Sweden’s ‘Fritzl’ Used Drugged Strawberries to Kidnap Woman He Dated
Isabel Eriksson shares her harrowing experience of being kidnapped by a doctor in Sweden
Isabel Eriksson, Martin Trenneborg, Stockholm, Sweden, Kidnapping, Rohypnol
Stockholm: Imagine waking up in a soundproof bunker, far from home. That’s what happened to Isabel Eriksson after a date with a guy who seemed perfect at first.
Martin Trenneborg, a 38-year-old doctor, showed up with flowers and strawberries. But those strawberries were laced with Rohypnol, a sedative. He had a plan to abduct her.
After drugging her, he drove her 350 miles to his isolated house near Kristianstad. There, he locked her in a fortified underground bunker for six days. It was a nightmare.
Isabel woke up confused and scared, not knowing where she was. Trenneborg told her she was now his girlfriend and that she might be stuck there for years. Can you imagine that?
She tried to fight back, but he shackled her to a bed. He even pretended to be a rescuer, wearing a mask to torment her. It was terrifying.
On the fifth day, he brought a loaded gun and forced her to hold it, saying it was her way out. But she was too scared to pull the trigger. It was a horrible situation.
Every time he came to see her, she didn’t know if he would hurt her or worse. He threatened to punish her if she tried to escape, saying he’d chain her up and only feed her crispbread.
Trenneborg had even planned to bring another woman to the bunker, possibly a celebrity or her own mother. But Isabel was smart. She played along with his fantasy to convince him to take her back to Stockholm for clothes.
When they got to the police station, she finally had a chance. Alone with an officer, she told him everything. Trenneborg was arrested right there.
Documents on his computer revealed he had been planning to keep her for a decade and had scouted out other potential victims. It’s chilling.
In court, he was sentenced to ten years for kidnapping but was acquitted of aggravated rape. His sentence was later shortened on appeal, and now he’s a free man, living under a new name.
This story echoes the infamous case of Josef Fritzl, who held his daughter captive for years. It’s a reminder of how dark human nature can be.