You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. She would remain legally married to Luis until her death. What he did next is unthinkable, and he never really paid a price for it.Join Ash, Alaina and special guest, comedian Rachel O'brien, as we dig deep into Karl's crazy world. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer. 22nd April 1930 would turn out to be a very fateful day. Von Cosel was arrested for body snatching but was not indicted because the statute of limitations had passed. And when he proposed marriage, she always told him You are too old. Historically, the Cosel family seemed to be haunted by bad luck. Tanzler became enamored with her, and took an overly keen interest in her care, despite not having any idea on how to treat tuberculosis. He had become smitten with the frail, Hispanic beauty, and even alleged that he recognized her from a dream. Her family initially assumed that this illness was sadness due to the loss of her child, but the cough was not moving. The additional findings presented in this article elevate this sinisterness yet again, as now there is evidence which strongly suggests that Tanzler had actually killed Elena himself. Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. He slept with the body in his bed, but he kept a curtain between them because he was an extreme gentleman. While he had a family of his own, he was still disappointed that he hadnt met the woman of his dreams. 36 37. In 1944, Tanzler moved to Pasco County, Florida, close to Zephyrhills, where he wrote an autobiography that appeared in the pulp publication, Fantastic Adventures, in 1947. Fans of Tanzler travelled to give him treats, public sympathy portrayed him as an eccentric romantic, an attorney offered to represent him pro bono and Elenas body was put on public display to be viewed by over 6,850 people at the Dean-Lopez Funeral Home (Tanzler von Cosel 1947, Michelfelder 1982, Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012, Meek 2017). On October 24, 2013, the case of Carl Tanzler was featured on, In 2015, the story of Tanzler and Elena Hoyos was featured in an, In 2020, Tanzler's story was featured on an episode entitled "Cryptic Messages" of the, This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 11:56. Why, you are old enough to be my grandfather. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. After he left Key West defeated, he returned to his wife and daughter in Zephyrhills, Florida. Nor was he with her just before. Tragically, de Hoyos died on October 25, 1931, at the age of 22. It is hoped that the findings presented here will contribute towards the continuation of this cultural shift, and bring more empathy and understanding towards Elena rather than the man who pursued, poisoned and exploited her in life and death. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. It is perfectly wonderful that you had such a strong love for the girl in this case. He would briskly stroll around town with a cane and show off wristwatches claiming to be commissioned to him by the Czar of Russia. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The article in question, written by William Michelfelder (1982), opens as follows: the first page [of the journal] read clearly She died because I gave this to her mercifully. So what does he do? However, he never gave up on his one true love. Design a site like this with WordPress.com, The Strange Afterlife of Maria Elena Milagro deHoyos, Odd Oldies: A Vampire, A Romance & A Friendship from Hell Criminally Clueless Podcast. Von Cosel had told me once: I have spent my whole life. Now two years deceased, Carl Tanzler was left with the task of maintaining Hoyos corpse. Ginsburg, Arthur, director. 2, 2020, pp. However, no other evidence had ever come to the fore, apart from these threats, suggesting that Tanzler may have committed murder. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. His subsequent actions would be the ones that brought this story to public infamy. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. He developed an obsession with a young Cuban-American tuberculosis patient, Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (July 31, 1909 October 25, 1931), that carried on well after her death. Tanzler himself would publish an account of this period in a 1939 publication of the Rosicrucian Digest (Tanzler von Cosel 1947, Harrison 1996, Meek 2017). I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. Many years ago, Carl von Cosel travelled from India to Australia with the intention of proceeding to the South Seas Islands. Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. The truth, however, will forever remain lost to time. [1][8], One evening in April 1933, Tanzler crept through the cemetery where Elena was buried and removed her body from the mausoleum, carting it through the cemetery after dark on a toy wagon, and transported it to his home. The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. [10] His body was discovered on the floor of his home three weeks after his death. Cosel fell in love with her despite the fact that she was legally married. Although he tried to stop her disintegration with embalming fluids, her body continued to decay. St. Martins True Crime Classics. He died in the arms of Hoyos real body. Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. There is a problem with your email/password. Resend Activation Email. Carl Von Cosel was a radiologist who met Elena during an x-ray. The Key West Citizen, 15 Aug. 1952, p. 1 + 4, Perez, B. In 1930, tuberculosis was an often fatal disease. He died under the name "Carl Tanzler". Photo Credit: DeWolfe and Wood Collection in the Otto Hirzel Scrapbook CC BY 2.0 . Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Carl Von Cosel was nevertheless unsatisfied with the outcome of his trial. Von Cosel asked the family if he could keep Elena's body in a casket filled with formaldehyde to preserve her. How could she possibly have a life-threatening disease? In April of 1930, the beautiful but doomed Elena Hoyos arrived at the Marine Hospital for blood tests. All of Elenas immediate family had also passed away from tuberculosis by this point (Harrison 1996). He decided to open her casket. Once she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he took it upon himself to do whatever he could to cure her and offered services free of charge. Maria was 21 years old, and the daughter of a Cuban cigar maker, whose life was already marred by tragedy. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. Learn more about merges. He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. He then placed Elena Hoyos on his canopied bed, serenading her with a small, church organ. He would use this wig on Marias corpse, as the decomposition process had caused her hair to fall out. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. [1] In 1933, almost two years after her death, Tanzler removed Hoyos' body from its tomb, and lived with the corpse at his home for seven years until its discovery by Hoyos' relatives and authorities in 1940.[2]. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos married Luis Roberto "Louis" Mesa. Von Cosel. He once shouted at her parents, Will you take the responsibility to let your daughter die through your stupidity? (p. 32) and on finding their new residence recalled, if anyone had tried to stop me [from entering], I think, I would have used violence (p.28). What followed was an on-and-off relationship where Tanzlers medical treatments were accepted but his proposals of marriage were sidestepped. Being a radiology technician, he of course had to go full mad scientist and attempt to go high into the stratosphere, so that radiation from outer space could penetrate Elenas tissues and restore life to her somnolent form. Is necrophilia legal in outer space? The 22-year-old beauty resembled his childhood premonitions so closely that he immediately became convinced that their love was meant to be. Carl Tanzler administered these treatments in Hoyos family home, showering her with gifts and declaring his love all the while. Separated from his dead love, Tanzler used a death mask to create a life-sized effigy of Maria de Hoyos and lived with it until his death. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I have sent you to the angels with my golden elixir Perez also claimed Tanzler had once told him that he 'would kill Elena if necessary to fulfil [his] destiny'[12] The poison confession letter article was also cited by historian David L. Sloan on episode 44 of the NightMerica podcast.[14]. Carls madness was discovered. This article seeks to bring light to these, with the hope that people will learn what really happened as per these key findings. You accept the use of cookies or other identifiers by accepting, ignoring or dismissing this notice. He even exaggerated his achievements to her parents, claiming he was Count von Cosel (even though he wasnt a count). It can be awakened. Mara Elena "Helen" Hoyos A principios del siglo XX nace una hija de inmigrantes cubanos llamada Mara Elena Milagro-Hoyos. Year should not be greater than current year. It was estimated that she wouldnt have long to live, but Von Cosel disagreed. There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. Tanzler (1947) tells of many arguments he had with Elenas parents about her condition, the Cuban culture of smoking cigars, having numerous visitors at the house and taking Elena for car rides. In their ignorance, they asked if it was illegal to love too much. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Elena did not reciprocate Tanzlers feelings whatsoever. In 1972, two doctors who were present at Maria's 1940 autopsy recalled how Carl had inserted a paper tube into the corpse's vaginal canal to facilitate intercourse. He lived with the doll in Pasco County, Florida until his death on July 3, 1952. Carl Tanzler was a German immigrant working at a Key West, Florida, hospital in the early 1930s. Tanzler would quickly take advantage of this privilege, which would result in one of the most macabre tales of all time. It was palatable and my loved one departed this miserable world on October 25, 1931. They vow to stay together, even after death. For some reason, his wife Doris took pity on him and regularly mailed him money to help him survive his destitute situation. Yet Carl Von Cosel was unable to resist peeking at Elena Hoyos. In 1940, when her sister Nana confronted him about taking her body, Tanzler as equally as vehement, making statements such as, [Elena] is an angel, but not you (p. 68), You never looked after her for the past nine years, she has been under my care all these years. This would not be the end of Tanzlers obsession. Normally you dont get any new information [about the story]. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. Although reporters wrote that Carl Von Cosel died alone in 1952, this is somewhat untrue. He asked if he could have Elenas body returned to him. Tuberculosis was one of the most prominent causes of death at the time and cigar factories like where Elenas father worked was where the disease was spreading. Von Cosel (Carl Tanzler) in 1940 / Florida KeysPublic Libraries / Flickr / CC BY 2.0, The haunting history of La Pascualita History 101, John Dillingers body to be exhumed after 85 years History 101. Tanzler was undeterred though and searched the streets every night until a sympathetic neighbour told him of the location. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. It is a great shame that someone of such beauty and character be made endure the travesties she went through in her brief life and even after it ended. Elenas family had instructed Tanzler to stay away following these marriage proposals and also because of their dislike of the unorthodox devil machines used by him in his treatments of Elena. Finally, I want to acknowledge Elena herself. At least she got to keep her hair. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. He wanted his soulmate to always look like the woman he fell in love with even after death. His home was near his wife Doris, who apparently helped to support Tanzler in his later years. She was his soulmate and he would do whatever it took to always be by her side. These cookies do not store any personal information. Mesa left for Miami, leaving Elena alone as her illness worsened (Harrison 1996). He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. 17 Feb. 2017, https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/grand-gesture, Michelfelder, W. Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and His Love Laboratory. Hoyos examination at the Marine Hospital confirmed her worst nightmare: she had tuberculosis, a fatal disease in 1930 that mainly affects the lungs. He was examined by doctors and found to be perfectly sane though it remains a mystery of how he lived with a corpse for so many years. He adopted his official nickname, Count Carl von Cosel. Harrison, B. In the early 1900s, approximately 110,000 Americans would die each year from tuberculosis. Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture, "The Trial Bay Organ: A Product of Wit and Ingenuity,", St. Petersburg Times, December 31, 1998; page 8: "Ayesha T. Bucey (Ann), 76, of Zephyrhills, died Sunday (December 27, 1998) at East Pasco Medical Center. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. There was an error deleting this problem. [1][8] Others contend that since no evidence of necrophilia was presented at the 1940 preliminary hearing, and because the physicians' "proof" surfaced in 1972, over 30 years after the case had been dismissed, the necrophilia allegation is questionable. Happy for him, she decided to visit him and congratulate him on his relationship. He showered her with luxurious treats, hoping that Elena would accept his hand in marriage. Thus, they found it odd that Tanzler stopped visiting the mausoleum two years after her death. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Try again. Aconite is a plant native to Northern Asia and Europe. Fantastic Adventures, Sep. 1947, pp.10 69. Elena remained with Carl Von Cosel for seven years. [1] Tanzler received United States citizenship in 1950 in Tampa. He restored her corpse, then kept her cadaver for seven years. It is through several key pieces of research he came across and our correspondence on these that inspired and made this article a possibility. In 1940, Floridas infamous necrophile went on trial for desecrating the body of Elena Hoyos. Eventually, this was not enough. Folk figure. Death . Try again later. He believed he had finally found her in Elena. Upon returning home, Tanzler married and had two children in 1920, and the family emigrated to Zephyrhills, Florida. He was not short on money either, as he had been receiving a pension from the military for his involvement in World War 1. Sources differ (Tanzler von Cosel 1947, Perez 1952, Michelfelder 1982, Swicegood 2003) on when exactly he did this but the more respected tellings of this story (Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012) state this occurred in 1933. It was 1930 in sunny Key West, Florida, and Maria de Hoyos was dying of tuberculosis. How can these immense, unfounded claims be made? Today's episode is dedicated to our Patron, Jacqueline! Not only were reporters sympathetic to Count Von Cosels May-December romance, jurors acquitted Von Cosel of the theft, preservation, and mistreatment of Elenas cadaver. A cousin revealed to The Tennessean Sun in 1940: [Elenas] two rescues from death [via electric shock by Tanzler / von Cosel] had been so painful that Elena finally died hating her rescuer and [begged] to be allowed to stay dead. She was his soulmate, so he created a life-size doll from a death mask that closely resembled his favorite woman. This turned into one of the most unusual, bizarre stories of all time. In Carls autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Marias cadaver. All he had to do was find her. Police Officer Bienvenido Perez Only Living Person Who Knows Where Elena Buried. Bizzarrepedia But unfortunately, this was a true story. Undying Love: The True Story of a Passion That Defied Death. April October 2019. https://masonholdings.org/radio-hour/Wood, C. Coulson J. Thompson S. + Bonner, S. An Intentional Aconite Overdose: A Case Study. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. Despite her illness, she was still an attractive young woman, and her beauty didnt go unnoticed by Tanzler. Teachers brought their students for field trips; journalists arrived to report on the most unbelievable story in the world. He who has given you to me, will not reject our souls, united as they are in His undying love.. Carl had basically abandoned his wife and children, and was more content living with a dead body than a live woman. The Mad Scientist of Key West. This is a time where there are many cases in the media coming out about victims having suffered clandestine abuse from people in positions of power, especially of women by men in the media industries of music and movies, but also in educational and religious institutions. The extent of this has never been revealed fully, only that Tanzler had been interned in Australia as a prisoner-of-war for a time. By all appearances, she was an attractive dark haired beauty queen who often wore red roses in her hair, drawing the attention of strangers who desired to photograph and court her. Tanzler would extensively claim in this memoir, as well as during his 1940 court hearing and in numerous newspaper interviews that he had been seeing apparitions of Elena ever since he was a child, and it was the ghost of Elena that instructed him to enshrine her body in his home. This American Life. Sorry! Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Over seven thousand visitors arrived, each desperate to peek at this well-preserved woman. . He continued to leave gifts at her graveside eerie offerings to his lifeless lover, excessive treasures to the object of his affections. Von Cosel was sixty years of age,and decided that they were to have their May-December romance. There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Concocting potions and tonics out of gold, Tanzler would shock Elena by connecting electrodes to her body via transformers and then give her medicinal wines. While working at the U.S. Marine Hospital, on April 22, 1930, Carl Tanzler came face to face with the woman of his dreams. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. He thought of everything to make sure he could continue living with her corpsefor seven years! Although some have described him as a mad scientist, others, a brilliant doctor, hes more likely a grotesque fetishist. When he was 12 years old, he dreamed of a woman who would leave an impression on his life forever. Life is dormant, inactive, sleeping, in a person who has died. An autopsy of the body revealed the intricacies of Tanzlers work, which included a paper tube inserted between her legs, forming a makeshift vagina, although Tanzler never admitted to committing any necrophiliac acts. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. As Elena and her family were poor, they were initially willing to accept this offer. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Try again later. She looked upon von Cosel as a grandfather. A defeated Carl shuffled off to Pasco County, Florida to patch together some semblance of a life. Even though you start off the story, just as all others have recounted, as being fact. Which theory do you think best explains the Iraq War? They even resisted Tanzlers ministrations to where they moved house, neglecting to tell him of their new residence. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. cemeteries found in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Carl Tanzler Fell In Love With His Patient, Then Lived With Her Corpse. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. He was later joined by his wife and children. Authorities found a homemade spaceship outside of Carls lab. He was cradling Hoyos doll. One night in 1933, he snuck her body out from the mausoleum in a toy wheelbarrow, and took her home with him. Marias sister heard weird rumours about Carl. File photo of Carl Tanzler when he worked as a . Maria Elena Milagro Hoyos (1909 1931), more commonly referred to as Elena, was the middle born Cuban-American child of Francisco Hoyos (1883 1934) and Aurora Milagro (1881 1940) in Key West, Florida. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Maria Elena 'Helen' Milagro de Hoyos, a 20-year-old local Cuban American woman, was the same dark-haired woman Tanzler had visions of and who was to be his true love. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. Learn about the chilling embalmed corpse of the blushing bride La Pascualita. Maria Elena Milagro Hoyos (1909 - 1931), more commonly referred to as Elena, was the middle born Cuban-American child of Francisco Hoyos (1883 - 1934) and Aurora Milagro (1881 - 1940) in Key West, Florida. She had two sisters, Florinda "Nana" Milagro Hoyos (19061944), who married Mario Medina (c.19051944) and also succumbed to tuberculosis; and Celia Milagro Hoyos (19131934). Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. In 2003, two bands released their musical interpretations of the Tanzler story, In 2008, the Swedish band ChansoNoir released the EP. Learn how your comment data is processed. Three years later a Cuban-American woman by the name of Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, was brought to the hospital by her mother for examination. (LogOut/ Tanzler emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1926, sailing from Rotterdam on February 6, 1926 to Havana, Cuba. The German-born Tanzler moved to the United States in 1926 and began working at a Key West hospital. He searched for her, but he could never meet the woman he saw in his dream. The disease would later claim the lives of almost everyone in Hoyos immediate family, including her sister, Florinda Nana Milagro Hoyos. [1][8], Shortly after the corpse's discovery by authorities, Elena's body was examined by physicians and pathologists, and put on public display at the Dean-Lopez Funeral Home, where it was viewed by as many as 6,800 people. Carl Tanzler. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization.. Authorities took Elena from him. He made house calls to Marias home, stealing the hospitals x-ray machine to monitor her progress. Carl claimed Maria began talking to him from the other side, telling him she was afraid of decaying and rotting. She reported him to the police, and Carl was arrested. On April 22, 1930, while working at the Marine Hospital in Key West, Tanzler met Maria Elena Milagro "Helen" de Hoyos (1909-1931), a local Cuban-American woman who had been brought to the hospital for an examination by her mother. Born in Key West in 1909, the daughter of a cigar maker and a homemaker, Hoyos was raised in a large family and was brought to the hospital by her mother after becoming ill. As a young boy in Germany, Tanzler would often have visions of a stunning, dark-haired woman who was predestined to be his one true love. He was proud of the excellent attention hed given to her preservation and thought mistakenly that Elenas sister would feel the same. Victorians described consumption as an illness that heightened the elegance and refinement of its victim, and that it was tragically beautiful to waste away with pallor and fragility. Elena was dying of tuberculosis, but Tanzler felt that she was his destinydespite having already having a wife and children. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. . Instead, Marias mummified remains were put on display at Dean-Lopez Funeral Home. This went on for two years. Before leaving, he dynamite bombed the mausoleum he had created for Maria, to spite authorities. 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