Locked in a cellar for 24 years

A horrifying story of the Austrian man who locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years, repeatedly raping her and fathering seven children by her.

Three of her children were adopted by her father and three remained locked in the cellar with their mother and had never seen sunlight until days ago.  The body of the seventh, a twin who died at birth, was burned by the father in an oven.

His wife insists she knew nothing about it.

The daughter, now 42, agreed to talk to authorities only after she was promised she would not have to see her  father again and her children would be protected.

In the face of such evil, one can only pray for the poor woman and her children.

UPDATE: Details from this unspeakable crime emerge

One police officer described seeing Elisabeth after she gained freedom: "She has been so starved of sunlight that her skin and hair were pure white and she had to shield her eyes from the light. She has been left badly nourished. It may take months and years for her to recover."