This is just as bizarre and scary as the torment of the Fritzl kids - not over such a long time though! - and containing some really strange twists. Smalltime cannibalism, flaying, bondage and detecting your neighbour's wireless network.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...live'.html

It's not in that article, but Barbara (who was found with the boys and later arrested as a likely part in the abuse) pulled an unusual trick when she fled to Denmark and then to Norway. She turned to crossdressing to disguise herself, plus taping down her breasts and shaving her head, and then pretending to be a schoolboy, posing as "Adam", age 13. Seems her small height had helped her to appear 13 already in the cellar.
For six months she attended a school in Oslo (probably mostly learning Norwegian with other immigrants). "He's bright for his age" the teachers thought, but didn't break 'Adam's' stunt.

Again, it all started in the depth of the cellar...