document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. There is a problem with your email/password. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. When she passed away in 1931 from tuberculosis, Tanzler refused to leave her side. 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. 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. [1] Tanzler received United States citizenship in 1950 in Tampa. Elena was dying of tuberculosis, but Tanzler felt that she was his destinydespite having already having a wife and children. Although he was already married with 2 daughters, Carl was immediately struck by Marias appearance. The mausoleum Carl had Elena laid to rest in. 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. 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. Fifty years ago she appeared to me in a vision, and she promised then to be my bride. She was never able to unearth her sisters gravesite Carl Von Cosel was eager to show Elenas sister Elena himself. Tanzler loved everything about Hoyos. This turned into one of the most unusual, bizarre stories of all time. He was born as Karl Tnzler or Georg Karl Tnzler on February 8, 1877 in Dresden, Germany. 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. Sloan, D,L. He was a cultured and intelligent man who had traveled across the world, to countries like Italy, India, Australia, Cuba and the Netherlands. Born on July 31, 1909, in Key West, Florida, Elena was a strikingly attractive girl with luxurious dark hair and an appealing shyness. He did this, as needed, inside of an old airplane he had repurposed into a makeshift medical laboratory. Elena, having been referred to the Marine Hospital for tests, was overseen by one radiologist, Carl Tanzler (1877 1952). This one had a story in it somebody was renovating a cottage and when they tore down the wall, they found a confession note. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. The Countess had an interesting story herself; being the mistress of 18th century King Augustus II of Poland. He inserted glass eyes into her orbitals, and replaced her rotting skin with silk cloth coated by plaster of paris and wax. When this was ineffective, he contemplated relocating her remains to the stratosphere. Try again later. At the bottom of the tube there was cotton and in an examination of the cotton, I found there was sperm (HBO Autopsy 1999). Try again later. All of the sources that make claims about this are modern. It was there that she met Dr. Carl Von Cosel, a doctor who was working to find a cure. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. Shes not dying fast enough. However, his wife Doris Shafer (1889 1977) and other extended family members would state that Tanzler had no royal lineage whatsoever and that his title was merely one he created himself. On April 22, 1930, Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos came to him for an examination and he was persuaded that she was the lady in his dreams. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. Von Cosel robbed her body from the grave. A devastated Tanzler made a death mask of her and told her family that he would pay for her funeral and . However, the case was eventually dropped and Tanzler was released from prison because the statute of limitations for the committed crime had expired. 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. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. 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. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, The Unwilling Corpse Bride With Special Guest Rachel O'Brien. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 36 37. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Later, Carl Von Cosel believed that he could animate Elenas corpse with ultraviolet ray treatment. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23114033/elena-hoyos. It was 1930 in sunny Key West, Florida, and Maria de Hoyos was dying of tuberculosis. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer, but its not something we want to ponder too closely. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. 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.. (LogOut/ He reportedly said he felt her spirit come to him when he sat by her tomb and serenaded her with her favorite Spanish song. Tanzler had had visions since childhood of a dark-haired woman who was destined to be his true love. 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. Additionally, he dressed her remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. Marias family soon became puzzled when Carl stopped visiting her grave, but they just assumed that he had finally moved on. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. All right reserved. TSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. He claimed she told him to take her away from the mausoleum. A defeated Carl shuffled off to Pasco County, Florida to patch together some semblance of a life. Tanzler immediately recognized her as the beautiful dark-haired woman that had been revealed to him in his earlier "visions. More than two years had already passed since Elena's death and her body had shown all the normal signs of decomposition. 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 email does not appear to be a valid email address. 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). Normally you dont get any new information [about the story]. Tanzler was subsequently arrested on the charge of wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorisation so a hearing was held. Determined to save his newfound paramour, Von Cosel connected her wasting body to his homemade contraption. Elenas consumptive condition meant little to Carl Von Cosel. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos (23114033)? 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. [1][8] Two physicians (Dr. DePoo and Dr. Foraker) who attended the 1940 autopsy of Elena's remains recalled in 1972 that a vaginal tube had been inserted in the vaginal area of the corpse that allowed for intercourse. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Von Cosel asked the family if he could keep Elena's body in a casket filled with formaldehyde to preserve her. He had just begun to build a trans-ocean flyer when the war broke out and the British military authorities placed him in a concentration camp for 'safe-keeping' along with many officers India and China who were prisoners of war. Carl died alone in 1952, at the age of 75. Unfortunately for her, Tanzler immediately became besotted by her beauty. Not surprisingly, he was still obsessed. He kept a wingless airplane on the hospital grounds that he called Countess Elena and claimed they would someday fly away together (he also claimed the plane would be amphibious and that it would sail on water as well as fly). Elena was the daughter of local cigar maker Francisco "Pancho" Hoyos (18831934) and Aurora Milagro (18811940). 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). He adopted his official nickname, Count Carl von Cosel. Which theory do you think best explains the Iraq War? Once home, Tanzler stitched Hoyos decomposing body back together, attaching the corpses bones with wire and coat hangers. Maria was 21 years old, and the daughter of a Cuban cigar maker, whose life was already marred by tragedy. Some asked if Key West could seal Elena within a glass case as a permanent exhibit. As they autopsy her body, for a second time, they discovered that she was removed from her tomb two years after her burial. He showered her with luxurious treats, hoping that Elena would accept his hand in marriage. Tanzler went by many names; he was listed as Georg Karl Tnzler on his German marriage certificate. 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. (Yes, to a real, live, breathing woman.). On October 25, 1931, Elena died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-two. The disease would later claim the lives of almost everyone in Hoyos immediate family, including her sister, Florinda Nana Milagro Hoyos. He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. In Carl's autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Maria's cadaver. Weve updated the security on the site. 19: Count von Cosel & His Mummy Bride", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Tanzler&oldid=1140915722, Articles needing additional references from October 2021, All articles needing additional references, Articles with trivia sections from October 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Portions of the original memorial plaque that was commissioned by Tanzler and affixed to Elena Hoyos's mausoleum have been reassembled and are on display at the, True Crime Kent Podcast Episode Karl Tanzler, A Haunted History of Pasco County (Haunted America) by Madonna Jervis Wise; Arcadia Publishing. For some reason, Marias mother possessed a wig made out of her daughters hair, and she gifted this to Carl. He lavished her with gifts, and professed his undying love, telling her he would love and care for her even if she died. Tanzler immediately and obsessively fell in love with Elena. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. 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. You are living in an insane world. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. 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. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. How could she possibly have a life-threatening disease? Wild ass Carl, Elena before her passing, Elena's body w/ death mask, Carl replaces Elenas eyes, Elena's body 2. A psychiatric evaluation of Tanzler stated that he was in a borderline state but otherwise sane and mentally competent (Meek 2017). So what does he do? Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. Doris continued to support her deranged and estranged husband financially. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. In their ignorance, they asked if it was illegal to love too much. In fact, he had escaped from an Australian internment camp during WWI by building a makeshift sailboat after secretly studying engineering books. People would spot him dancing with a woman behind closed curtains inside his laboratory. Sorry! Was this act of murder justified by Tanzler as a mercy killing?. The topic she has chosen for us is about Carl Tanzler aka Count Carl von Cosel and his obsession with the beautiful Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos aka Elena. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Tragically, de Hoyos died on October 25, 1931, at the age of 22. April October 2019. https://masonholdings.org/radio-hour/Wood, C. Coulson J. Thompson S. + Bonner, S. An Intentional Aconite Overdose: A Case Study. 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. He would use this wig on Marias corpse, as the decomposition process had caused her hair to fall out. At sixteen, she was married to Luis Mesa (1908-?) He hoped she would return the same feelings. [1], The facts underlying the case and the preliminary hearing drew much interest from the media at the time (most notably, from the Key West Citizen and Miami Herald), and created a sensation among the public, both regionally and nationwide. 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. Instead, he found plenty of things to do, including fashioning a wig for her once her hair fell out of her decomposing scalp. He continued to leave gifts at her graveside eerie offerings to his lifeless lover, excessive treasures to the object of his affections. Considered one of the most toxic herbs, it has been used as a deadly poison throughout history (Wood, Coulson, Thompson and Bonner 2020). Check out Rachel's pod/comedy! He was later joined by his wife and children. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He even installed a telephone line to Elenas crypt so that he could continue speaking to her. The Living Doll of Key West: Elena Hoyos & Count Von Cosel. 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. Tanzler was evidently consumed by obsessive lust for Elena. She was part of one of the most bizarre love stories in history. It was palatable and my loved one departed this miserable world on October 25, 1931. Ginsburg, Arthur, director. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. They were unaware that the doctor had found sperm inside Elenas corpse, clear evidence of necrophilia. It seemed to be someone admitting to killing someone. Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. This time, it was unmarked so no one, including Tanzler, could find her body. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was an attractive, young Cuban-American local. How can these immense, unfounded claims be made? The public mood was generally sympathetic to Tanzler, whom many viewed as an eccentric "romantic". Today's episode is dedicated to our Patron, Jacqueline! 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. He dressed her corpse in a wedding gown after stuffing her body cavity with rags. 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. 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). . We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The young woman's mother brought her in to see a doctor: at 21, she was dying of tuberculosis. She died on October 25, 1931 at the age of 22. . This [incident] makes so much sense. (b. 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. According to Atlas Obscura, de Hoyos was then a 21-year-old Cuban native suffering from tuberculosis and came to the hospital for treatment. 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. Change). There, she found what she believed to be a life-sized effigy of her departed sister. He would briskly stroll around town with a cane and show off wristwatches claiming to be commissioned to him by the Czar of Russia. As the skin of the corpse decomposed, Tanzler replaced it with silk cloth soaked in wax and plaster of paris. While working at the U.S. Marine Hospital, on April 22, 1930, Carl Tanzler came face to face with the woman of his dreams. Carl had to continuously preserve Marias decaying body, and mummification isnt easy. Aconite is a plant native to Northern Asia and Europe. Accessed 11 Feb. 2021. 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. She was not someone important, and she never did anything of note other than die young of tuberculosis. At the end of the war no prisoner was permitted to return to his former residence, but all were shipped to the prisoner's exchange in Holland. Although reporters wrote that Carl Von Cosel died alone in 1952, this is somewhat untrue. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 1982, pp. Learn more about merges. Unfortunately for them both, Tanzlers prognosis for young Hoyos was not great, having diagnosed her with tuberculosis, which was still considered to be a fatal disease in the early 1900s. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. A young black-haired Cuban woman and Tanzler met for the first time in 1930 in the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. 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. Hey Spooksters! Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. I have sent you to the angels with my golden elixir (p. 7 8). 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. She was still so young. Tanzler quickly abandoned his brood after accepting a position as a radiologic technician in Key West, where he worked at the U.S. Marine Hospital under the name Count Carl von Cosel. Forever and ever, she is with me.. Elena was once again reduced to an object of spectacle, only this time she was a tourist attraction. "[1] After a preliminary hearing on October 9, 1940 at the Monroe County Courthouse in Key West, Tanzler was held to answer on the charge, but the case was eventually dropped, and he was released, as the statute of limitations for the crime had expired. Failed to report flower. He restored her corpse, then kept her cadaver for seven years. She was a devout Catholic who enjoyed Rudolph Valentino movies, cooking for family and friends, dancing at the social club La Brisa and looking forward to the technological developments of the 1930s (Weller 2019). Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. On February 18, 1926, Elena married Luis Mesa (19081974), the son of Caridad and Isaac Mesa. 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. Medina, Nana's husband, was electrocuted trying to rescue a coworker who hit a powerline with his crane at a construction site. 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. He had her coffin lined with formaldehyde and other preserving agents, and had a special key made for himself so he could come and go as he pleased. 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. Tanzler (born on February 8, 1877, in Dresden, Germany) knew from a young age that he had a soulmate. Bizzarrepedia He allegedly professed his love for her and showered her with gifts, but there's no record of her ever returning his sentiments. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. If youre craving for a new Lifetime movie to watch, look no further. In April 1933, he removed her body from the mausoleum and transported it to his makeshift laboratory that also served as his home. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Failed to remove flower. Suffer no more, sweet Elena. 1 and 2. She was diagnosed with fast-acting tuberculosis. (1996). The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World's First Female Private Eye, 27 Scathing H.L. 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. [10], In October 1940, Elena's sister Florinda heard rumors of Tanzler sleeping with the disinterred body of her sister and confronted Tanzler at his home, where Elena's body was eventually discovered (he was also caught dancing with her corpse in front of an open window). Weller, T. The Lost Diaries of Elena Hoyos Vols. He was devastated. On February 18, 1926, she married Luis Mesa, but he left her shortly after she suffered a miscarriage of the couples first child. These cookies do not store any personal information. Together they had two children: Ayesha Tanzler (19221998), and Clarista Tanzler (19241934), who died of diphtheria.[7]. However, he became interested in engineering and electrical work there, bought property, boats, an organ, an island in the Pacificso that he was still in Australia at the end of ten years. Most unusual, bizarre stories of all time he restored her corpse in a vision and... 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