Three of the children were left on Josef F.'s doorstep and subsequently raised as the adoptive children of Josef F. and his wife, Rosemarie, while the other three children were left with their mother and never saw daylight until she was discovered.
子供のうち3人はヨーゼフ・Fの玄関に置かれており、その後ヨーゼフ・Fとその妻ロゼマリアの養子として育てられ、他の3人の子供はその母親とともに残され、彼女が発見されるまで陽の目を見なかった。