Jaycee Dugard and the parallels with Fritzl and McCann

Media frenzy over Californian girl's abduction in 1991 not unlike that of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007

‘South African Fritzl’ ‘raped’ long-lost daughter

A German girl who went to see her biological father in South Africa was allegedly held as a sex slave by him for two months

Fritzl daughter finds love with guard

The incest victim's relationship could help her recovery, psychologists say

From Spector to Fritzl, lawyers lap up the limelight

High drama and histrionics have become commonplace in courtrooms around the world as lawyers imitate their TV counterparts

Why Josef Fritzl thought rape was a ‘lovely idea’

By keeping his daughter in a dungeon cellar, Fritzl was exercising the control denied to him by his mother

Pic of the Day: Josef Fritzl faces court

Josef Fritzl hides his face prior to his trial on charges of murder and enslavement in St Poelten, Austria