<p>The 73-year-old, who is serving a life sentence, held daughter Elisabeth captive in a secret dungeon for nearly 24 years, raping her 3,000 times and fathering seven children with her, one of whom he admitted having murdered by neglect.<br /><br />A judge has now ordered the destruction of Number 4 Ybbsstrasse, in Amstetten, putting an end to speculation over what will happen to the house, 'The Sun' reported.<br />Judge Markus Sonnleitner said that he was looking for a way to pull it down without attracting "too much attention".<br /><br />"There seems to be lots of interest in seeing it disappear. This seems to be the sensible course as there is little chance of ever selling the property for a profit. It should be done as quickly as possible," the judge said.<br /><br />Locals have welcomed the decision after concerns an entrepreneur might buy the property and turn it into a museum.<br /><br />Sick horror fans still come by to photograph the house, the doors of which have been welded shut to prevent souvenir hunters trying to break into the cellar.<br /><br />Fritzl had built the dungeon under the house for his daughter and their children, while he lived a seemingly normal life with his wife upstairs.<br /><br />Three of the incest children were brought up by the couple after he convinced authorities that Elisabeth, now 43, ran away to join a cult and left the babies on his doorstep.<br /><br />Fritzl was sentenced to life last year, for rape, enslavement, imprisonment, and the murder of the child who died.<br /></p>
<p>The 73-year-old, who is serving a life sentence, held daughter Elisabeth captive in a secret dungeon for nearly 24 years, raping her 3,000 times and fathering seven children with her, one of whom he admitted having murdered by neglect.<br /><br />A judge has now ordered the destruction of Number 4 Ybbsstrasse, in Amstetten, putting an end to speculation over what will happen to the house, 'The Sun' reported.<br />Judge Markus Sonnleitner said that he was looking for a way to pull it down without attracting "too much attention".<br /><br />"There seems to be lots of interest in seeing it disappear. This seems to be the sensible course as there is little chance of ever selling the property for a profit. It should be done as quickly as possible," the judge said.<br /><br />Locals have welcomed the decision after concerns an entrepreneur might buy the property and turn it into a museum.<br /><br />Sick horror fans still come by to photograph the house, the doors of which have been welded shut to prevent souvenir hunters trying to break into the cellar.<br /><br />Fritzl had built the dungeon under the house for his daughter and their children, while he lived a seemingly normal life with his wife upstairs.<br /><br />Three of the incest children were brought up by the couple after he convinced authorities that Elisabeth, now 43, ran away to join a cult and left the babies on his doorstep.<br /><br />Fritzl was sentenced to life last year, for rape, enslavement, imprisonment, and the murder of the child who died.<br /></p>