Life is dormant, inactive, sleeping, in a person who has died. Sadly, the story does not end here, and it takes a Weekend at Bernies sort of twist, but with some added necrophilia. She was still so young. That seems extremely dubious. Tanzler never met this mysterious woman. (1996). After this, Maria was finally laid to rest at Key West Cemetery in an unmarked grave, to deter Carl from disturbing her eternal rest. Failed to remove flower. Elena's body was reclaimed and buried by the family in a secret location so that neither Von Cosel or the curious could disturb her grave. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. They were unaware that the doctor had found sperm inside Elenas corpse, clear evidence of necrophilia. It can be awakened. iUniverse. Her mother was worried about her declining health, but neither of them probably thought Tanzler would take an interest in her. He also built and interred Elena in an elaborate mausoleum, which he visited every night for two years, constantly bought gifts and even installed a telephone. At this point, Carl had lost his job at the hospital and was living in a remote shack which also housed his laboratory. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, The Unwilling Corpse Bride With Special Guest Rachel O'Brien. That's when things took a turn for the macabre. Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA. Whether he meant me I did not know and cared less (p. 37). You are living in an insane world. Elena died on 25th October 1931 at the age of twenty-two. They were comforted by his invention, hoping that perhaps Elena could survive. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. The prognosis did not look positive for poor Maria. So much so that Elena was said to have died hating Tanzler. (LogOut/ Tanzler was not even with Elena at the time she died. 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. A History of the Ottonian Dynasty The Rise of a Noble Family to the Death of the Dynasty and the 5 Great Kings of the Ottonians, Perceptions of Ottoman Military Slavery: Orientalism & the Zanj Rebellion, Science, Religion, and Racism in Philadelphia: the Impacts of the Works of Samuel Morton and Charles Darwin in Philadelphia during the mid-1800s, The Battle of Chaffins Farm: A Trial By Fire for the Unions Black Troops, British Signals Intelligence and the Shortening of World War Two. Yet Carl Von Cosel was unable to resist peeking at Elena Hoyos. He did this, as needed, inside of an old airplane he had repurposed into a makeshift medical laboratory. Von Cosel. She went over to his home to confront him, and found out his terrible secret. Police Officer Bienvenido Perez Only Living Person Who Knows Where Elena Buried. Normally you dont get any new information [about the story]. He constantly applied disinfectants, deodorizer and formaldehyde to counteract the smells of putrefaction. He also claimed nine university degrees and self-titled himself Count von Cosel, taking the name of an alleged ancestor. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. From Cuba he settled in Zephyrhills, Florida, where his sister had already emigrated, and was later joined by his wife and two daughters. Failed to report flower. Georg Carl Tnzler (also known as Count Carl von Cosel (February 8, 1877 July 3, 1952), was a German-born radiology technologist at the Marine-Hospital Service in Key West, Florida. Carl had basically abandoned his wife and children, and was more content living with a dead body than a live woman. But why? As if this case wasnt already bizarre enough, it takes an added sci-fi turn. 3 Feb. 2021, https://redcircle.com/shows/nightmerica. A psychiatric evaluation of Tanzler stated that he was in a borderline state but otherwise sane and mentally competent (Meek 2017). [1][8], Despite Tanzler's best efforts, Elena died of tuberculosis at her parents' home in Key West on October 25, 1931. Learn how your comment data is processed. His home was near his wife Doris, who apparently helped to support Tanzler in his later years. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. She was his soulmate and he would do whatever it took to always be by her side. Interestingly, Morrall (2006) uses the word mercy in love as a motivator for murder, as does Tanzler in the confession note I gave this to her mercifully (Michelfelder 1982, p.8). There continued to be much conflict between him and Elenas family. Tanzler (born on February 8, 1877, in Dresden, Germany) knew from a young age that he had a soulmate. . Maria was married at the age of 16 to a man named Luis Mesa, who abandoned her after she miscarried their child. Tanzler made nightly visits to Hoyos mausoleum. People would spot him dancing with a woman behind closed curtains inside his laboratory. He was later joined by his wife and children. Provoked by Von Cosels unapologetic behavior, the judge decided to bury Elena in an unmarked grave. [1], Though not reported contemporaneously, research (most notably by authors Harrison and Swicegood) has revealed evidence of Tanzler's necrophilia with Elena's corpse. NightMerica. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. As Meek (2017) puts it, [Elena is] paradoxically at the center of this story and utterly left out. He was born as Karl Tnzler or Georg Karl Tnzler on February 8, 1877 in Dresden, Germany. (p. 54). Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 . [The magazine] has a story called Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and his Laboratory of Love. Tanzler tried his best to cure Hoyos. Carl died alone in 1952, at the age of 75. With pretty much the entire town talking about the reclusive man often seen buying womens clothing and perfume on top of one local boys account of witnessing the doctor dancing with what appeared to be a giant doll Hoyos family began to suspect that something was off. A Fresh Look at the Impacts and Relevance of Colonialism in Southeast Asia, Purposeless Polls: How Soviet Citizens RebelledAgainst a Regime that Rejected Open Communication. Survivors include her daughter, Susan McKee, Zephyrhills; two sons, Jon Clendening, Portland, Oregon, and Gary Clendening, Hallowell, Maine; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Teachers brought their students for field trips; journalists arrived to report on the most unbelievable story in the world. 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. She revealed her face to him in his dream, and Tanzler knew at that moment that this was the woman he was meant to marry. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. This American Life. He stuffed her body with rags, waxed the skin with plaster of Paris, and even fitted the face with glass eyes. Determined to save his newfound paramour, Von Cosel connected her wasting body to his homemade contraption. Nevertheless, Elena refused Carl Von Cosels proposal. (LogOut/ Tragically, de Hoyos died on October 25, 1931, at the age of 22. In 1930, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Marine Hospital in Key West. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. Go to ThriveMarket.com/MORBID. They called him an eccentric romantic and felt sorry for his psychological disorder. The German-born Tanzler moved to the United States in 1926 and began working at a Key West hospital. Even though people agreed Tanzler committed a crime, many members of the public felt sympathetic towards him. He dedicated all his time to curing her, or at least attempting to do so. When he was 12 years old, he dreamed of a woman who would leave an impression on his life forever. She was his soulmate, so he created a life-size doll from a death mask that closely resembled his favorite woman. He was a cultured and intelligent man who had traveled across the world, to countries like Italy, India, Australia, Cuba and the Netherlands. Marias sister heard weird rumours about Carl. He restored her corpse, then kept her cadaver for seven years. Mara Elena "Helen" Hoyos A principios del siglo XX nace una hija de inmigrantes cubanos llamada Mara Elena Milagro-Hoyos. Tanzler didnt seem to get bored living with Hoyos corpse. HBO, 1999. He carried on his love affair with her corpse. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Local townspeople in Key West noticed Tanzler was buying womens clothing and perfumes, but they thought he was in a serious relationship. He hoped she would return the same feelings. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. It is also worth noting that Elenas body was not autopsied (Michelfelder 1982) and Tanzler (1947) specifically recounts [after Elenas funeral was over], some Cuban who I had never seen before, indulged in a piece of fiery oratory wherein he demanded punishment for the person responsible for her early death. Tanzler immediately recognized her as the woman of his dreams. He was cradling Hoyos doll. They found police logs from the period which described the aforementioned seizure, Tanzlers threat to Elenas father and testimonies from people in her neighbourhood that in the week before Elenas death, he had persuaded her to swallow double doses of his elixir, whichMichelfelder (1982) writes to have contained: 70 percent distilled water, 20 percent gold shavings, fruit favouring and just enough deadly poison to effect [sic] a slow death. After Hoyos sister showed up at Tanzlers home in 1940, the jig was up. Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. He continued to leave gifts at her graveside eerie offerings to his lifeless lover, excessive treasures to the object of his affections. According to Michelfelder (1982), Tanzler signed the cause on Elenas death certificate as [expiration] from a series of violent seizures clinically associated with dormant epilepsy (p.9). These cookies do not store any personal information. This time, it was unmarked so no one, including Tanzler, could find her body. As they autopsy her body, for a second time, they discovered that she was removed from her tomb two years after her burial. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. I own that tomb and everything that is inside, not you! (p.70). Swicegood, T. (2003). Tanzler moved from Key West to Zephyrhills near where his wife and sister lived, but not before according to Perez (1952, n.d.), using a time-bomb to blow up the tomb the night he left. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos . Fifty years ago she appeared to me in a vision, and she promised then to be my bride. 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. Tanzler would quickly take advantage of this privilege, which would result in one of the most macabre tales of all time. [6], Around 1920, following his return to Germany, Tanzler married Doris Schfer (18891977). Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? It was there that she met Dr. Carl Von Cosel, a doctor who was working to find a cure. In 1931, Dr. Carl Tanzler fell in love with a patient he was treating for tuberculosis. Tanzler went by many names; he was listed as Georg Karl Tnzler on his German marriage certificate. But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. Sloan, D,L. You can always change this later in your Account settings. Enter Carl Tanzler von Cosel, a German-born radiology technician who worked at the hospital. Tanzler immediately recognized Hoyos as the woman from his dream. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. As the skin of the corpse decomposed, Tanzler replaced it with silk cloth soaked in wax and plaster of paris. Family members linked to this person will appear here. A local Cuban- American woman by the name of Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was brought into the hospital by her mother for an examination. 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]. In 1930, while living in Key West, Florida, her mother took her to a hospital after she had taken ill. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis (which was then incurable) and checked into a facility where she stayed with other patients suffering the same disease. While no existing contemporary photographs of the autopsy or photographs taken at the public display show a tube, the necrophilia claim was repeated by the HBO Autopsy program in 1999.[10]. Tennessean Sun. While working at the U.S. Marine Hospital, on April 22, 1930, Carl Tanzler came face to face with the woman of his dreams. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Elena remained with Carl Von Cosel for seven years. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. A psychiatric evaluation determined that Tanzler was competent to stand trial, although some reports state that his ultimate plans involved flying Hoyos, high into the stratosphere so that radiation from outer space could penetrate her tissues and restore life to her somnolent form.. So what does he do? Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. Episode: Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, the Unwilling Corpse Bride w/ special guest @rachaelnobrien 1. Although he tried to stop her disintegration with embalming fluids, her body continued to decay. He lost time trying all doctors in town but none at home. Weve updated the security on the site. Von Cosel had told me once: I have spent my whole life. Undying Love: The True Story of a Passion That Defied Death. He replaced her former beauty with ghoulish, frightening features. He also said that she would often tell him to take her from the grave. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was a 21-year-old Cuban American beauty. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. Try again later. Which theory do you think best explains the Iraq War? 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. For some reason, Marias mother possessed a wig made out of her daughters hair, and she gifted this to Carl. (2012). Love: the mercy killing of a baby with a major deformity or partner with incurable cancer. He paused in Australia to collect equipment and suitable boats, and to become acquainted with prevailing weather and sea conditions. Tanzler (1947), in his memoirs, recalled being furious at not being informed sooner: In my desperation, I called out [to Elenas brother-in-law]: If only you had come to me half an hour earlier, perhaps it wouldnt have been too late. 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. In October 1940, Hoyos sister, Florinda, heard conflicting rumors about Tanzlers budding romance with a mysterious woman. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos married Luis Roberto "Louis" Mesa. For nearly 22 years, she had been the focus of his life, alive or dead. Please enter your email and password to sign in. He allegedly professed his love for her and showered her with gifts, but there's no record of her ever returning his sentiments. Although some have described him as a mad scientist, others, a brilliant doctor, hes more likely a grotesque fetishist. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (1909 - 1931) Photos: 4 Records: 23 Born in Key West, Monroe County, Florida on 31 July 1909 to Francisco "Pancho" Frank Hoyos and Aurora Sifontes. 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). It is perfectly wonderful that you had such a strong love for the girl in this case. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. He inserted glass eyes into her orbitals, and replaced her rotting skin with silk cloth coated by plaster of paris and wax. Considered one of the most toxic herbs, it has been used as a deadly poison throughout history (Wood, Coulson, Thompson and Bonner 2020). For the past eighty years, the story of Elena Hoyos has been told primarily through the point-of-view of Carl Tanzler, a man who portrayed himself as so in love he could not bear to live without her. The young woman's mother brought her in to see a doctor: at 21, she was dying of tuberculosis. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Count Carl Tanzler von Cosel by Flagler / Florida KeysPublic Librariess photostream / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. Despite everything, the statute of limitations had expired for the crime he was accused of committing, leaving Tanzler free to go. As they autopsy her body, for a second time, they discovered that she was removed from her tomb two years after her burial. It has been reported that Tanzler somehow still switched the bodies, or that Hoyos remains were secretly returned to him. She forbade the family to let von Cosel know until she was too far across the border to be recalled (p.1). If youre craving for a new Lifetime movie to watch, look no further. This went on for two years. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Rigor mortis had set in, leaving her limbs stiffened in unnatural . This is a carousel with slides. The former corpse bride is now at rest. Hoyos examination at the Marine Hospital confirmed her worst nightmare: she had tuberculosis, a fatal disease in 1930 that mainly affects the lungs. Tanzler became enamored with her, and took an overly keen interest in her care, despite not having any idea on how to treat tuberculosis. Though the story is known and historical, not all of the events therein are common knowledge and thus, so too is the true extent of the indignity that Elena suffered. While there is not much written in the way of Tanzler feeling anything described as loathing towards Elena directly, (extreme disgust as per the Merriam-Webster dictionary), his relationship with her family was often very adversarial. He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization.. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. While Elena was undergoing agonizing death, Von Cosel supplied her with perfume, jewelry, fruits, and candies. Try again later. Von Cosel was sixty years of age,and decided that they were to have their May-December romance. Before she died, Carl wrote in his journal how he had hopes that, despite the extensive damage, the lesions would heal again. Carl Tanzler had the corpse wrapped in a dress, gloves, and jewelry, and placed the body in his own bed, which he shared with the corpse for the next seven years. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization, but the statute of limitations saved him from prosecution. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. Following his sentence, Tanzler asked if Hoyos body could be returned to him, but he was denied access. Many years ago, Carl von Cosel travelled from India to Australia with the intention of proceeding to the South Seas Islands. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. In 1930, tuberculosis was an often fatal disease. I had hopes that, when Elena was out of danger, we would get married. Now the big necrophilia question arises: did he or didnt he? You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Folk figure. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. He replaced Marias brittle broken bones with coat hanger wire, and stuffed her torso with rags to keep her body in its original shape. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. He dressed her corpse in a wedding gown after stuffing her body cavity with rags. Michelfelder (1982) goes on to describe how the demolition worker and his supervisor found bottles full of this golden elixir fallen from the collapsed wall of Tanzlers former residence. And make sure to watch out for her new upcoming podcast Seven Deadly Sinners!Rachel O'brien ComedyFor a great article on this case written by one of our listeners, Addison Nugent, check it out on OZY.com!The Woman of his Dreams Died, But He Didn't Let That Pull Them ApartThanks to our sponsors!Pretty LitterGet the worlds smartest litter without leaving home by visiting PrettyLitter.com and use promo code MORBID for 20% off your first order. This turned into one of the most unusual, bizarre stories of all time. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. Headlines like A Key West Story of Necrophilic Love, Undying Love, and A Grave Affair proliferated newspapers, immortalizing the infamous necrophile. The following "Editorial Note" accompanying the autobiographical account "The Trial Bay Organ: A Product of Wit and Ingenuity" by "Carl von Cosel" in the Rosicrucian Digest[3] of March and April 1939, gives details about his stay in Australia before his internment during the Great War, as well as his subsequent return to Germany after the War:[4][5]. Join today and youll get up to twenty dollars in shopping credit toward your first order. The medical degrees, licences and medals bestowed upon him were all proven to be forged, though he was considered well-read on medicine, radiology and x-ray technology (Michelfelder 1982). Carl Von Cosel was nevertheless unsatisfied with the outcome of his trial. He was devastated. 124 129. 36 37. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. He recognized her from a vision he had many years ago, when his dead ancestor Countess Anna Constantia von Brockdorff came to him in a dream and showed him the face of his true love and soulmate: a gorgeous dark-haired woman who looked exactly like Maria. [11], It has been written (most notably by Swicegood) that Tanzler had the bodies switched (or that Elena's remains were secretly returned to him), and that he died with the real body of Elena. There, he looked to a number of DIY tricks to keep the young womans decaying body intact, including plaster of Paris and glass eyes to maintain the integrity of her face, as well as coat hangers and other wires to stabilize her skeletal frame. Similar credit must be given to Miki Meek for giving a very well researched and academic podcast four years ago for This American Life, and to Tracy Weller of the Mason Holdings group for the podcast The Lost Diaries of Elena Hoyos, which finally revealed much of Elenas personality and early life. To his absolute horror, Elenas putrefied body had begun to deteriorate. She was said to be extremely beautiful, shy and an accomplished singer, to the point where tourists would ask for pictures with her in the street. He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. Finally, she suggested that her son return to his sister in the United States Tanzler's account of Trial Bay Gaol, his secret building of a sailboat, etc., is confirmed by Nyanatiloka Mahathera, who mentions that he planned to escape from the Gaol with "Count Carl von Cosel" in a sailboat, and provides other information about the internment of Germans in Australia during World War I. Later he was removed to Trial Bay to a castle-like prison on the cliffs, and there the work in this narrative was accomplished. His behaviour became too erratic to hold a job, and the hospital had found out he was stealing medical equipment from them. St. Martins True Crime Classics. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. As of that day, he was fifty-three years old and Elena was close to twenty-one. He even installed a telephone line to Elenas crypt so that he could continue speaking to her. 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. Sympathists flocked to Von Cosel, excusing his bizarre behavior as an act of love. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. He would briskly stroll around town with a cane and show off wristwatches claiming to be commissioned to him by the Czar of Russia. Try again later. She was then buried in an unmarked grave by undertaker Benjamin Sawyer, cemetery sexton Otto Bethel and chief of police Bienvenido Perez, all of whom have taken this location to their own graves as a secret never to be revealed (Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012, Meek 2017). + Sloan, D.L. Finally, I want to acknowledge Elena herself. She was diagnosed with fast-acting tuberculosis. Additionally, there is his threat towards Elenas father if there is not a wedding before Christmas, there will be a funeral (Michelfelder 1982, p.56) and his declaration to Perez that he would kill Elena if necessary (n.d., p 68). She was a waitress and homemaker. He showered her with luxurious treats, hoping that Elena would accept his hand in marriage. When Carl von Cosel was released he set out to find his mother from whom he had not heard since the beginning of the war. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Tanzler also used copious amounts of perfume, disinfectants, and preserving agents to mask the odor and forestall the effects of the corpse's decomposition. Separated from his obsession, Tanzler used a death mask to create a life-sized effigy of Elena, and lived with it until his death at age 75 on July 3, 1952. Learn more about merges. As the hair fell out of Elena's decomposing scalp, Tanzler fashioned a wig from her hair, which he had previously obtained from her mother. Loathing. Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loathing. p. 1 + 19. Like most patients, Hoyos was scared of the illness and the treatment. Learn about the chilling embalmed corpse of the blushing bride La Pascualita. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. Hoyos body was placed on display at a local funeral home, where nearly 7,000 people came to see the corrupted corpse for themselves. (Yes, to a real, live, breathing woman.). She was only 22. She was not someone important, and she never did anything of note other than die young of tuberculosis. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Whole life ; Milagro de Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909 puts it, [ Elena is paradoxically. 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