Austria

Wolfgang Priklopil kidnapped 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch in Austria in 1998, which began eight and a half years of captivity in a basement in Strasshof an der Nordbahn. Episode 304 of Mørkeland also highlights a Swedish case involving a man who set his fiancée on fire in a van.

Natascha Kampusch was abducted by Wolfgang Priklopil in Vienna in 1998 at the age of 10 and held captive for over eight years. This episode of Darkland examines her escape in 2006 and the subsequent media criticism of her character.

Natascha Kampusch was abducted by Wolfgang Priklopil in Vienna in 1998 at the age of 10 and held captive for eight and a half years. The episode examines the psychological mechanisms and the dramatic escape in 2006.

Natascha Kampusch was abducted by Wolfgang Priklopil in 1998 and held captive in a hidden basement under his house for eight years. This episode of Mørkeland examines the psychological strategies and the dramatic escape in 2006.

Natascha Kampusch escaped in 2006 from Wolfgang Priklopil after eight years of captivity, while Danish police launched an extensive manhunt for a serial offender in Nykøbing Sjælland. This episode of Mørkeland sheds light on the two vastly different, yet equally shocking cases of deprivation of liberty and escape.

Josef Fritzl kept his daughter Elisabeth captive in a soundproof cellar in Austrian Amstetten from 1984 to 2008. This episode of Mørkeland reviews the legal aftermath and the horrifying details about the seven children Fritzl forced Elisabeth to give birth to in captivity.

Josef Fritzl kept his daughter Elisabeth Fritzl captive in a soundproof basement for 24 years in the Austrian town of Amstetten from 1984 to 2008. This special edition of Darkland analyzes the psychological and criminological aspects behind one of modern times' most horrific cases.

Göring called Colditz 'escape-proof'. Allied officers disproved it with ingenious escapes, espionage, and a secret glider. Read their story.