During her captivity, Elisabeth gave birth to seven children fathered by Josef. Three stayed in the basement with her, one died shortly after birth, and three were brought "upstairs" to be raised by Josef and his wife under the lie that Elisabeth had left them on the doorstep.
Josef told his wife and the police that Elisabeth had run away to join a cult. Girl in the Basement
The location was moved from Austria to the United States. During her captivity, Elisabeth gave birth to seven
The film is part of Lifetime’s "Ripped from the Headlines" collection and features several fictionalized changes: During her captivity