Von Cosel asked the family if he could keep Elena's body in a casket filled with formaldehyde to preserve her. Tanzler immediately recognized Hoyos as the woman from his dream. 1982, pp. Carl had basically abandoned his wife and children, and was more content living with a dead body than a live woman. Eventually, this was not enough. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. One even died from diphtheria whilst these events were unfolding (Harrison 1996, Sloan 2012). However, some people go above and beyond this promise. His negative publicity was a small price to pay for such an excessively grotesque desecration. He had her torso stuffed with rags in an attempt to preserve its original form, and he covered her scalp with bits of real hair. HBO, 1999. Carl died alone in 1952, at the age of 75. Thats a pretty harsh breakup, isnt it? Learn how your comment data is processed. They found police logs from the period which described the aforementioned seizure, Tanzlers threat to Elenas father and testimonies from people in her neighbourhood that in the week before Elenas death, he had persuaded her to swallow double doses of his elixir, whichMichelfelder (1982) writes to have contained: 70 percent distilled water, 20 percent gold shavings, fruit favouring and just enough deadly poison to effect [sic] a slow death. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Hes got this plan to be with her after shes dead. The German-born Tanzler moved to the United States in 1926 and began working at a Key West hospital. Tanzler was undeterred though and searched the streets every night until a sympathetic neighbour told him of the location. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. His home was near his wife Doris, who apparently helped to support Tanzler in his later years. At the end of the war no prisoner was permitted to return to his former residence, but all were shipped to the prisoner's exchange in Holland. 17 Feb. 2017, https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/grand-gesture, Michelfelder, W. Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and His Love Laboratory. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. He carried on his love affair with her corpse. It was the biggest media frenzy of its day. Hoyos examination at the Marine Hospital confirmed her worst nightmare: she had tuberculosis, a fatal disease in 1930 that mainly affects the lungs. Today, it seems even the dead body is no longer respected. He also said he had nine university diplomas. She told Von Cosel that he would marry a young woman who, Von Cosel decided, looked precisely like Elena Hoyos. 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. When this was ineffective, he contemplated relocating her remains to the stratosphere. [1], Tanzler attached the corpse's bones together with piano wire and fitted the face with glass eyes. He hoped she would return the same feelings. [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. [10] His body was discovered on the floor of his home three weeks after his death. After he left Key West defeated, he returned to his wife and daughter in Zephyrhills, Florida. Authorities took Elena from him. 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. (2012). 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. More than two years had already passed since Elena's death and her body had shown all the normal signs of decomposition. But the curious began wondering why Von Cosel visited her night after night and when his visits stopped all assumed he had died. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Despite his best efforts, Hoyos succumbed to her illness in October 1931, leaving her family and newly-obsessed caretaker heartbroken. Maria Elena had a bit of a tragic life. There are no photographs or other sources to prove this. He was not short on money either, as he had been receiving a pension from the military for his involvement in World War 1. Von Cosel (Carl Tanzler) in 1940 / Florida KeysPublic Libraries / Flickr / CC BY 2.0, The haunting history of La Pascualita History 101, John Dillingers body to be exhumed after 85 years History 101. 2, 2020, pp. 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. When he was 12 years old, he dreamed of a woman who would leave an impression on his life forever. Elena Hoyos. This is a carousel with slides. Back to Carl: despite being in his 50s and resembling Sigmund Freud, he did not inhibit himself from making strong advances towards young Maria. Fifty years ago she appeared to me in a vision, and she promised then to be my bride. TSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. But unfortunately, this was a true story. She was only 22. 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. Strong words from a man who was already technically rejected by Maria several times. No matter how hard Tanzler tried, he couldnt save 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. Police Officer Bienvenido Perez Only Living Person Who Knows Where Elena Buried. Mason Holdings Radio Hour. Unfortunately for Carl, Maria did not reciprocate his romantic feelings, and turned down his proposals of marriage. Standing above him as he died was a wax figure of Maria. He died in 1934, but his nephew is finally requesting for his body to be exhumed. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. But why? It was there that he fell in love with a young Cuban-American woman named Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. Her name was Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. This turned into one of the most unusual, bizarre stories of all time. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. This engraving with Elenas name can now be found at the Fort Martello Museum in Key West. [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. 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. + Sloan, D.L. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Elena Hoyos I found on Findagrave.com. On October 25, 1931, Elena died of tuberculosis at the age of twenty-two. It was there that she met Dr. Carl Von Cosel, a doctor who was working to find a cure. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. He stuffed her body with rags, waxed the skin with plaster of Paris, and even fitted the face with glass eyes. He dressed her corpse in a wedding gown after stuffing her body cavity with rags. Despite everything, the statute of limitations had expired for the crime he was accused of committing, leaving Tanzler free to go. Of course, she was shocked to find Hoyos body and she ran out of the laboratory to notify authorities. 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]. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. It should be stated, he too had a wife and two young kids albeit he neglected to mention this in any of his writings. The Journal of Critical Care Medicine, vol. Image credit: Florida KeysPublic Libraries, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Von Cosel was sixty years of age,and decided that they were to have their May-December romance. Mara Elena "Helen" Hoyos A principios del siglo XX nace una hija de inmigrantes cubanos llamada Mara Elena Milagro-Hoyos. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982, Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Historically, the Cosel family seemed to be haunted by bad luck. 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). Instead of a cure, she found a radiologist named Karl Tanzler who instantly became obsessed with her. Carl Von Cosel was nevertheless unsatisfied with the outcome of his trial. The truth, however, will forever remain lost to time. To his absolute horror, Elenas putrefied body had begun to deteriorate. and they were expecting their first child (Harrison 1996, Meek 2017, Weller 2019). The mummified body of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. Michelfelder (1982) goes on to describe how the demolition worker and his supervisor found bottles full of this golden elixir fallen from the collapsed wall of Tanzlers former residence. Try again. 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. You can always change this later in your Account settings. There is a problem with your email/password. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. He once shouted at her parents, Will you take the responsibility to let your daughter die through your stupidity? (p. 32) and on finding their new residence recalled, if anyone had tried to stop me [from entering], I think, I would have used violence (p.28). 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). To some, it is the ultimate romance, and to others, it is a grotesque tale of violation. The Living Doll of Key West: Elena Hoyos & Count Von Cosel. Nor was he with her just before. It was palatable and my loved one departed this miserable world on October 25, 1931. Learn more about merges. This time, it was unmarked so no one, including Tanzler, could find her body. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Elena Hoyos . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. The charges against Tanzler were dropped as the statute of limitations on the crime had expired. 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. 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. He showered her with luxurious treats, hoping that Elena would accept his hand in marriage. Maria was 21 years old, and the daughter of a Cuban cigar maker, whose life was already marred by tragedy. [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. He claimed he was the most knowledgeable about tuberculosis and he treated her with a variety of medicines, as well as x-ray and electrical equipment. Sadly, the story does not end here, and it takes a Weekend at Bernies sort of twist, but with some added necrophilia. His subsequent actions would be the ones that brought this story to public infamy. Her family agreed to let Tanzler attempt to treat her with various medicines, x-rays and other experimental cures. As the hair fell out of Elena's decomposing scalp, Tanzler fashioned a wig from her hair, which he had previously obtained from her mother. 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). 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). On February 18, 1926, she married Luis Mesa, but he left her shortly after she suffered a miscarriage of the couples first child. 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. Now the big necrophilia question arises: did he or didnt he? Marias family soon became puzzled when Carl stopped visiting her grave, but they just assumed that he had finally moved on. In 1930, tuberculosis was an often fatal disease. He created a life-like effigy and mask of her face, to replace the confiscated cadaver. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23114033/elena-hoyos. You can be sure that everything that you did was sane. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Leaving his family behind in Zephyrhills in 1927, he took a job as a radiology technician at the U.S. Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida under the name Carl von Cosel. Over time, his patient learned to trust him, but Tanzler had other motives that a medical professional shouldnt have with their patient. Many years ago, Carl von Cosel travelled from India to Australia with the intention of proceeding to the South Seas Islands. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. There was an error deleting this problem. Three years later a Cuban-American woman by the name of Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, was brought to the hospital by her mother for examination. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? This American Life. 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. 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). [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]. Elenas doctors decided to not disclose possibly the most disturbing discovery they had made until after Carls death. Carl had to continuously preserve Marias decaying body, and mummification isnt easy. As long as she lived I never abandoned hope.. In October 1940, Hoyos sister, Florinda, heard conflicting rumors about Tanzlers budding romance with a mysterious woman. So much so that Elena was said to have died hating Tanzler. Elena remained with Carl Von Cosel for seven years. If they only knew what was going on inside his home. Perez, B. 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). With pretty much the entire town talking about the reclusive man often seen buying womens clothing and perfume on top of one local boys account of witnessing the doctor dancing with what appeared to be a giant doll Hoyos family began to suspect that something was off. Tanzler, an eccentric character, carried himself with a high sense of self-importance. 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. He was a radiologist or x-ray technician. 124 129. Tanzler von Cosel, K. The Secret of Elenas Tomb. Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, known as Elena, walked into a Key West hospital suffering from a fatal infection of tuberculosis. 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). Verify and try again. Tanzler didnt seem to get bored living with Hoyos corpse. [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. He wanted his soulmate to always look like the woman he fell in love with even after death. 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. He was a cultured and intelligent man who had traveled across the world, to countries like Italy, India, Australia, Cuba and the Netherlands. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. The middle of three daughters to a cigar maker and homemaker, Elena had a beauty that didn't go unnoticed. He kept a wingless airplane on the hospital grounds that he called Countess Elena and claimed they would someday fly away together (he also claimed the plane would be amphibious and that it would sail on water as well as fly). I mixed the root of wolfsbane (monkshood) with aconite diluted. He thought of everything to make sure he could continue living with her corpsefor seven years! 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. Ten years before Elenas birth, Von Cosels ancestor had appeared to him as an apparition. [The magazine] has a story called Floridas Dr. Frankenstein and his Laboratory of Love. Tennessean Sun. Thrive MarketTry Thrive Market and become a member risk-free! Von Cosel. . In 1931, a radiologist and bacteriologist working at a tuberculosis sanitarium in Key West, Florida, became obsessed with a 22-year-old patient, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. Tanzler would quickly take advantage of this privilege, which would result in one of the most macabre tales of all time. Rigor mortis had set in, leaving her limbs stiffened in unnatural . Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. The Lost Diary of Count Von Cosel. He would personally transport her body by airplane, where Carl Von Cosel believed he could restore her life. All of Elenas immediate family had also passed away from tuberculosis by this point (Harrison 1996). 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. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 . 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. [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]. 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. A devastated Tanzler made a death mask of her and told her family that he would pay for her funeral and . Hoyos was suffering from tuberculosis, and despite Tanzler's efforts, she passed at 22 years old. 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). Her body belonged to him. Carl was doing more than playing dress up with Elena. He slept with the body in his bed, but he kept a curtain between them because he was an extreme gentleman. Marias sister heard weird rumours about Carl. You are living in an insane world. This browser does not support getting your location. Her location was to remain unknown to the creepy, controlling count. He was charged with wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization, but the statute of limitations saved him from prosecution. 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. He was born as Karl Tnzler or Georg Karl Tnzler on February 8, 1877 in Dresden, Germany. There was a problem getting your location. Additionally, Hoyos was known as the beauty of Key West. Most curiously, he had made a death mask of her face to preserve her beauty. Elenas consumptive condition meant little to Carl Von Cosel. Death . Teachers brought their students for field trips; journalists arrived to report on the most unbelievable story in the world. From 1930 to 1952, he had endlessly obsessed over this woman. 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. We have set your language to They vow to stay together, even after death. 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. She was only nice to him because my mother told her she should be kind to those who were kind to her. [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. Florinda notified the authorities, and Tanzler was arrested and detained. [1], Though not reported contemporaneously, research (most notably by authors Harrison and Swicegood) has revealed evidence of Tanzler's necrophilia with Elena's corpse. Determined to save his newfound paramour, Von Cosel connected her wasting body to his homemade contraption. Oops, we were unable to send the email. He provided free radiation treatments to Elena Hoyos, and a promise of marriage. As if this case wasnt already bizarre enough, it takes an added sci-fi turn. In 1930, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the Marine Hospital in Key West. 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. 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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Elena was the daughter of local cigar maker Francisco "Pancho" Hoyos (18831934) and Aurora Milagro (18811940). All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Like some medieval wizard, Carl conjured up odd concoctions, potions, tonics, elixirs, and herbs in order to treat her TB. In their case report of an aconite overdose, Wood et al. (LogOut/ Sorry! Nosy neighbours who peered through Carls window saw him dancing with the figure of a woman, and some thought it was a large doll. p. 1 + 19. A psychiatric evaluation of Tanzler stated that he was in a borderline state but otherwise sane and mentally competent (Meek 2017). Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Later he was removed to Trial Bay to a castle-like prison on the cliffs, and there the work in this narrative was accomplished. They were comforted by his invention, hoping that perhaps Elena could survive. After reading about the perverse love of Carl Tanzler, brush up on macabre marriages with the Chinese ritual of ghost brides. She was a waitress and homemaker. Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (1909 - 1931) Photos: 4 Records: 23 Born in Key West, Monroe County, Florida on 31 July 1909 to Francisco "Pancho" Frank Hoyos and Aurora Sifontes. Carl Von Cosel decided that he was in love. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. He developed an obsession with a young Cuban-American tuberculosis patient, Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos (July 31, 1909 October 25, 1931), that carried on well after her death. According to Atlas Obscura, de Hoyos was then a 21-year-old Cuban native suffering from tuberculosis and came to the hospital for treatment. Folk figure. Carl could not get over Marias death, so he decided to pursue her from beyond the grave. Chinese ritual of ghost brides lived i never abandoned hope a photo in more detail or captions... 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