Tanzler grew up in Imperial Germany, but, at some point, wound up in Australia just prior to the outbreak of World War I. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Join today and youll get up to twenty dollars in shopping credit toward your first order. You can be sure that everything that you did was sane. 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. The disease would later claim the lives of almost everyone in Hoyos immediate family, including her sister, Florinda Nana Milagro Hoyos. The 22-year-old beauty resembled his childhood premonitions so closely that he immediately became convinced that their love was meant to be. 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. Folk figure. Tanzler added copious amounts of perfumes, flowers, disinfectants, and preserving agents to keep the rotting odor at bay, and routinely applied morticians wax to Hoyos face in an effort to keep her alive.. 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. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Little did they know, Elena, my darling, we are alone on this shore. + Sloan, D.L. 22nd April 1930 would turn out to be a very fateful day. 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]. She also received x-rays, which is when she met her radiologist, Carl Von Cosel. Carl von Cosel was acquitted. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. 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. Provoked by Von Cosels unapologetic behavior, the judge decided to bury Elena in an unmarked grave. Marias life was not going well. (Yes, to a real, live, breathing woman.). This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. Why, you are old enough to be my grandfather. The County Jail charged him of malicious and wanton disfigurement of a burial vault, yet the jurors found no law that he had broken. Like most patients, Hoyos was scared of the illness and the treatment. 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. Add to your scrapbook. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. 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. 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. However, some people go above and beyond this promise. Back to Carl: despite being in his 50s and resembling Sigmund Freud, he did not inhibit himself from making strong advances towards young Maria. Oddly enough, the public found Carl to be a sympathetic figure; a tragic romantic who had lost his beloved to cruel fate. [1], Though not reported contemporaneously, research (most notably by authors Harrison and Swicegood) has revealed evidence of Tanzler's necrophilia with Elena's corpse. He constantly applied disinfectants, deodorizer and formaldehyde to counteract the smells of putrefaction. 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). This [incident] makes so much sense. Later, Carl Von Cosel believed that he could animate Elenas corpse with ultraviolet ray treatment. While her family did consider this drastic change in behavior to be a bit strange, they could not have imagined the reasoning behind it. (LogOut/ Before leaving, he dynamite bombed the mausoleum he had created for Maria, to spite authorities. Tanzler immediately recognized her as the beautiful dark-haired woman that had been revealed to him in his earlier "visions. 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. 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. Tanzler (born on February 8, 1877, in Dresden, Germany) knew from a young age that he had a soulmate. 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). Unfortunately for Carl, Maria did not reciprocate his romantic feelings, and turned down his proposals of marriage. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 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. Strong words from a man who was already technically rejected by Maria several times. Tanzler ignored the Marine Hospitals protocol for relationships between doctors and patients, and he became obsessed with Hoyos. So much so that Elena was said to have died hating Tanzler. Von Cosel was arrested for body snatching but was not indicted because the statute of limitations had passed. 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. 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. Elenas prognosis was grim. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Mason Holdings Radio Hour. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Which theory do you think best explains the Iraq War? April October 2019. https://masonholdings.org/radio-hour/Wood, C. Coulson J. Thompson S. + Bonner, S. An Intentional Aconite Overdose: A Case Study. He restored her corpse, then kept her cadaver for seven years. Some asked if Key West could seal Elena within a glass case as a permanent exhibit. When the King grew tired of the feisty and headstrong Countess, he had her exiled, and she stayed that way for 49 years until her death. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. Try again later. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. Hoyos, a local Cuban-American daughter of a cigar maker, had her own unique history. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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). Not surprisingly, he was still obsessed. Harrison (1996) adds that Countess damsel (what the Ct. d. stood for) is not an actual title, just something again self-created by Tanzler to further tie Elena and himself together. Before she died, Carl wrote in his journal how he had hopes that, despite the extensive damage, the lesions would heal again. Elena died on 25th October 1931 at the age of twenty-two. The mausoleum Carl had Elena laid to rest in. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. There, she found what she believed to be a life-sized effigy of her departed sister. He provided free radiation treatments to Elena Hoyos, and a promise of marriage. Elena remained with Carl Von Cosel for seven years. Nevertheless, Elena refused Carl Von Cosels proposal. Teachers brought their students for field trips; journalists arrived to report on the most unbelievable story in the world. A system error has occurred. She died on October 25, 1931 at the age of 22. . Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. He was not short on money either, as he had been receiving a pension from the military for his involvement in World War 1. He would buy her gifts and dote on her, and did everything in his power to heal her, but she succumbed to the illness. . for a minute [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. File photo of Carl Tanzler when he worked as a . Forever and ever she is with me. 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. She told Von Cosel that he would marry a young woman who, Von Cosel decided, looked precisely like Elena Hoyos. Elena was legally married to Mesa at the time of her death. Carl had to continuously preserve Marias decaying body, and mummification isnt easy. It can be awakened. 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. Marias family soon became puzzled when Carl stopped visiting her grave, but they just assumed that he had finally moved on. and they were expecting their first child (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017, Weller 2019). Immortal Kisses Were His Goal. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Over seven thousand visitors arrived, each desperate to peek at this well-preserved woman. She reported him to the police, and Carl was arrested. The Untold Story Of Kate Warne, The World's First Female Private Eye, 27 Scathing H.L. 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. Still longing for his lost love, he created a "death mask" of her as the basis for a life-sized dummy, which he kept in his bed until . Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. That's when things took a turn for the macabre. 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. Although the affections were one sided, when Elena passed away a couple of months later, Karl just couldn't let his soulmate go. GREAT NEWS! Ginsburg, Arthur, director. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. 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). All of Elenas immediate family had also passed away from tuberculosis by this point (Harrison 1996). Some of his hospital records were signed Count Carl Tanzler von Cosel. You are living in an insane world. Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. She forbade the family to let von Cosel know until she was too far across the border to be recalled (p.1). This went on for two years. There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. 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. [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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. Carl Von Cosel decided that he was in love. She had dark hair, was beautiful and was a foreigner. His negative publicity was a small price to pay for such an excessively grotesque desecration. Learn about one of Key West's most haunted homes. He showered her with jewelry and clothing, and he frequently professed his love to her. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Like some medieval wizard, Carl conjured up odd concoctions, potions, tonics, elixirs, and herbs in order to treat her TB. She went over to his home to confront him, and found out his terrible secret. Thanks for your help! Eventually, in 1920, he married Doris Schafer and they had two children, Ayesha and Clarista. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1910-1931) died of tuberculosis and her body was preserved by Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) who was one of her physicians. She was Methodist. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. Nor was he with her just before. [1], On April 22, 1930, while working at the Marine Hospital in Key West, Tanzler met Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (19091931), a local Cuban-American woman who had been brought to the hospital by her mother for an examination. Learn more about merges. Elenas doctors decided to not disclose possibly the most disturbing discovery they had made until after Carls death. I foremost would like to acknowledge writer and historian David L. Sloan. 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. Phantom Press. 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. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. 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. Despite everything, the statute of limitations had expired for the crime he was accused of committing, leaving Tanzler free to go. Oops, we were unable to send the email. The German-born Tanzler moved to the United States in 1926 and began working at a Key West hospital. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Tanzler insisted on purchasing a pricey stone mausoleum in Key West Cemetery for her remains to lay, and with her parents permission, hired a mortician to prepare her body before locking her inside. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. This one had a story in it somebody was renovating a cottage and when they tore down the wall, they found a confession note. As of that day, he was fifty-three years old and Elena was close to twenty-one. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. At the bottom of the tube there was cotton and in an examination of the cotton, I found there was sperm (HBO Autopsy 1999). Tragically, de Hoyos died on October 25, 1931, at the age of 22. St. Martins True Crime Classics. Today's episode is dedicated to our Patron, Jacqueline! Although reporters wrote that Carl Von Cosel died alone in 1952, this is somewhat untrue. He wrote his autobiography in 1947, and received American citizenship in 1950, because whats more American than defiling a dead body? Failed to remove flower. Separated from Elena, he used a death mask to create a life . Carl died alone in 1952, at the age of 75. Accounts show she led the normal life of a teenager in the 1920s. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer, but its not something we want to ponder too closely. Mesa left for Miami, leaving Elena alone as her illness worsened (Harrison 1996). She came into the hospital he worked at due to contracting tuberculosis. We have set your language to Local townspeople in Key West noticed Tanzler was buying womens clothing and perfumes, but they thought he was in a serious relationship. [12][13] An article written by Michelfelder in 1982 tells of how renovation workers found a note allegedly written by Tanzler, confessing to have killed Elena by poisoning her:[13]. Tanzler visited Hoyos grave every night for nearly two years, a habit that stopped abruptly after he lost his job for reasons unknown. 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. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. He was born as Karl Tnzler or Georg Karl Tnzler on February 8, 1877 in Dresden, Germany. Nosy neighbours who peered through Carls window saw him dancing with the figure of a woman, and some thought it was a large doll. Years later he was found living in a house near the sea and through an investigation by Elena's sister, it was found that he had been living with her corpse, preserving it with oiled silk and wax to slow the decomposition. This time, it was unmarked so no one, including Tanzler, could find her body. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. The invention charged her oxygen electrons with electrodes, which he decided would save her. Family members linked to this person will appear here. In fact, he had escaped from an Australian internment camp during WWI by building a makeshift sailboat after secretly studying engineering books. Su padre, Francisco Pancho Hoyos, haba amasado una fortuna. After Hoyos sister showed up at Tanzlers home in 1940, the jig was up. The Second Autopsy of Elena Hoyos Carl's madness was discovered. Carl Von Cosel was a radiologist who met Elena during an x-ray. Harrison, B. 1910 - d. October 25, 1931; Key West, Florida, USA) Contents 1 Parents 2 Siblings 3 Marriage 4 Death Parents Francisco Hoyos (1883-1934), aka Pancho Hoyos Aurora Milagro (1881-1940) Siblings Aconite is a plant native to Northern Asia and Europe. Interested in learning more about the most haunted places on the Island? 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. Surprisingly, there are no contemporary sources that mention anything about necrophilia. cemeteries found in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos [ edit] On April 22, 1930, while working at the Marine Hospital in Key West, Tanzler met Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (1909-1931), a local Cuban-American woman who had been brought to the hospital by her mother for an examination. Von Cosel was sixty years of age,and decided that they were to have their May-December romance. Tanzler emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1926, sailing from Rotterdam on February 6, 1926 to Havana, Cuba. His home was near his wife Doris, who apparently helped to support Tanzler in his later years. 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. This would not be the end of Tanzlers obsession. 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 died of an apparent suicide in his home in July of 1952 lying next to the death mask of his beloved. According to Atlas Obscura, de Hoyos was then a 21-year-old Cuban native suffering from tuberculosis and came to the hospital for treatment. Now that she was dead, she could not protest. Doris continued to support her deranged and estranged husband financially. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram Hoyos body was placed on display at a local funeral home, where nearly 7,000 people came to see the corrupted corpse for themselves. Of course, she was shocked to find Hoyos body and she ran out of the laboratory to notify authorities. 124 129. ", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, "Autopsy 6: Secrets of the Dead - The Strange Obsession of Dr. Carl Von Cosel", "The Living Doll of Key West: Elena Hoyos & Count Von Cosel", "Ep. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. Born the daughter of a cigar maker she came from a large Cuban-American family. The Lost Diary of Count Von Cosel. This turned into one of the most unusual, bizarre stories of all time. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. In 2009, Mike Glendinning released two songs inspired by Tanzler's story, "Elena" and "Dust Off My Bride," on his "Psychotic America: Lullabies & Necrophilia" album. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. The first of many details was revealed by Dr. Julio DePoo in 1972. If youre craving for a new Lifetime movie to watch, look no further. Thrive MarketTry Thrive Market and become a member risk-free! . (1996). They called him an eccentric romantic and felt sorry for his psychological disorder. He reportedly said he felt her spirit come to him when he sat by her tomb and serenaded her with her favorite Spanish song. She passed away on 25 October 1931 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida. 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. Accessed 11 Feb. 2021. His body was not discovered until three weeks after his death. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. 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. 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. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena 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. Although some have described him as a mad scientist, others, a brilliant doctor, hes more likely a grotesque fetishist. As Elena and her family were poor, they were initially willing to accept this offer. She was only 22. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 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