He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. Morrall, Dr. P. Murder and Society: why commit Murder? Criminal Justice Matters, 66:1, 2006, pp. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. 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. Her body was finally laid to rest once and for all in an unmarked grave in Key West Cemetery. Nevertheless, Elena refused Carl Von Cosels proposal. American Hauntings writes that it's unlikely she ever requited his affections. It has been reported that Tanzler somehow still switched the bodies, or that Hoyos remains were secretly returned to him. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. 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 article seeks to bring light to these, with the hope that people will learn what really happened as per these key findings. Human jealousy has robbed me of the body of my Elena, yet divine happiness is flowing through me, for she has survived death. Unfortunately for Carl, Maria did not reciprocate his romantic feelings, and turned down his proposals of marriage. The Mad Scientist of Key West. She told Von Cosel that he would marry a young woman who, Von Cosel decided, looked precisely like Elena Hoyos. Tanzler immediately recognized Hoyos as the woman from his dream. Surprisingly, there are no contemporary sources that mention anything about necrophilia. Tanzler immediately and obsessively fell in love with Elena. 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. I have paid for all her expenses, not you! Swicegood, T. (2003). He stuffed her body with rags, waxed the skin with plaster of Paris, and even fitted the face with glass eyes. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. cemeteries found in Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In 1930, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Marine Hospital in Key West. Finally, I want to acknowledge Elena herself. 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. [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. From 1930 to 1952, he had endlessly obsessed over this woman. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. He was proud of the excellent attention hed given to her preservation and thought mistakenly that Elenas sister would feel the same. In their ignorance, they asked if it was illegal to love too much. 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. 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. He also said that she would often tell him to take her from the grave. It is through several key pieces of research he came across and our correspondence on these that inspired and made this article a possibility. He kept her body in his bed, where he slept beside her every night. Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. Although he tried to stop her disintegration with embalming fluids, her body continued to decay. The prognosis did not look positive for poor Maria. 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. Su padre, Francisco Pancho Hoyos, haba amasado una fortuna. In spite of his best efforts, Cosel could not save Elena and she succumbed to the illness on October 25, 1931 and entombed in a family crypt. Bizzarrepedia Death . I have sent you to the angels with my golden elixir (p. 7 8). (b. This all seems like silly speculation, to get people to read an old story. But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. Mrs. C.S. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. [1], Tanzler attached the corpse's bones together with piano wire and fitted the face with glass eyes. In Carls autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Marias cadaver. (1996). Suffer no more sweet Elena. Her name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Ginsburg, Arthur, director. [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]. Von Cosel robbed her body from the grave. Once he arrived, he replaced her rotting flesh with oiled silk, bees wax, and balsam. Verify and try again. Normally you dont get any new information [about the story]. Tanzler had had visions since childhood of a dark-haired woman who was destined to be his true love. Tanzler, with his self-professed medical knowledge, attempted to treat and cure Elena with a variety of medicines, as well as X-ray and electrical equipment, that were brought to the Hoyos' home. Join Ghost City Tours on one of our Ghost Tours and see what the excitment is all about! Von Cosel. In 1972, two doctors who were present at Maria's 1940 autopsy recalled how Carl had inserted a paper tube into the corpse's vaginal canal to facilitate intercourse. But death was creeping up close and fast. Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. I own that tomb and everything that is inside, not you! (p.70). . 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. Von Cosel asked the family if he could keep Elena's body in a casket filled with formaldehyde to preserve her. 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]. He wrote his autobiography in 1947, and received American citizenship in 1950, because whats more American than defiling a dead body? But why? Elena, having been referred to the Marine Hospital for tests, was overseen by one radiologist, Carl Tanzler (1877 1952). 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. No matter how hard Tanzler tried, he couldnt save Hoyos. She had dark hair, was beautiful and was a foreigner. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Elenas doctors decided to not disclose possibly the most disturbing discovery they had made until after Carls death. Thats a pretty harsh breakup, isnt it? He replaced Marias brittle broken bones with coat hanger wire, and stuffed her torso with rags to keep her body in its original shape. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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. Local townspeople in Key West noticed Tanzler was buying womens clothing and perfumes, but they thought he was in a serious relationship. He would briskly stroll around town with a cane and show off wristwatches claiming to be commissioned to him by the Czar of Russia. Carl Von Cosels only solution was to steal her remains. She was still so young. But unfortunately, this was a true story. He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. He asked if he could have Elenas body returned to him. Tuberculosis was after all, considered an incurable disease in 1931 and it was the number one cause of death in Key West at the time (Harrison 1996). A young black-haired Cuban woman and Tanzler met for the first time in 1930 in the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. 36 37. He died under the name "Carl Tanzler". Which theory do you think best explains the Iraq War? They even resisted Tanzlers ministrations to where they moved house, neglecting to tell him of their new residence. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. I dont know, I didnt hear such criticism and snarky comments when Juan Peron did it. At the bottom of the tube there was cotton and in an examination of the cotton, I found there was sperm (HBO Autopsy 1999). Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. Tanzler emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1926, sailing from Rotterdam on February 6, 1926 to Havana, Cuba. As Elena and her family were poor, they were initially willing to accept this offer. This one had a story in it somebody was renovating a cottage and when they tore down the wall, they found a confession note. She was diagnosed with fast-acting tuberculosis. He also claimed nine university degrees and self-titled himself Count von Cosel, taking the name of an alleged ancestor. The middle of three daughters to a cigar maker and homemaker, Elena had a beauty that didn't go unnoticed. + Sloan, D.L. Nosy neighbours who peered through Carls window saw him dancing with the figure of a woman, and some thought it was a large doll. 2022 Ghost City, Ghost City Tours. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He would buy her gifts and dote on her, and did everything in his power to heal her, but she succumbed to the illness. Her full name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, a heaven-sent love of his life for Carl, and the moment he first saw her, the beginning of a long-lasting "loving" relationship with literally the woman of his dreams-of which she would know nothing about . Fifty years ago she appeared to me in a vision, and she promised then to be my bride. There is a problem with your email/password. Little did they know, Elena, my darling, we are alone on this shore. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. Tanzler was undeterred though and searched the streets every night until a sympathetic neighbour told him of the location. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. He died of an apparent suicide in his home in July of 1952 lying next to the death mask of his beloved. This [incident] makes so much sense. 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.. She also received x-rays, which is when she met her radiologist, Carl Von Cosel. Although reporters wrote that Carl Von Cosel died alone in 1952, this is somewhat untrue. Nor was he with her just before. He allegedly professed his love for her and showered her with gifts, but there's no record of her ever returning his sentiments. Von Cosel had told me once: I have spent my whole life. Join today and youll get up to twenty dollars in shopping credit toward your first order. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. He dressed her corpse in a wedding gown after stuffing her body cavity with rags. 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. This is a carousel with slides. 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. Key West put her corpse on display. He inserted glass eyes into her orbitals, and replaced her rotting skin with silk cloth coated by plaster of paris and wax. Eventually, in 1920, he married Doris Schafer and they had two children, Ayesha and Clarista. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. (2012). He transported Elena to his laboratory in the fuselage of a wingless airplane, covertly relocating her body to Rest Beach. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. In 1952, Tanzler was found dead by police on the floor of his home next to a wax replica of Elena. Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. For nearly 22 years, she had been the focus of his life, alive or dead. 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. based on information from your browser. Helen had . He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization.. He was born as Karl Tnzler or Georg Karl Tnzler on February 8, 1877 in Dresden, Germany. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. There, he met Cuban-American Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos and became instantly infatuated. One night in 1933, he snuck her body out from the mausoleum in a toy wheelbarrow, and took her home with him. 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. 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. Why, you are old enough to be my grandfather. 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.. Folk figure. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos' family knew of Carl Tanzler's infatuation, per Atlas Obscura. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. 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. Death . He who has given you to me, will not reject our souls, united as they are in His undying love.. Tanzler was not even with Elena at the time she died. He created a life-like effigy and mask of her face, to replace the confiscated cadaver. 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. She would remain legally married to Luis until her death. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer. According to Michelfelder (1982), Tanzler signed the cause on Elenas death certificate as [expiration] from a series of violent seizures clinically associated with dormant epilepsy (p.9). Learn more about merges. 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). He even exaggerated his achievements to her parents, claiming he was Count von Cosel (even though he wasnt a count). and they were expecting their first child (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017, Weller 2019). Authorities found a homemade spaceship outside of Carls lab. They called him an eccentric romantic and felt sorry for his psychological disorder. Elena was once again reduced to an object of spectacle, only this time she was a tourist attraction. This American Life. The County Jail charged him of malicious and wanton disfigurement of a burial vault, yet the jurors found no law that he had broken. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. Von Cosel was sixty years of age,and decided that they were to have their May-December romance. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was a 21-year-old Cuban American beauty. Weller, T. The Lost Diaries of Elena Hoyos Vols. Many years ago, Carl von Cosel travelled from India to Australia with the intention of proceeding to the South Seas Islands. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. . Von Cosel visited her gravesite for two years, a mausoleum in Key Wests City Cemetery. Those sensitive to spiritual energies claim that Elena Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral home of Bahama Lane. He had become smitten with the frail, Hispanic beauty, and even alleged that he recognized her from a dream. Word caught on that Carl Von Cosel was acting erratically, so Elenas sister decided to investigate. The Lost Diary of Count Von Cosel. Count Carl Tanzler von Cosel by Flagler / Florida KeysPublic Librariess photostream / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos (23114033)? The medical degrees, licences and medals bestowed upon him were all proven to be forged, though he was considered well-read on medicine, radiology and x-ray technology (Michelfelder 1982). Tanzler never met this mysterious woman. Forever and ever, she is with me.. He would use this wig on Marias corpse, as the decomposition process had caused her hair to fall out. She looked upon von Cosel as a grandfather. This browser does not support getting your location. (LogOut/ The family, considering Elena was fatally ill at this point, conceded. They were comforted by his invention, hoping that perhaps Elena could survive. Learn about the chilling embalmed corpse of the blushing bride La Pascualita. It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. Accessed 11 Feb. 2021. Men True Adventure, n.d, pp. Forever and ever she is with me. Carl von Cosel was acquitted. 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). So what does he do? Dr. Peter Morrall (2006) broadly summarises that motives for murder can be condensed into four sets of Ls: Lust; Love; Loathing; and Loot. Sympathists flocked to Von Cosel, excusing his bizarre behavior as an act of love. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. He provided free radiation treatments to Elena Hoyos, and a promise of marriage. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. Sadly, the story does not end here, and it takes a Weekend at Bernies sort of twist, but with some added necrophilia. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. Failed to remove flower. 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. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Her family initially assumed that this illness was sadness due to the loss of her child, but the cough was not moving. Although some have described him as a mad scientist, others, a brilliant doctor, hes more likely a grotesque fetishist. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Shortly after Elenas death, Tanzler talked the family into giving him residence in her room, paying them a fee of $20 a month (about $345 in todays money). Carl Von Cosel was nevertheless unsatisfied with the outcome of his trial. d. Cosel was (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017). Hey Spooksters! Tanzler didnt seem to get bored living with Hoyos corpse. Harrison, B. It motivated many of his actions from the day he met her to the day he died; giving her free and unproven medical treatments, naming his wingless plane after her, building the mausoleum, taking her body, trying to reconstruct and restore it to life, even using the tube for intercourse as Dr. DePoo revealed (a sexual payoff), publishing a memoir, being found dead with a wax replica. (LogOut/ Life is dormant, inactive, sleeping, in a person who has died. She reported him to the police, and Carl was arrested. When he was 12 years old, he dreamed of a woman who would leave an impression on his life forever. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Unfortunately for her, Tanzler immediately became besotted by her beauty. [1][8], Despite Tanzler's best efforts, Elena died of tuberculosis at her parents' home in Key West on October 25, 1931. To his absolute horror, Elenas putrefied body had begun to deteriorate. From Cuba he settled in Zephyrhills, Florida, where his sister had already emigrated, and was later joined by his wife and two daughters. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. The Count [Tanzler] is in love, hes a much older man in love with a young girl who wants nothing to do with him. In the early 1900s, approximately 110,000 Americans would die each year from tuberculosis. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. Instead, he found plenty of things to do, including fashioning a wig for her once her hair fell out of her decomposing scalp. Learn more about managing a memorial . After this, Maria was finally laid to rest at Key West Cemetery in an unmarked grave, to deter Carl from disturbing her eternal rest. She died at her parents home in Key West on October 25, 1931, at just 22 years old. Failed to delete memorial. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Tanzler made nightly visits to Hoyos mausoleum. She passed away on 25 October 1931 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida. 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? Headlines like A Key West Story of Necrophilic Love, Undying Love, and A Grave Affair proliferated newspapers, immortalizing the infamous necrophile. 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. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Marias life was not going well. Elena died on 25th October 1931 at the age of twenty-two. 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. 6, no. Sloan, D,L. Not surprisingly, he was still obsessed. The name aconite itself is derived from the Ancient Greek word akontion, meaning dart, as arrows were often mixed with aconite to create a poisonous weapon. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. 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