At another university, one of my associates found himself suddenly with unsought custody of his infant grandchild.

They later found out that the couple next door had been killed, along with their infant grandchild.

They barely spoke except at weddings and funerals and when their infant grandchildren were over.

These families tell of the time their dying relatives got to spend with infant grandchildren, visits that would have probably been impossible in a regimented hospital.

And early one recent morning, there were drops of blood on the sheets in the crib where her infant grandchild lay crying.

Six members of the Ashley clan were buried there, all having died a violent death with the exception of an infant grandchild.

Fourteen of Son Sen's family members, including infant grandchildren, also were killed.

An infant grandchild, a son of Thomas, died.

The 36-year-old defendant, it seems, has just begun a new job and has assumed responsibility for the care of his infant grandchild.

Officials said that Fritzl "very plausibly" explained how three of his infant grandchildren had appeared on his doorstep.