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 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. Mason Holdings Radio Hour. . 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. 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. Phantom Press. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Von Cosel. However, he never gave up on his one true love. Photo Credit: DeWolfe and Wood Collection in the Otto Hirzel Scrapbook CC BY 2.0 . [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. Suffer no more, sweet Elena. iUniverse. 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. Not until recently. Its two associated names, monkshood and wolfsbane, come from its appearance and its use by shepherds to kill wolves respectively. And when she fell ill and her mother brought her into Marine Hospital in April of 1930, the disease would prove to be fatal. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. 124 129. 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. Tanzler emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1926, sailing from Rotterdam on February 6, 1926 to Havana, Cuba. Sloan, D,L. Von Cosel visited her gravesite for two years, a mausoleum in Key Wests City Cemetery. Because of his medical knowledge, Tanzler knew he could save Hoyos. Elena did not reciprocate Tanzlers feelings whatsoever. He lived with the doll in Pasco County, Florida until his death on July 3, 1952. Love: the mercy killing of a baby with a major deformity or partner with incurable cancer. Now the big necrophilia question arises: did he or didnt he? As the skin of the corpse decomposed, Tanzler replaced it with silk cloth soaked in wax and plaster of paris. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Over seven thousand visitors arrived, each desperate to peek at this well-preserved woman. She was not someone important, and she never did anything of note other than die young of tuberculosis. Carl died alone in 1952, at the age of 75. I own that tomb and everything that is inside, not you! (p.70). He searched for her, but he could never meet the woman he saw in his dream. When this was ineffective, he contemplated relocating her remains to the stratosphere. Tanzler visited Hoyos grave every night for nearly two years, a habit that stopped abruptly after he lost his job for reasons unknown. He wrote his autobiography in 1947, and received American citizenship in 1950, because whats more American than defiling a dead body? His body was not discovered until three weeks after his death. Sadly, the story does not end here, and it takes a Weekend at Bernies sort of twist, but with some added necrophilia. You can always change this later in your Account settings. The town's people crowded the funeral parlor, eager to see the macabre curiosity. Carl Von Cosel had preserved her corpse for seven years. She came here 71 years ago from her native Dresden, Germany. He wanted his soulmate to always look like the woman he fell in love with even after death. 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. Nosy neighbours who peered through Carls window saw him dancing with the figure of a woman, and some thought it was a large doll. 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. 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. In October 1940, Hoyos sister, Florinda, heard conflicting rumors about Tanzlers budding romance with a mysterious woman. A psychiatric evaluation of Tanzler stated that he was in a borderline state but otherwise sane and mentally competent (Meek 2017). A young black-haired Cuban woman and Tanzler met for the first time in 1930 in the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. Maria was 21 years old, and the daughter of a Cuban cigar maker, whose life was already marred by tragedy. The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. Authorities found a homemade spaceship outside of Carls lab. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23114033/elena-hoyos. 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. Tanzler loved everything about Hoyos. It was estimated that she wouldnt have long to live, but Von Cosel disagreed. On April 22, 1930, while working at the Marine Hospital, Tanzler met the one person in his life he had been searching for since he was 12 years old: his soulmate. "[8] By all accounts, Hoyos was viewed as a local beauty in Key West.[1][8][9]. 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. Elena died on 25th October 1931 at the age of twenty-two. 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. Join today and youll get up to twenty dollars in shopping credit toward your first order. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. He moved to Miami, leaving Hoyos behind to her parents. In 1930, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Marine Hospital in Key West. There is sufficient evidence to state that Tanzler, if not experiencing loathing towards Elena herself, experienced much loathing towards the people and situations around her. Sorry! 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. I foremost would like to acknowledge writer and historian David L. Sloan. He even bought her a mahogany bed, which would become her deathbed. The 22-year-old beauty resembled his childhood premonitions so closely that he immediately became convinced that their love was meant to be. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. Hoyos family didnt realize that the only key to the tomb would remain in Tanzlers possession. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. The prognosis did not look positive for poor Maria. The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, vol. He had also used flowers and other scents to keep out the odor. Finally, she suggested that her son return to his sister in the United States Tanzler's account of Trial Bay Gaol, his secret building of a sailboat, etc., is confirmed by Nyanatiloka Mahathera, who mentions that he planned to escape from the Gaol with "Count Carl von Cosel" in a sailboat, and provides other information about the internment of Germans in Australia during World War I. Meek (2017) quotes an interview Elenas sister Nana gave to the Miami Herald: [Elena] never loved [Tanzler]. Nevertheless, Elena refused Carl Von Cosels proposal. More than two years had already passed since Elena's death and her body had shown all the normal signs of decomposition. Together they had two children: Ayesha Tanzler (19221998), and Clarista Tanzler (19241934), who died of diphtheria.[7]. A Fresh Look at the Impacts and Relevance of Colonialism in Southeast Asia, Purposeless Polls: How Soviet Citizens RebelledAgainst a Regime that Rejected Open Communication. Carl Von Cosel was nevertheless unsatisfied with the outcome of his trial. The list is numerous and was all justified by Tanzler in the name of love. Some asked if Key West could seal Elena within a glass case as a permanent exhibit. Teachers brought their students for field trips; journalists arrived to report on the most unbelievable story in the world. Maria would soon become the object of somebodys very morbid obsession. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Mesa. He was a cultured and intelligent man who had traveled across the world, to countries like Italy, India, Australia, Cuba and the Netherlands. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos (23114033)? [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. In 2003, two bands released their musical interpretations of the Tanzler story, In 2008, the Swedish band ChansoNoir released the EP. [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]. 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. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. There was an error deleting this problem. His behaviour became too erratic to hold a job, and the hospital had found out he was stealing medical equipment from them. He poisons her he poisons her to kill her quicker so he can have her as his own. 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. Join Ghost City Tours on one of our Ghost Tours and see what the excitment is all about! His subsequent actions would be the ones that brought this story to public infamy. However, no other evidence had ever come to the fore, apart from these threats, suggesting that Tanzler may have committed murder. Thus, they found it odd that Tanzler stopped visiting the mausoleum two years after her death. Design a site like this with WordPress.com, The Strange Afterlife of Maria Elena Milagro deHoyos, Odd Oldies: A Vampire, A Romance & A Friendship from Hell Criminally Clueless Podcast. Aconite is a plant native to Northern Asia and Europe. [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. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. [10] His body was discovered on the floor of his home three weeks after his death. This [incident] makes so much sense. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. He would briskly stroll around town with a cane and show off wristwatches claiming to be commissioned to him by the Czar of Russia. I had hopes that, when Elena was out of danger, we would get married. 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. He claimed to have 9 academic degrees (most likely false), and was also purported to have aristocratic blood, going by the title of Count whenever he could get away with it. There was a problem getting your location. Elena Hoyos. So what does he do? He inserted glass eyes into her orbitals, and replaced her rotting skin with silk cloth coated by plaster of paris and wax. d. Cosel was (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017). She was still so young. based on information from your browser. Her father had driven home at breakneck speed instead of driving to the nearby hospital, where we doctors might have saved her life (p.34). Family members linked to this person will appear here. Whether he meant me I did not know and cared less (p. 37). Accessed 11 Feb. 2021. It is perfectly wonderful that you had such a strong love for the girl in this case. However, a year later, he left his family behind to work as a radiology technician at the U.S. Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida. Before leaving, he dynamite bombed the mausoleum he had created for Maria, to spite authorities. He was seen shopping for womens clothing, jewelry and perfumes, and everybody assumed Carl was seeing someone new and had finally moved on. However, some people go above and beyond this promise. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. 28, 67 69, Sagers, A. He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization.. After he left Key West defeated, he returned to his wife and daughter in Zephyrhills, Florida. But why? This one had a story in it somebody was renovating a cottage and when they tore down the wall, they found a confession note. Standing above him as he died was a wax figure of Maria. Maria was married at the age of 16 to a man named Luis Mesa, who abandoned her after she miscarried their child. Oddly enough, the public found Carl to be a sympathetic figure; a tragic romantic who had lost his beloved to cruel fate. 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). Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. He also said that she would often tell him to take her from the grave. Like most patients, Hoyos was scared of the illness and the treatment. He hoped she would return the same feelings. He adopted his official nickname, Count Carl von Cosel. 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. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Most people have never heard of her. Failed to remove flower. Carl Tanzler had the corpse wrapped in a dress, gloves, and jewelry, and placed the body in his own bed, which he shared with the corpse for the next seven years. Fantastic Adventures, Sep. 1947, pp.10 69. A system error has occurred. 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. He loved her, but no evidence has surfaced to confirm that Hoyos reciprocated his love. He had become smitten with the frail, Hispanic beauty, and even alleged that he recognized her from a dream. Mrs. C.S. Men True Adventure, n.d, pp. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Today's episode is dedicated to our Patron, Jacqueline! 3 Feb. 2021, https://redcircle.com/shows/nightmerica. Life is dormant, inactive, sleeping, in a person who has died. Those sensitive to spiritual energies claim that Elena Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral home of Bahama Lane. In their case report of an aconite overdose, Wood et al. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. So much so that Elena was said to have died hating Tanzler. 1982, pp. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Tanzler was not even with Elena at the time she died. Tanzler also used perfume, disinfectants, and preserving agents to mask the odor of Hoyos decomposition. [1][8], Despite Tanzler's best efforts, Elena died of tuberculosis at her parents' home in Key West on October 25, 1931. For some reason, Marias mother possessed a wig made out of her daughters hair, and she gifted this to Carl. Forever and ever, she is with me.. It can be awakened. Hoyos examination at the Marine Hospital confirmed her worst nightmare: she had tuberculosis, a fatal disease in 1930 that mainly affects the lungs. Immortal Kisses Were His Goal. She had dark hair, was beautiful and was a foreigner. He would personally transport her body by airplane, where Carl Von Cosel believed he could restore her life. [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. 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. 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. Tanzler immediately recognized her as the beautiful dark-haired woman that had been revealed to him in his earlier "visions. They called him an eccentric romantic and felt sorry for his psychological disorder. 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. Thats a pretty harsh breakup, isnt it? Tanzler was evidently consumed by obsessive lust for Elena. He who has given you to me, will not reject our souls, united as they are in His undying love.. As Meek (2017) puts it, [Elena is] paradoxically at the center of this story and utterly left out. 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 . KQED reports that it's unknown how Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos felt about Carl Tanzler. At sixteen, she was married to Luis Mesa (1908-?) 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. Creepy, crawly Count Carl Von Cosel wasnt a count at all. Elena was eventually diagnosed with tuberculosis, a typically fatal disease at the time, that eventually claimed the lives of almost all of her immediate family. This turned into one of the most unusual, bizarre stories of all time. Her body was finally laid to rest once and for all in an unmarked grave in Key West Cemetery. 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. and they were expecting their first child (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017, Weller 2019). Whichs been recounted a million and one times. She was said to be extremely beautiful, shy and an accomplished singer, to the point where tourists would ask for pictures with her in the street. But unfortunately, this was a true story. Unfortunately for her, Tanzler immediately became besotted by her beauty. He died in the arms of Hoyos real body. Unfortunately for Carl, Maria did not reciprocate his romantic feelings, and turned down his proposals of marriage. Tanzler (born on February 8, 1877, in Dresden, Germany) knew from a young age that he had a soulmate. Whats more, I do not love you. He became so persistent that we asked him to stay away from the house.. 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. But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. That seems extremely dubious. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Considered one of the most toxic herbs, it has been used as a deadly poison throughout history (Wood, Coulson, Thompson and Bonner 2020). Eventually, the corpse was reburried to an unmarked grave in Key West Cemetery, and Maria de Hoyos was finally able to rest in peace. Tanzler grew up in Imperial Germany, but, at some point, wound up in Australia just prior to the outbreak of World War I. He was devastated. (2020) noted that the patient at one point suffered a seizure, much like how Michelfelder (1982) notes the police log where Elena experienced violent convulsions before her death (p. 9). He decided to open her casket. [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). While no existing contemporary photographs of the autopsy or photographs taken at the public display show a tube, the necrophilia claim was repeated by the HBO Autopsy program in 1999.[10]. The Key West Citizen, 15 Aug. 1952, p. 1 + 4, Perez, B. She was never able to unearth her sisters gravesite Carl Von Cosel was eager to show Elenas sister Elena himself. They even resisted Tanzlers ministrations to where they moved house, neglecting to tell him of their new residence. 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. . And when he proposed marriage, she always told him You are too old. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos . He showered her with jewelry and clothing, and he frequently professed his love to her. Tanzler would quickly take advantage of this privilege, which would result in one of the most macabre tales of all time. . For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Even though people agreed Tanzler committed a crime, many members of the public felt sympathetic towards him. Many years ago, Carl von Cosel travelled from India to Australia with the intention of proceeding to the South Seas Islands. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. He did this, as needed, inside of an old airplane he had repurposed into a makeshift medical laboratory. He then placed Elena Hoyos on his canopied bed, serenading her with a small, church organ. Once he arrived, he replaced her rotting flesh with oiled silk, bees wax, and balsam. At home with her corpse, Carl set to work repairing the damage done by decomposition. He died under the name "Carl Tanzler". https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, Did the Wolves Ever Leave the Hen House? He showered her with luxurious treats, hoping that Elena would accept his hand in marriage. Tanzler quickly abandoned his brood after accepting a position as a radiologic technician in Key West, where he worked at the U.S. Marine Hospital under the name Count Carl von Cosel. He also said he had nine university diplomas. Back to Carl: despite being in his 50s and resembling Sigmund Freud, he did not inhibit himself from making strong advances towards young Maria. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. 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. Learn more about merges. Morrall, Dr. P. Murder and Society: why commit Murder? Criminal Justice Matters, 66:1, 2006, pp. 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. 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. (b. 36 37. Swicegood, T. (2003). 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. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. Marias life was not going well. Born on July 31, 1909, in Key West, Florida, Elena was a strikingly attractive girl with luxurious dark hair and an appealing shyness. Death . What followed was an on-and-off relationship where Tanzlers medical treatments were accepted but his proposals of marriage were sidestepped. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Interested in learning more about the most haunted places on the Island? 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. Separated from Elena, he used a death mask to create a life . 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. Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral parlor, eager to show Elenas sister Elena.. 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