However, a court ruled that he will remain in the psychiatric facility until an appeal to the Higher Regional Court in Vienna is heard. There are reports that he is suffering from dementia. The move to a regular prison means that Fritzl, who received a life sentence, will be eligible for parole in 2023, having served the initial 15 years of his sentence. True crime media The case was featured in the 2008 documentary, The Longest Night: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar and the 2010 documentary, Monster: The Josef Fritzl Story. The 2009 book, The Crimes of Josef Fritzl: Uncovering the Truth, by Stefanie Marsh and Bojan Pancevski, is about the case. Room author Emma Donoghue was inspired by the crimes, and her novel inspired a film adaptation with the same name. In 2021, Lifetime released a film inspired by the Fritzl case titled Girl in the Basement which is part of Lifetime's "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films. The film is directed by Elizabeth Röhm and it stars Stefanie Scott, Judd Nelson, and Joely Fisher. See also Alvarez incest case Ariel Castro kidnappings Armando Lucero Inbreeding Kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard List of child abuse cases featuring long-term detention List of kidnappings Lydia Gouardo Moe incest case Mongelli case Natascha Kampusch Sheffield incest case 2019 South Wales paternal sex abuse case References 2000s missing person cases 2008 crimes in Austria 2008 in Austria 2009 in Austria Child sexual abuse in Austria Formerly missing people Incestual abuse Incidents of violence against women Lower Austria Missing person cases in Austria People convicted of incest Rape in Austria Incidents of violence against girls