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. Tanzler visited Hoyos grave every night for nearly two years, a habit that stopped abruptly after he lost his job for reasons unknown. Carl Tanzler. On October 25, 1931, Maria finally succumbed to TB, after struggling against the illness for a year and a half, which was how long Carl had spent orbiting her. But death was creeping up close and fast. [1][8], One evening in April 1933, Tanzler crept through the cemetery where Elena was buried and removed her body from the mausoleum, carting it through the cemetery after dark on a toy wagon, and transported it to his home. She would remain legally married to Luis until her death. I have sent you to the angels with my golden elixir (p. 7 8). 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 was psychiatrically examined and found mentally competent to stand trial on the charge of "wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization. Carl Tanzler actually received quite a bit of compassion during his trial, with some even viewing him as a hopeless albeit eccentric romantic. The prognosis did not look positive for poor Maria. Tanzler made nightly visits to Hoyos mausoleum. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Once she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he took it upon himself to do whatever he could to cure her and offered services free of charge. Photo Credit: DeWolfe and Wood Collection in the Otto Hirzel Scrapbook CC BY 2.0 . 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. Carl Von Cosel decided that he was in love. He died in 1934, but his nephew is finally requesting for his body to be exhumed. April October 2019. https://masonholdings.org/radio-hour/Wood, C. Coulson J. Thompson S. + Bonner, S. An Intentional Aconite Overdose: A Case Study. He died of an apparent suicide in his home in July of 1952 lying next to the death mask of his beloved. Folk figure. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer, but its not something we want to ponder too closely. "[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. Nevertheless, he went on to live out the rest of his days alone and died in his home in 1952, where he was discovered three weeks after his passing. I have paid for all her expenses, not you! [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. The first of many details was revealed by Dr. Julio DePoo in 1972. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Learn about the chilling embalmed corpse of the blushing bride La Pascualita. As if this case wasnt already bizarre enough, it takes an added sci-fi turn. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. 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 . He replaced Marias brittle broken bones with coat hanger wire, and stuffed her torso with rags to keep her body in its original shape. You accept the use of cookies or other identifiers by accepting, ignoring or dismissing this notice. 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. 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). There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. He then placed Elena Hoyos on his canopied bed, serenading her with a small, church organ. 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. By all appearances, she was an attractive dark haired beauty queen who often wore red roses in her hair, drawing the attention of strangers who desired to photograph and court her. 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. 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. 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. His behaviour became too erratic to hold a job, and the hospital had found out he was stealing medical equipment from them. The former three, as he describes them, are quite applicable to Tanzler. Tanzler (born on February 8, 1877, in Dresden, Germany) knew from a young age that he had a soulmate. (Yes, to a real, live, breathing woman.). I foremost would like to acknowledge writer and historian David L. Sloan. 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.. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Following his sentence, Tanzler asked if Hoyos body could be returned to him, but he was denied access. Elena was dying of tuberculosis, but Tanzler felt that she was his destinydespite having already having a wife and children. Mrs. C.S. Now two years deceased, Carl Tanzler was left with the task of maintaining Hoyos corpse. The additional findings presented in this article elevate this sinisterness yet again, as now there is evidence which strongly suggests that Tanzler had actually killed Elena himself. Maria Elena had a bit of a tragic life. This all seems like silly speculation, to get people to read an old story. 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. Carl von Cosel was acquitted. He substituted her empty sockets with glass eyes. The list is numerous and was all justified by Tanzler in the name of love. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos (23114033)? Although he tried to stop her disintegration with embalming fluids, her body continued to decay. Not until recently. He was devastated. He would buy her gifts and dote on her, and did everything in his power to heal her, but she succumbed to the illness. He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. However, the judge decreed that Tanzler should no longer have possession of Elenas remains (in spite of Tanzlers insistence that she should be returned to him). 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. She was Methodist. d. Cosel was (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017). When John Dorschner wrote the sordid details of the case, he was met with remarkable contention. 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. One night in 1933, he snuck her body out from the mausoleum in a toy wheelbarrow, and took her home with him. Her family initially assumed that this illness was sadness due to the loss of her child, but the cough was not moving. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. In the early 1900s, approximately 110,000 Americans would die each year from tuberculosis. Lust: a lover kills a rival for his/her object of desire; the thrill-killer who murders people because he gains a sexual payoff. At sixteen, she was married to Luis Mesa (1908-?) Learn about one of Key West's most haunted homes. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was an attractive, young Cuban-American local. 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. She also received x-rays, which is when she met her radiologist, Carl Von Cosel. Tanzler became enamored with her, and took an overly keen interest in her care, despite not having any idea on how to treat tuberculosis. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Join today and youll get up to twenty dollars in shopping credit toward your first order. What followed was an on-and-off relationship where Tanzlers medical treatments were accepted but his proposals of marriage were sidestepped. Tanzler never met this mysterious woman. Lets hope that theyre mistaken and that Elena Hoyos has finally found peace in her second grave. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. 22nd April 1930 would turn out to be a very fateful day. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Maria was 21 years old, and the daughter of a Cuban cigar maker, whose life was already marred by tragedy. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. Tanzler had had visions since childhood of a dark-haired woman who was destined to be his true love. Sympathists flocked to Von Cosel, excusing his bizarre behavior as an act of love. Her family agreed to let Tanzler attempt to treat her with various medicines, x-rays and other experimental cures. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He even installed a telephone line to Elenas crypt so that he could continue speaking to her. No matter how hard Tanzler tried, he couldnt save Hoyos. Image credit: Florida KeysPublic Libraries, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. iUniverse. [1] In 1933, almost two years after her death, Tanzler removed Hoyos' body from its tomb, and lived with the corpse at his home for seven years until its discovery by Hoyos' relatives and authorities in 1940.[2]. Instead, he found plenty of things to do, including fashioning a wig for her once her hair fell out of her decomposing scalp. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. 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. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. 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. Maria Elena lies in some unmarked Floridian grave, in an 18 inch casket. Carl Tanzler Fell In Love With His Patient, Then Lived With Her Corpse. Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. He who has given you to me, will not reject our souls, united as they are in His undying love.. Mesa left for Miami, leaving Elena alone as her illness worsened (Harrison 1996). [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). Elena Hoyos. For some reason, Marias mother possessed a wig made out of her daughters hair, and she gifted this to Carl. July 31, 1909, marks the birthdate of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, the daughter of a Key West cigar maker named Francisco "Pancho" Hoyos, and his wife, Aurora. 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. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Instead, Marias mummified remains were put on display at Dean-Lopez Funeral Home. 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. Men True Adventure, n.d, pp. She was part of one of the most bizarre love stories in history. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Those sensitive to spiritual energies claim that Elena Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral home of Bahama Lane. 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). Nor was he with her just before. Forever and ever, she is with me.. Tanzler von Cosel, K. The Secret of Elenas Tomb. Surprisingly, a psychiatric evaluation by the court found Carl to be mentally competent. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. 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. [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. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. He even bought her a mahogany bed, which would become her deathbed. Marias life was not going well. There, she found what she believed to be a life-sized effigy of her departed sister. He died in the arms of Hoyos real body. ", 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. 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. This [incident] makes so much sense. She passed away on 25 October 1931 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida. I own that tomb and everything that is inside, not you! (p.70). Police Officer Bienvenido Perez Only Living Person Who Knows Where Elena Buried. Being a radiology technician, he of course had to go full mad scientist and attempt to go high into the stratosphere, so that radiation from outer space could penetrate Elenas tissues and restore life to her somnolent form. Is necrophilia legal in outer space? . Not surprisingly, he was still obsessed. He did this, as needed, inside of an old airplane he had repurposed into a makeshift medical laboratory. Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher, 2 Bears, 1 Cave with Tom Segura & Bert Kreischer, Earwolf & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey. Autopsy 6: Secrets of the Dead. 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. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. How could she possibly have a life-threatening disease? There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. It was estimated that she wouldnt have long to live, but Von Cosel disagreed. Unfortunately for her, Tanzler immediately became besotted by her beauty. Journalists reported that the judge denied Von Cosels request, screaming at Von Cosel with disgust. It was told back then and is still revered now as a love story, even with the more sinister evidence of necrophilia that came out after Tanzlers death. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. Was this act of murder justified by Tanzler as a mercy killing?. A young black-haired Cuban woman and Tanzler met for the first time in 1930 in the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. Tanzler tried his best to cure Hoyos. His obituary said that a metal cylinder on a shelf above a table in it wrapped in silken cloth and a robe was a waxen image.. Later, Carl Von Cosel believed that he could animate Elenas corpse with ultraviolet ray treatment. She was never able to unearth her sisters gravesite Carl Von Cosel was eager to show Elenas sister Elena himself. Von Cosel had told me once: I have spent my whole life. Today, it seems even the dead body is no longer respected. [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. He continued to leave gifts at her graveside eerie offerings to his lifeless lover, excessive treasures to the object of his affections. 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). Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. 28, 67 69, Sagers, A. Back to Carl: despite being in his 50s and resembling Sigmund Freud, he did not inhibit himself from making strong advances towards young Maria. 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. 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. Accessed 11 Feb. 2021. Carl had basically abandoned his wife and children, and was more content living with a dead body than a live woman. 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. He claimed he was the most knowledgeable about tuberculosis and he treated her with a variety of medicines, as well as x-ray and electrical equipment. Su padre, Francisco Pancho Hoyos, haba amasado una fortuna. In 1930, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Marine Hospital in Key West. Life is dormant, inactive, sleeping, in a person who has died. Carl Tanzler was born in 1877 and reportedly studied weather patterns in Austria in 1910, where he stayed until the end of World War I. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. Go to ThriveMarket.com/MORBID. Check out Rachel's pod/comedy! He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, vol. However, he managed to keep Marias body in his home for seven years without being discovered. Carl had to continuously preserve Marias decaying body, and mummification isnt easy. You cant turn the channel. How can these immense, unfounded claims be made? There was a problem getting your location. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. Death . You are living in an insane world. At this point, Carl had lost his job at the hospital and was living in a remote shack which also housed his laboratory. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Von Cosel. 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). Oops, we were unable to send the email. These transgressions, like the ones committed against Elena, have been shrouded in secrecy due to the cultural biases towards and positions of the instigators involved. Fantastic Adventures, Sep. 1947, pp.10 69. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. 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. Accounts show she led the normal life of a teenager in the 1920s. Von Cosel asked the family if he could keep Elena's body in a casket filled with formaldehyde to preserve her. Carl spent hours at Marias gravesite everyday, talking to her corpse, singing songs to her, reading stories, and other crazy activities that are best left unspoken. He was later joined by his wife and children. The Countess had an interesting story herself; being the mistress of 18th century King Augustus II of Poland. It is perfectly wonderful that you had such a strong love for the girl in this case. Learn more about merges. Shes not dying fast enough. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. (b. 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. This went on for two years. Harrison, B. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. p. 1 + 19. For nearly 22 years, she had been the focus of his life, alive or dead. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. He paused in Australia to collect equipment and suitable boats, and to become acquainted with prevailing weather and sea conditions. He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. Wild ass Carl, Elena before her passing, Elena's body w/ death mask, Carl replaces Elenas eyes, Elena's body 2. Later he was removed to Trial Bay to a castle-like prison on the cliffs, and there the work in this narrative was accomplished. 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. Three years later a Cuban-American woman by the name of Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, was brought to the hospital by her mother for examination. Mara Elena "Helen" Hoyos A principios del siglo XX nace una hija de inmigrantes cubanos llamada Mara Elena Milagro-Hoyos. We have set your language to It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. The obituary recounted: "a metal cylinder on a shelf above a table in it wrapped in silken cloth and a robe was a waxen image". Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Love: the mercy killing of a baby with a major deformity or partner with incurable cancer. For his final diary entry, Carl had written: Human jealousy has robbed me of the body of my Elena, yet divine happiness is flowing through me for she has survived death. Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA. As of that day, he was fifty-three years old and Elena was close to twenty-one. 2, 2020, pp. I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. Bizzarrepedia Normally you dont get any new information [about the story]. The disease would later claim the lives of almost everyone in Hoyos immediate family, including her sister, Florinda Nana Milagro Hoyos. He would use this wig on Marias corpse, as the decomposition process had caused her hair to fall out. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. Her mother was worried about her declining health, but neither of them probably thought Tanzler would take an interest in her. In their ignorance, they asked if it was illegal to love too much. Upon returning home, Tanzler married and had two children in 1920, and the family emigrated to Zephyrhills, Florida. Thats what happened between Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos. They even resisted Tanzlers ministrations to where they moved house, neglecting to tell him of their new residence. American Hauntings writes that it's unlikely she ever requited his affections. 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. At the bottom of the tube there was cotton and in an examination of the cotton, I found there was sperm (HBO Autopsy 1999). Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. He searched for her, but he could never meet the woman he saw in his dream. [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. 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). Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. Enter Carl Tanzler von Cosel, a German-born radiology technician who worked at the hospital. 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. 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. 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. 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