Capturing Elisabeth
Although Elisabeth was already dealing with unbearable torture at her father’s hands, she could never have known the horrible fate that he had planned for her. On August 29, 1984, Josef was able to trick his daughter into the “dungeon” by requesting for her help to hold open the door to the basement. Once he was done “fixing,” he took a cloth soaked in ether and held it up to her nose and mouth until she passed out. He then dragged her into her new living quarters, raped her and chained her to one of the columns. Thus began the even more torturous life that Liesl was forced to endure for an unthinkable 24 years.
