Folk figure. The family, considering Elena was fatally ill at this point, conceded. On October 25, 1931, Elena died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-two. His negative publicity was a small price to pay for such an excessively grotesque desecration. . Creepy, crawly Count Carl Von Cosel wasnt a count at all. Hed left them to search for his soulmate, which he found in Elena Hoyos. If youre craving for a new Lifetime movie to watch, look no further. There is a problem with your email/password. Von Cosel visited her gravesite for two years, a mausoleum in Key Wests City Cemetery. 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]. Tanzler tried his best to cure Hoyos. Finally, I want to acknowledge Elena herself. Meek, M. 610: Grand Gestures. 1982, pp. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. He also said that she would often tell him to take her from the grave. Maria Elena had a bit of a tragic life. In 1940, when her sister Nana confronted him about taking her body, Tanzler as equally as vehement, making statements such as, [Elena] is an angel, but not you (p. 68), You never looked after her for the past nine years, she has been under my care all these years. 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. Carl Tanzler actually received quite a bit of compassion during his trial, with some even viewing him as a hopeless albeit eccentric romantic. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Her name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. Though the story is known and historical, not all of the events therein are common knowledge and thus, so too is the true extent of the indignity that Elena suffered. [1], Tanzler attached the corpse's bones together with piano wire and fitted the face with glass eyes. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. This account has been disabled. (LogOut/ 6, no. [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. After Von Cosel's arrest, Key West put Elena's body on exhibit. But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. Tanzler went by many names; he was listed as Georg Karl Tnzler on his German marriage certificate. 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.. Morticians found him beside his life-size replica of Maria Elena Hoyos, a mannequin reproduction that featured a mask of Elenas face. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. A local Cuban- American woman by the name of Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos was brought into the hospital by her mother for an examination. But its not exactly as romantic as you would think. Today, it seems even the dead body is no longer respected. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos Most people have never heard of her. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. He inserted glass eyes into her orbitals, and replaced her rotting skin with silk cloth coated by plaster of paris and wax. 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. Unfortunately, this would be the beginning of many tragedies for Elena; she miscarried the child and gradually fell ill with a cough. File photo of Carl Tanzler when he worked as a . The findings of which were most prominently reproduced in an episode of HBOs Autopsy series: I found a tube [in Elenas vagina] wide enough to permit sexual intercourse. Aconite is a plant native to Northern Asia and Europe. This went on for two years. Additionally, he dressed her remains in stockings, jewelry, and gloves. Carl Von Cosel decided that he was in love. He stuffed her body with rags, waxed the skin with plaster of Paris, and even fitted the face with glass eyes. Tanzler grew up in Imperial Germany, but, at some point, wound up in Australia just prior to the outbreak of World War I. 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. He restored her corpse, then kept her cadaver for seven years. It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. Check out Rachel's pod/comedy! 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. Death . This engraving with Elenas name can now be found at the Fort Martello Museum in Key West. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. As they autopsy her body, for a second time, they discovered that she was removed from her tomb two years after her burial. 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. He dedicated all his time to curing her, or at least attempting to do so. Arriving authorities quickly determined that this doll was, in fact, Hoyos herself, and they arrested Tanzler for grave robbing. 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. Elenas married name (and she was still legally married at the time of her death), Mesa, was not engraved on the tombstone, however, on the bottom corner, Ct. Hoyos was suffering from tuberculosis, and despite Tanzler's efforts, she passed at 22 years old. Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. In fact, he had escaped from an Australian internment camp during WWI by building a makeshift sailboat after secretly studying engineering books. 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). Elena, having been referred to the Marine Hospital for tests, was overseen by one radiologist, Carl Tanzler (1877 1952). 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. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos . Tanzler would extensively claim in this memoir, as well as during his 1940 court hearing and in numerous newspaper interviews that he had been seeing apparitions of Elena ever since he was a child, and it was the ghost of Elena that instructed him to enshrine her body in his home. He was no longer her technician; she was the love of his life. 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). He showered her with jewelry and clothing, and he frequently professed his love to her. Von Cosel was arrested for body snatching but was not indicted because the statute of limitations had passed. American Hauntings writes that it's unlikely she ever requited his affections. Whether this is true or not, well never know the answer, but its not something we want to ponder too closely. Because of his medical knowledge, Tanzler knew he could save Hoyos. Try again later. Later, Carl Von Cosel believed that he could animate Elenas corpse with ultraviolet ray treatment. Elena was the daughter of local cigar maker Francisco "Pancho" Hoyos (18831934) and Aurora Milagro (18811940). 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. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. He lavished her with gifts, and professed his undying love, telling her he would love and care for her even if she died. 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. You can be sure that everything that you did was sane. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram A defeated Carl shuffled off to Pasco County, Florida to patch together some semblance of a life. Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos (1910-1931) died of tuberculosis and her body was preserved by Carl Tanzler (1877-1952) who was one of her physicians. 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. However, his wife Doris Shafer (1889 1977) and other extended family members would state that Tanzler had no royal lineage whatsoever and that his title was merely one he created himself. He died of an apparent suicide in his home in July of 1952 lying next to the death mask of his beloved. Her family initially assumed that this illness was sadness due to the loss of her child, but the cough was not moving. 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. Learn about one of Key West's most haunted homes. There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. Elena was in unbearable pain, but her parents approved of Von Cosel's arrangement. Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. German-born American radiology technologist and erotomaniac. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. 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. He provided free radiation treatments to Elena Hoyos, and a promise of marriage. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. What is is known for is for having a love affair that lasted 7 years after her death. 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). 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. Interested in learning more about the most haunted places on the Island? She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. 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). [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. You accept the use of cookies or other identifiers by accepting, ignoring or dismissing this notice. He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization.. Von Cosel robbed her body from the grave. Eventually, the corpse was reburried to an unmarked grave in Key West Cemetery, and Maria de Hoyos was finally able to rest in peace. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. [10] His body was discovered on the floor of his home three weeks after his death. Loathing: Lethal hate directed towards one person, group, culture or nation (Morrall 2006, p. 36). She also received x-rays, which is when she met her radiologist, Carl Von Cosel. She was his soulmate, so he created a life-size doll from a death mask that closely resembled his favorite woman. 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. 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. Love: the mercy killing of a baby with a major deformity or partner with incurable cancer. Photo Credit: DeWolfe and Wood Collection in the Otto Hirzel Scrapbook CC BY 2.0 . Just 21 years old, and 32 years younger than Tanzler, Maria Elena Helen Milagro de Hoyos was brought to the hospital for an examination. Failed to delete memorial. Tanzlers body was discovered on the floor of his home. Thats a pretty harsh breakup, isnt it? Although the affections were one sided, when Elena passed away a couple of months later, Karl just couldn't let his soulmate go. At this point, Carl had lost his job at the hospital and was living in a remote shack which also housed his laboratory. 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. (2012). She was part of one of the most bizarre love stories in history. To use this feature, use a newer browser. He created a life-like effigy and mask of her face, to replace the confiscated cadaver. He dressed her corpse in a wedding gown after stuffing her body cavity with rags. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. He didnt see an issue with their differing ages or her nearly-dead, immobilized status. [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. I foremost would like to acknowledge writer and historian David L. Sloan. Victorians described consumption as an illness that heightened the elegance and refinement of its victim, and that it was tragically beautiful to waste away with pallor and fragility. 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. If they only knew what was going on inside his home. (LogOut/ You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. Authorities took Elena from him. Try again later. Her family agreed to let Tanzler attempt to treat her with various medicines, x-rays and other experimental cures. Separated from his obsession, Tanzler used a death mask to create a life-sized effigy of Elena, and lived with it until his death at age 75 on July 3, 1952. Its two associated names, monkshood and wolfsbane, come from its appearance and its use by shepherds to kill wolves respectively. She came here 71 years ago from her native Dresden, Germany. Those sensitive to spiritual energies claim that Elena Hoyos poltergeist haunts the funeral home of Bahama Lane. You can always change this later in your Account settings. She was still so young. Elena was legally married to Mesa at the time of her death. She was a waitress and homemaker. In 1930, tuberculosis was an often fatal disease. 2022 Ghost City, Ghost City Tours. 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. Shes not dying fast enough. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. At sixteen, she was married to Luis Mesa (1908-?) I have roamed the earth searching for Elena! Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. Maria Elena lies in some unmarked Floridian grave, in an 18 inch casket. He was not short on money either, as he had been receiving a pension from the military for his involvement in World War 1. He claimed she told him to take her away from the mausoleum. Dr. Peter Morrall (2006) broadly summarises that motives for murder can be condensed into four sets of Ls: Lust; Love; Loathing; and Loot. This browser does not support getting your location. In October 1940, Hoyos sister, Florinda, heard conflicting rumors about Tanzlers budding romance with a mysterious woman. In the early 1900s, approximately 110,000 Americans would die each year from tuberculosis. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The middle of three daughters to a cigar maker and homemaker, Elena had a beauty that didn't go unnoticed. 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. Tanzler visited Hoyos grave every night for nearly two years, a habit that stopped abruptly after he lost his job for reasons unknown. His subsequent actions would be the ones that brought this story to public infamy. 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). Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. All of the sources that make claims about this are modern. Elena was dying of tuberculosis, but Tanzler felt that she was his destinydespite having already having a wife and children. [The magazine] has a story called Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and his Laboratory of Love. Police Officer Bienvenido Perez Only Living Person Who Knows Where Elena Buried. In 1952, Tanzler was found dead by police on the floor of his home next to a wax replica of Elena. Suffer no more sweet Elena. This is a carousel with slides. 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 . Before leaving, he dynamite bombed the mausoleum he had created for Maria, to spite authorities. Hoyos, a local Cuban-American daughter of a cigar maker, had her own unique history. 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). 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. She was his soulmate and he would do whatever it took to always be by her side. Despite the lack of qualifications needed to treat a tuberculosis patient, Tanzler was determined to save Hoyos and used a variety of specially-made tonics, elixirs, and medicines in an effort to do so. In 1930, while living in Key West, Florida, her mother took her to a hospital after she had taken ill. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis (which was then incurable) and checked into a facility where she stayed with other patients suffering the same disease. Her mother was worried about her declining health, but neither of them probably thought Tanzler would take an interest in her. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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). [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]. She was never able to unearth her sisters gravesite Carl Von Cosel was eager to show Elenas sister Elena himself. 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]. Mrs. C.S. There continued to be much conflict between him and Elenas family. More than two years had already passed since Elena's death and her body had shown all the normal signs of decomposition. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. (p. 54). Despite everything, the statute of limitations had expired for the crime he was accused of committing, leaving Tanzler free to go. Elena did not reciprocate Tanzlers feelings whatsoever. Tanzler was properly examined by a psychiatrist, who decided he was mentally competent to have a court trial. Considered one of the most toxic herbs, it has been used as a deadly poison throughout history (Wood, Coulson, Thompson and Bonner 2020). He showered her with luxurious treats, hoping that Elena would accept his hand in marriage. Lets hope that theyre mistaken and that Elena Hoyos has finally found peace in her second grave. 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. 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. As a young boy in Germany, Tanzler would often have visions of a stunning, dark-haired woman who was predestined to be his one true love. It was estimated that she wouldnt have long to live, but Von Cosel disagreed. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos Birth 31 Jul 1909. He transported Elena to his laboratory in the fuselage of a wingless airplane, covertly relocating her body to Rest Beach. In Carl's autobiography, he does confess to kissing and cuddling Maria's cadaver. 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]. All he had to do was find her. He searched for her, but he could never meet the woman he saw in his dream. He made house calls to Marias home, stealing the hospitals x-ray machine to monitor her progress. 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 adopted his official nickname, Count Carl von Cosel. 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. He died in 1934, but his nephew is finally requesting for his body to be exhumed. 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). With the consent of her family, Carl paid for Marias funeral and erected an elaborate mausoleum for her corpse. Elena Hoyos. It was palatable and my loved one departed this miserable world on October 25, 1931. Mara Elena "Helen" Hoyos A principios del siglo XX nace una hija de inmigrantes cubanos llamada Mara Elena Milagro-Hoyos. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. This American Life. Carl simply did not care, and continued indulging himself in unrequited love. Please try again later. There was a problem getting your location. The young woman's mother brought her in to see a doctor: at 21, she was dying of tuberculosis. She had come to the Marine Hospital for treatment of tuberculosis. Change). In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. 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