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- ↑ "The Crimes of Josef Fritzl: Uncovering the Truth by Stefanie Marsh, Bojan Pancevski". Archived from the original on 23 May 2009.
- ↑ "Stefanie Marsh - HarperCollins". www.harpercollins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012.
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