17 Feb. 2017, https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/grand-gesture, Michelfelder, W. Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and His Love Laboratory. Tennessean Sun. This time, it was unmarked so no one, including Tanzler, could find her body. Following his sentence, Tanzler asked if Hoyos body could be returned to him, but he was denied access. 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. He did this, as needed, inside of an old airplane he had repurposed into a makeshift medical laboratory. She was still so young. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos (23114033)? She reported him to the police, and Carl was arrested. When a Cuban-American woman named Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos walked into the hospital, the doctor saw before him an actual dream come true. Morrall, Dr. P. Murder and Society: why commit Murder? Criminal Justice Matters, 66:1, 2006, pp. Carl Tanzler Fell In Love With His Patient, Then Lived With Her Corpse. There is sufficient evidence to state that Tanzler, if not experiencing loathing towards Elena herself, experienced much loathing towards the people and situations around her. Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA. This love made him determined to keep his patient alive, which he attempted to do quite literally by removing her corpse from the mausoleum it was housed in and holding it together with coat hangers, wax, and silk. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Mason Holdings Radio Hour. How can these immense, unfounded claims be made? Historically, the Cosel family seemed to be haunted by bad luck. Marias life was not going well. He searched for her, but he could never meet the woman he saw in his dream. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Are you visiting Key West? Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. In 1926, Tanzler emigrated to the U.S. from Germany, where he settled in Zephyrhills, Florida. He also made countless proposals of marriage towards Elena, starting the night her older sister Florinda Nana Medina (1906 1944) was wed. Elenas mother protested and kicked Tanzler out of the family home (Tanzler von Cosel 1947, Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012). It is through several key pieces of research he came across and our correspondence on these that inspired and made this article a possibility. Meek (2017) quotes an interview Elenas sister Nana gave to the Miami Herald: [Elena] never loved [Tanzler]. I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. She would remain legally married to Luis until her death. Tanzler also used perfume, disinfectants, and preserving agents to mask the odor of Hoyos decomposition. She died at her parents home in Key West on October 25, 1931, at just 22 years old. [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. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. The prognosis did not look positive for poor Maria. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Most people have never heard of her. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. To some, it is the ultimate romance, and to others, it is a grotesque tale of violation. Tanzler didnt seem to get bored living with Hoyos corpse. He provided free radiation treatments to Elena Hoyos, and a promise of marriage. Oddly enough, the public found Carl to be a sympathetic figure; a tragic romantic who had lost his beloved to cruel fate. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. In Carl's autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Maria's cadaver. Learn more about merges. Elena was legally married to Mesa at the time of her death. Normally you dont get any new information [about the story]. So much so that Elena was said to have died hating Tanzler. To many bystanders, this would seem romantic, but nobody knew he had a key to her tomb and that he was secretly preserving her corpse. 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. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. 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. Elenas married name (and she was still legally married at the time of her death), Mesa, was not engraved on the tombstone, however, on the bottom corner, Ct. That's when things took a turn for the macabre. Tanzler had had visions since childhood of a dark-haired woman who was destined to be his true love. It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. Death . If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Born on July 31, 1909, in Key West, Florida, Elena was a strikingly attractive girl with luxurious dark hair and an appealing shyness. Wild ass Carl, Elena before her passing, Elena's body w/ death mask, Carl replaces Elenas eyes, Elena's body 2. These cookies do not store any personal information. And when she fell ill and her mother brought her into Marine Hospital in April of 1930, the disease would prove to be fatal. I dont know, I didnt hear such criticism and snarky comments when Juan Peron did it. He was not short on money either, as he had been receiving a pension from the military for his involvement in World War 1. Try again later. Teachers brought their students for field trips; journalists arrived to report on the most unbelievable story in the world. 1982, pp. Folk figure. He wrote his autobiography in 1947, and received American citizenship in 1950, because whats more American than defiling a dead body? [1][8], Despite Tanzler's best efforts, Elena died of tuberculosis at her parents' home in Key West on October 25, 1931. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. He dressed her corpse in a wedding gown after stuffing her body cavity with rags. Failed to report flower. You can always change this later in your Account settings. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. She died because I gave this to her mercifully. (1996). Marias sister heard weird rumours about Carl. I have sent you to the angels with my golden elixir (p. 7 8). However, the case was eventually dropped and Tanzler was released from prison because the statute of limitations for the committed crime had expired. For some reason, his wife Doris took pity on him and regularly mailed him money to help him survive his destitute situation. In 1930, tuberculosis was an often fatal disease. In 1940, nine years after Elenas death, Tanzler was discovered by Nana to have taken Elenas body from the grave, reconstructed it with plastered wax and kept it at his residences, which included his wingless plane, a shack on the beach and a cottage in Flagler Avenue. During his childhood in Germany, and later while traveling briefly in Genoa, Italy, Tanzler claimed to have been visited by visions of a dead, purported ancestor, Countess Anna Constantia von Cosel, who revealed the face of his true love, an exotic dark-haired woman, to him. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer, but its not something we want to ponder too closely. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. He replaced Marias brittle broken bones with coat hanger wire, and stuffed her torso with rags to keep her body in its original shape. He replaced her former beauty with ghoulish, frightening features. She was graduate of Zephyrhills High School and a member of the Zephyrhills Alumni and Friends. Count Carl Tanzler von Cosel by Flagler / Florida KeysPublic Librariess photostream / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. Thrive MarketTry Thrive Market and become a member risk-free! Surprisingly, a psychiatric evaluation by the court found Carl to be mentally competent. 6, no. Even his penetrating stare and vandyke beard cant distract you from his obsession with the hospitalized woman in his care. [6], Around 1920, following his return to Germany, Tanzler married Doris Schfer (18891977). He carried on his love affair with her corpse. Once home, Tanzler stitched Hoyos decomposing body back together, attaching the corpses bones with wire and coat hangers. In 1952, Tanzler was found dead by police on the floor of his home next to a wax replica of Elena. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. He was devastated. 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. Maria was married at the age of 16 to a man named Luis Mesa, who abandoned her after she miscarried their child. He was cradling Hoyos doll. It turns out that Carl Von Cosel was married with children the entire time. [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. However, a year later, he left his family behind to work as a radiology technician at the U.S. Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. 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. [1] Tanzler received United States citizenship in 1950 in Tampa. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. Dickinson, writing from Miami, asked, Didnt John Dorschner have anything better to do than write his story about Con Von Cosel? Carl Von Cosel decided that he was in love. From 1930 to 1952, he had endlessly obsessed over this woman. He hoped she would return the same feelings. KQED reports that it's unknown how Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos felt about Carl Tanzler. Try again later. He dedicated all his time to curing her, or at least attempting to do so. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Carl had the nerve to ask them to return it back to him, but his request was rejected. 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. After reading about the perverse love of Carl Tanzler, brush up on macabre marriages with the Chinese ritual of ghost brides. Marias two sisters would later go on to die of tuberculosis, and her brother-in-law died while trying to save a construction worker from electrocution. If they only knew what was going on inside his home. While there, he met a beautiful young woman 32 years his junior named Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, better known as Helen (top, in a photo courtesy of the Florida Keys Public Library). NightMerica. The case was now the center of a media circus, and 6,800 spectators came to gawk at the macabre spectacle, paying $1 each for the privilege. Her full name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, a heaven-sent love of his life for Carl, and the moment he first saw her, the beginning of a long-lasting "loving" relationship with literally the woman of his dreams-of which she would know nothing about . At least she got to keep her hair. Everyones heard the phrase until death parts us. Couples make this vow and they promise to love each other for the rest of their lives. A psychiatric evaluation of Tanzler stated that he was in a borderline state but otherwise sane and mentally competent (Meek 2017). The disease would later claim the lives of almost everyone in Hoyos immediate family, including her sister, Florinda Nana Milagro Hoyos. Authorities took Elena from him. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram He was listed as Carl Tanzler von Cosel on his United States citizenship papers, and he was listed as Carl Tanzler on his Florida death certificate. Tanzler never met this mysterious woman. (LogOut/ This would not be the end of Tanzlers obsession. Mara Elena "Helen" Hoyos A principios del siglo XX nace una hija de inmigrantes cubanos llamada Mara Elena Milagro-Hoyos. In April of 1930, the beautiful but doomed Elena Hoyos arrived at the Marine Hospital for blood tests. Some asked if Key West could seal Elena within a glass case as a permanent exhibit. Harrison, B. To his absolute horror, Elenas putrefied body had begun to deteriorate. Suffer no more sweet Elena. The mausoleum Carl had Elena laid to rest in. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Elena was dying of tuberculosis, but Tanzler felt that she was his destinydespite having already having a wife and children. 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. 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). In 1931, Dr. Carl Tanzler fell in love with a patient he was treating for tuberculosis. He would personally transport her body by airplane, where Carl Von Cosel believed he could restore her life. He created a life-like effigy and mask of her face, to replace the confiscated cadaver. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. Elenas consumptive condition meant little to Carl Von Cosel. He substituted her empty sockets with glass eyes. He allegedly professed his love for her and showered her with gifts, but there's no record of her ever returning his sentiments. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Tanzler loved everything about Hoyos. Carl claimed Maria began talking to him from the other side, telling him she was afraid of decaying and rotting. 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. But thats easier said than done, right? Carls madness was discovered. (2012). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, Did the Wolves Ever Leave the Hen House? He continued to leave gifts at her graveside eerie offerings to his lifeless lover, excessive treasures to the object of his affections. Elena Hoyos died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-two. 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. Enter Carl Tanzler von Cosel, a German-born radiology technician who worked at the hospital. You are living in an insane world. 1 and 2. [1] Tanzler paid for her funeral, and with the permission of her family, he then commissioned the construction of an above ground mausoleum in the Key West Cemetery, which he visited almost every night. In October 1940, Hoyos sister, Florinda, heard conflicting rumors about Tanzlers budding romance with a mysterious woman. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Now two years deceased, Carl Tanzler was left with the task of maintaining Hoyos corpse. 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. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. Von Cosel was arrested for body snatching but was not indicted because the statute of limitations had passed. Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. In April 1933, he removed her body from the mausoleum and transported it to his makeshift laboratory that also served as his home. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23114033/elena-hoyos. After Von Cosel's arrest, Key West put Elena's body on exhibit. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. They were comforted by his invention, hoping that perhaps Elena could survive. Su padre, Francisco Pancho Hoyos, haba amasado una fortuna. The jig was up, and authorities confiscated the corpse. 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. I also want to give great credit to Ben Harrison as one of the most prominent writers and researchers on this story, he was one of the first to bring it to the modern age with his book Undying Love. While her family did consider this drastic change in behavior to be a bit strange, they could not have imagined the reasoning behind it. John Dillinger was a gangster during the Great Depression. Because of his medical knowledge, Tanzler knew he could save Hoyos. "[8] By all accounts, Hoyos was viewed as a local beauty in Key West.[1][8][9]. Despite her illness, she was still an attractive young woman, and her beauty didnt go unnoticed by Tanzler. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. Tragically, de Hoyos died on October 25, 1931, at the age of 22. They called him an eccentric romantic and felt sorry for his psychological disorder. Many years ago, Carl von Cosel travelled from India to Australia with the intention of proceeding to the South Seas Islands. She was his soulmate, so he created a life-size doll from a death mask that closely resembled his favorite woman. 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). [8] Tanzler filled the corpse's abdominal and chest cavity with rags to keep the original form, dressed Elena's remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves, and kept the body in his bed. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. 36 37. (p. 54). The young woman's mother brought her in to see a doctor: at 21, she was dying of tuberculosis. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. Hey Spooksters! Tanzler was not even with Elena at the time she died. This account has been disabled. Yet Carl Von Cosel was unable to resist peeking at Elena Hoyos. This [incident] makes so much sense. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. 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. He lost time trying all doctors in town but none at home. He was a radiologist or x-ray technician. Leaving his family behind in Zephyrhills in 1927, he took a job as a radiology technician at the U.S. Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida under the name Carl von Cosel. She died on October 25, 1931 at the age of 22. . No matter how hard Tanzler tried, he couldnt save Hoyos. One even died from diphtheria whilst these events were unfolding (Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012). Tanzler, with his self-professed medical knowledge, attempted to treat and cure Elena with a variety of medicines, as well as X-ray and electrical equipment, that were brought to the Hoyos' home. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. With the consent of her family, Carl paid for Marias funeral and erected an elaborate mausoleum for her corpse. Tanzler grew up in Imperial Germany, but, at some point, wound up in Australia just prior to the outbreak of World War I. Those sensitive to spiritual energies claim that Elena Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral home of Bahama Lane. In their ignorance, they asked if it was illegal to love too much. Fantastic Adventures, Sep. 1947, pp.10 69. But why? 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. 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]. 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. All he had to do was find her. Her name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. 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]. Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. There is a problem with your email/password. Heartbroken over his loss, Tanzler decided to pay for her funeral, and, with her familys permission, he commissioned the construction of an above-ground mausoleum in the Key West Cemetery. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. In April of 1933, Carl Tanzler removed Hoyos body from the mausoleum, no longer requiring him to make his nightly visits to the graveyard as she would now be housed in his own home. Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. He claimed to have 9 academic degrees (most likely false), and was also purported to have aristocratic blood, going by the title of Count whenever he could get away with it. The family, considering Elena was fatally ill at this point, conceded. Now that she was dead, she could not protest. Search above to list available cemeteries. One night in 1933, he snuck her body out from the mausoleum in a toy wheelbarrow, and took her home with him. After this, Maria was finally laid to rest at Key West Cemetery in an unmarked grave, to deter Carl from disturbing her eternal rest. The Countess had an interesting story herself; being the mistress of 18th century King Augustus II of Poland. They were unaware that the doctor had found sperm inside Elenas corpse, clear evidence of necrophilia. Shes not dying fast enough. St. Martins True Crime Classics. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. While Elena was undergoing agonizing death, Von Cosel supplied her with perfume, jewelry, fruits, and candies. 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). This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. GREAT NEWS! He was proud of the excellent attention hed given to her preservation and thought mistakenly that Elenas sister would feel the same. Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. Forever and ever, she is with me.. 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. Although some have described him as a mad scientist, others, a brilliant doctor, hes more likely a grotesque fetishist. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. This all seems like silly speculation, to get people to read an old story. Tanzler would quickly take advantage of this privilege, which would result in one of the most macabre tales of all time. He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. Rigor mortis had set in, leaving her limbs stiffened in unnatural . Family members linked to this person will appear here. . [9] Elena's body was eventually returned to the Key West Cemetery where the remains were buried in an unmarked grave, in a secret location, to prevent further tampering. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? I have roamed the earth searching for Elena! The truth, however, will forever remain lost to time. There was a problem getting your location. In their case report of an aconite overdose, Wood et al. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. 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. At the bottom of the tube there was cotton and in an examination of the cotton, I found there was sperm (HBO Autopsy 1999). Tanzler was evidently consumed by obsessive lust for Elena. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Thats what happened between Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos. In 1931, a radiologist and bacteriologist working at a tuberculosis sanitarium in Key West, Florida, became obsessed with a 22-year-old patient, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. 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. While the story was first presented in the media as a tragic love story, something played up to a great extent by Tanzler, more information has slowly come to the surface in the eight decades since Elenas final burial that has given it a much darker turn. He constantly applied disinfectants, deodorizer and formaldehyde to counteract the smells of putrefaction. for a minute Cosel fell in love with her despite the fact that she was legally married. The Second Autopsy of Elena Hoyos Carl's madness was discovered. Creepy, crawly Count Carl Von Cosel wasnt a count at all. There, she found what she believed to be a life-sized effigy of her departed sister. Her mother was worried about her declining health, but neither of them probably thought Tanzler would take an interest in her. . But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. 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. 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