He even bought her a mahogany bed, which would become her deathbed. (Yes, to a real, live, breathing woman.). And when she fell ill and her mother brought her into Marine Hospital in April of 1930, the disease would prove to be fatal. A young black-haired Cuban woman and Tanzler met for the first time in 1930 in the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. Interestingly, Morrall (2006) uses the word mercy in love as a motivator for murder, as does Tanzler in the confession note I gave this to her mercifully (Michelfelder 1982, p.8). 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. Tanzler immediately recognized her as the beautiful dark-haired woman that had been revealed to him in his earlier "visions. He would personally transport her body by airplane, where Carl Von Cosel believed he could restore her life. How could she possibly have a life-threatening disease? This went on for two years. According to Atlas Obscura, de Hoyos was then a 21-year-old Cuban native suffering from tuberculosis and came to the hospital for treatment. Tanzler (born on February 8, 1877, in Dresden, Germany) knew from a young age that he had a soulmate. He even exaggerated his achievements to her parents, claiming he was Count von Cosel (even though he wasnt a count). Learn about one of Key West's most haunted homes. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos . 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. Although some have described him as a mad scientist, others, a brilliant doctor, hes more likely a grotesque fetishist. 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. It was estimated that she wouldnt have long to live, but Von Cosel disagreed. Doris continued to support her deranged and estranged husband financially. He did this, as needed, inside of an old airplane he had repurposed into a makeshift medical laboratory. 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. He reportedly said that Elenas spirit would come to him when he would sit by her grave and serenade her corpse with a favorite Spanish song. Her family agreed to let Tanzler attempt to treat her with various medicines, x-rays and other experimental cures. It turns out that Carl Von Cosel was married with children the entire time. 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. Learn more about merges. She was still so young. Not until recently. Join today and youll get up to twenty dollars in shopping credit toward your first order. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. 7 9, 54 61. Failed to remove flower. In Episode 44 of the NightMerica podcast, released 3rd February 2021, David L. Sloan gave an interview to Aaron Sagers about the story, and discusses an article he found in the Detective Cases magazine, published in 1982. (b. Hoyos body was placed on display at a local funeral home, where nearly 7,000 people came to see the corrupted corpse for themselves. After this, Maria was finally laid to rest at Key West Cemetery in an unmarked grave, to deter Carl from disturbing her eternal rest. All right reserved. Even though people agreed Tanzler committed a crime, many members of the public felt sympathetic towards him. He also claimed nine university degrees and self-titled himself Count von Cosel, taking the name of an alleged ancestor. He continued to leave gifts at her graveside eerie offerings to his lifeless lover, excessive treasures to the object of his affections. He kept her body in his bed, where he slept beside her every night. Now two years deceased, Carl Tanzler was left with the task of maintaining Hoyos corpse. Sloan, D,L. Try again. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills. The Countess had an interesting story herself; being the mistress of 18th century King Augustus II of Poland. 6, no. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Ironically, the man who prevented Maria from decomposing was himself rotting alone on the floor of his home for several weeks. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. These cookies do not store any personal information. Those sensitive to spiritual energies claim that Elena Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral home of Bahama Lane. Thus, they found it odd that Tanzler stopped visiting the mausoleum two years after her 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. Finding her safe, he remained with her for three years, witnessing the chaos that followed in the wake of the war. She went over to his home to confront him, and found out his terrible secret. Born on July 31, 1909, in Key West, Florida, Elena was a strikingly attractive girl with luxurious dark hair and an appealing shyness. He lavished her with gifts, and professed his undying love, telling her he would love and care for her even if she died. Helen had . Later, Carl Von Cosel believed that he could animate Elenas corpse with ultraviolet ray treatment. 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]. It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. For some reason, his wife Doris took pity on him and regularly mailed him money to help him survive his destitute situation. 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). Not only were reporters sympathetic to Count Von Cosels May-December romance, jurors acquitted Von Cosel of the theft, preservation, and mistreatment of Elenas cadaver. A system error has occurred. All of Elenas immediate family had also passed away from tuberculosis by this point (Harrison 1996). I dont know, I didnt hear such criticism and snarky comments when Juan Peron did it. Hoyos, a local Cuban-American daughter of a cigar maker, had her own unique history. It isnt very far off to believe that necrophilia played a part in this twisted romance, but its important to remember these claims are not fully proven. The list is numerous and was all justified by Tanzler in the name of love. Tanzler had had visions since childhood of a dark-haired woman who was destined to be his true love. While Elena was undergoing agonizing death, Von Cosel supplied her with perfume, jewelry, fruits, and candies. p. 1 + 19. Carl Tanzler was a German immigrant working at a Key West, Florida, hospital in the early 1930s. She had come to the Marine Hospital for treatment of tuberculosis. Image credit: Florida KeysPublic Libraries, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. This engraving with Elenas name can now be found at the Fort Martello Museum in Key West. In Carls autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Marias cadaver. 28, 67 69, Sagers, A. Morrall, Dr. P. Murder and Society: why commit Murder? Criminal Justice Matters, 66:1, 2006, pp. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. He allegedly professed his love for her and showered her with gifts, but there's no record of her ever returning his sentiments. He was proud of the excellent attention hed given to her preservation and thought mistakenly that Elenas sister would feel the same. Surprisingly, a psychiatric evaluation by the court found Carl to be mentally competent. The jig was up, and authorities confiscated the corpse. He even installed a telephone line to Elenas crypt so that he could continue speaking to her. [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. 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. 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. Add to your scrapbook. 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. Join Ghost City Tours on one of our Ghost Tours and see what the excitment is all about! Marias family soon became puzzled when Carl stopped visiting her grave, but they just assumed that he had finally moved on. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. Life is dormant, inactive, sleeping, in a person who has died. Please reset your password. 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. Hoyos examination at the Marine Hospital confirmed her worst nightmare: she had tuberculosis, a fatal disease in 1930 that mainly affects the lungs. 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). 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. Her body was finally laid to rest once and for all in an unmarked grave in Key West Cemetery. Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. based on information from your browser. Human jealousy has robbed me of the body of my Elena, yet divine happiness is flowing through me, for she has survived death. Dr. Peter Morrall (2006) broadly summarises that motives for murder can be condensed into four sets of Ls: Lust; Love; Loathing; and Loot. In any case, Hoyos was determined to have tuberculosis, which was deadly in those days. They were unaware that the doctor had found sperm inside Elenas corpse, clear evidence of necrophilia. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. You cant turn the channel. However, he managed to keep Marias body in his home for seven years without being discovered. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Mesa. He also said he had nine university diplomas. He replaced her former beauty with ghoulish, frightening features. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. 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. One even died from diphtheria whilst these events were unfolding (Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012). 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). GREAT NEWS! But unfortunately, this was a true story. He claimed she told him to take her away from the mausoleum. The Key West Citizen, 15 Aug. 1952, p. 1 + 4, Perez, B. 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. (2012). 2, 2020, pp. In 1930, tuberculosis was an often fatal disease. His body was not discovered until three weeks after his death. Elena was legally married to Mesa at the time of her death. Men True Adventure, n.d, pp. He constantly applied disinfectants, deodorizer and formaldehyde to counteract the smells of putrefaction. Back to Carl: despite being in his 50s and resembling Sigmund Freud, he did not inhibit himself from making strong advances towards young Maria. 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. Even his penetrating stare and vandyke beard cant distract you from his obsession with the hospitalized woman in his care. Hoyos was suffering from tuberculosis, and despite Tanzler's efforts, she passed at 22 years old. He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. Autopsy 6: Secrets of the Dead. Elena Hoyos. 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. Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA. 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. Some of his hospital records were signed Count Carl Tanzler von Cosel. It is through several key pieces of research he came across and our correspondence on these that inspired and made this article a possibility. Today's episode is dedicated to our Patron, Jacqueline! With the consent of her family, Carl paid for Marias funeral and erected an elaborate mausoleum for her corpse. Von Cosel was arrested for body snatching but was not indicted because the statute of limitations had passed. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Most people have never heard of her. 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. After reading about the perverse love of Carl Tanzler, brush up on macabre marriages with the Chinese ritual of ghost brides. His negative publicity was a small price to pay for such an excessively grotesque desecration. 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. There continued to be much conflict between him and Elenas family. . 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). He was a radiologist or x-ray technician. Upon returning home, Tanzler married and had two children in 1920, and the family emigrated to Zephyrhills, Florida. The only thing she wanted from Tanzler was a proper medical treatment. She attracted a fair share of admirers. Carl had the nerve to ask them to return it back to him, but his request was rejected. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Carl Von Cosel had consummated their marriage. 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. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer. Change). More than two years had already passed since Elena's death and her body had shown all the normal signs of decomposition. Now Ive found her, and Ill kill her, if necessary, to fulfil my destiny! (p. 68), There was this and another statement from Nana Medina in the Miami Herald where she told of how Tanzler had warned her father if there was not a wedding in the family soon, there would be a funeral. Weve updated the security on the site. Tanzler immediately recognized Hoyos as the woman from his dream. At least she got to keep her hair. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. Tanzler never met this mysterious woman. You are living in an insane world. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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. Elena was the daughter of local cigar maker Francisco "Pancho" Hoyos (18831934) and Aurora Milagro (18811940). After Von Cosel's arrest, Key West put Elena's body on exhibit. It was there that she met Dr. Carl Von Cosel, a doctor who was working to find a cure. It was 1930 in sunny Key West, Florida, and Maria de Hoyos was dying of tuberculosis. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was an attractive, young Cuban-American local. And when he proposed marriage, she always told him You are too old. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Instead, Marias mummified remains were put on display at Dean-Lopez Funeral Home. However, the case was eventually dropped and Tanzler was released from prison because the statute of limitations for the committed crime had expired. 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. When she passed away in 1931 from tuberculosis, Tanzler refused to leave her side. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. He believed he had finally found her in Elena. The public mood was generally sympathetic to Tanzler, whom many viewed as an eccentric "romantic". 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. Elenas prognosis was grim. As if this case wasnt already bizarre enough, it takes an added sci-fi turn. He hoped she would return the same feelings. No matter how hard Tanzler tried, he couldnt save Hoyos. Tanzler immediately and obsessively fell in love with Elena. 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. 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. 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. You accept the use of cookies or other identifiers by accepting, ignoring or dismissing this notice. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 . Eventually, this was not enough. The Lost Diary of Count Von Cosel. Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. Her mother was worried about her declining health, but neither of them probably thought Tanzler would take an interest in her. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. That's when things took a turn for the macabre. 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. Von Cosel was sixty years of age,and decided that they were to have their May-December romance. He loved her, but no evidence has surfaced to confirm that Hoyos reciprocated his love. Dickinson, writing from Miami, asked, Didnt John Dorschner have anything better to do than write his story about Con Von Cosel? There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. It is perfectly wonderful that you had such a strong love for the girl in this case. 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. It was there in 1930 that Tanzler met the woman he believed was the love of his life; Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. 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). The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. This American Life. Love: the mercy killing of a baby with a major deformity or partner with incurable cancer. Additionally, he dressed her remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves. Strong words from a man who was already technically rejected by Maria several times. He paused in Australia to collect equipment and suitable boats, and to become acquainted with prevailing weather and sea conditions. 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. . But thats easier said than done, right? She was a waitress and homemaker. For nearly 22 years, she had been the focus of his life, alive or dead. 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. Although reporters wrote that Carl Von Cosel died alone in 1952, this is somewhat untrue. This article seeks to bring light to these, with the hope that people will learn what really happened as per these key findings. Tanzler made nightly visits to Hoyos mausoleum. Folk figure. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. In 1931, Dr. Carl Tanzler fell in love with a patient he was treating for tuberculosis. Because of his medical knowledge, Tanzler knew he could save Hoyos. Although he was already married with 2 daughters, Carl was immediately struck by Marias appearance. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Hey Spooksters! Death . Su padre, Francisco Pancho Hoyos, haba amasado una fortuna. 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. Sympathists flocked to Von Cosel, excusing his bizarre behavior as an act of love. I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. He would use this wig on Marias corpse, as the decomposition process had caused her hair to fall out. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Sadly, the story does not end here, and it takes a Weekend at Bernies sort of twist, but with some added necrophilia. Marias life was not going well. 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. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. He didnt see an issue with their differing ages or her nearly-dead, immobilized status. In 1947, Tanzler published his memoir The Secret of Elenas Tomb in the pulp magazine Fantastic Adventures which was then used as the basis for the books Undying Love by Ben Harrison (1996), The Lost Diary of Count von Cosel by David Sloan (2012) and Von Cosel by Tom Swicegood (2003), all of which represent the majority of established literature on this subject. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? . The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Tanzler was undeterred though and searched the streets every night until a sympathetic neighbour told him of the location. Was this act of murder justified by Tanzler as a mercy killing?. The County Jail charged him of malicious and wanton disfigurement of a burial vault, yet the jurors found no law that he had broken. A devastated Tanzler made a death mask of her and told her family that he would pay for her funeral and . 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". Carl Von Cosel was a radiologist who met Elena during an x-ray. Tanzler went by many names; he was listed as Georg Karl Tnzler on his German marriage certificate. 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. Arriving authorities quickly determined that this doll was, in fact, Hoyos herself, and they arrested Tanzler for grave robbing. He substituted her empty sockets with glass eyes. I own that tomb and everything that is inside, not you! (p.70). 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. 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. Von Cosel. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. + Sloan, D.L. Thats a pretty harsh breakup, isnt it? In 1930, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Marine Hospital in Key West. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. Mesa left for Miami, leaving Elena alone as her illness worsened (Harrison 1996). Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. This is a carousel with slides. [1], The story of Tanzler and Elena would be reproduced in pulp magazines in the years following his death, with various parties adding new details to the case. 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]. Tanzler loved everything about Hoyos. Tanzler was evidently consumed by obsessive lust for Elena. Interested in learning more about the most haunted places on the Island? Carl could not get over Marias death, so he decided to pursue her from beyond the grave. 17 Feb. 2017, https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/grand-gesture, Michelfelder, W. Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and His Love Laboratory. 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