorry i know it sounds like it sounds like a dessert or something doesn't it some kind of like
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