Viennese state prosecutors got the green light to investigate against Werner Amon. A juridical committee rejected the People’s Party (ÖVP) parliament member’s appeal to withdraw the case from the Viennese prosecution. Amon is suspected of money laundering. An agency once headed by lobbyist Peter Hochegger transferred 10,000 Euros to the Federal Workers’ and Employees’ Association […]
Cellar girl Natasha Kampusch, 23, had a baby while held captive by pervert Wolfgang Priklopil according to opposition politicians from both the right and the left who are demanding an independent investigation. Opposition leader Heinz Strache from the FPOe claims police ignored evidence that Kampusch gave birth to Prikopil’s child whilst in the cellar in […]
The father of a young woman who was kidnapped at the age of 10 in 1998 and locked up by her pervert captor for eight years has been arrested, according to a report. Daily Heute claimed yesterday (Thurs) that Ludwig Koch, the dad of Natascha Kampusch, was put behind bars on Wednesday. The Viennese newspaper […]
The father of kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding more than 100,000 Euros in compensation from the Republic of Austria.Dietmar Heck, a lawyer representing Ludwig Koch, said today (Weds) his client suffered immensely during the eight years his daughter was kept by pervert Wolfgang Priklopil. Heck argued Kampusch could have been freed much earlier had […]
An advocate representing kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch is demanding one million Euros in compensation for personal suffering for his client.Viennese newspapers report today (Tues) that Gerald Ganzger called on the Republic of Austria to transfer one million Euros to Kampusch, 23, for what she had to endure in her eight years in captivity.Kampusch was snatched […]
Natascha Kampusch remained tight-lipped over whether a film project about her life was now in doubt due to the death of producer Bernd Eichinger as she attended his funeral service.Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of St. Michael in Munich, Germany, yesterday (Mon) in commemoration of the celebrated film director and producer who died […]
A theatre play focusing on the media hunt on Natascha Kampusch is playing to sold-out crowds at a Viennese theatre.”Die Beteiligten” by Kathrin Röggla, which is now on at the Akademietheater, portrays the publics reaction to the headline-hitting abduction drama and Kampuschs decision to give a TV interview just days after she managed to flee […]
The Natascha Kampusch kidnap case might go on retrial as five prosecutors face abuse of office charges.The Innsbruck state prosecution confirmed that it started looking into claims that their Viennese colleagues “permanently neglected investigation developments”.Former Federal High Court (OGH) President Johann Rzeszut made this accusation in a letter to the whips of the five parties […]
Police and political decision-makers are facing fresh pressure after the former head of the Federal High Court (OGH) claimed Kampusch case investigator Franz Kröll was “driven to suicide”.Johann Rzeszut, former OGH president and part of a special commission to investigate the polices handling of the Kampusch case filed a 46-page report to the justice ministry […]
Kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch has revealed she is worried about whether she will be a mother one day.The 21-year-old told Austrian weekly magazine News: “Kids, family thats very complicated. It has a lot to do with responsibility and there would, of course, be fears something could happen to my children.”Kampusch said it was […]