The germanborn radiologist who was most definitely not a count claimed to have nine university degrees, be a former submarine. He asserted that amid his youth and later life, he had dreams of a dead precursor who uncovered to him the substance of an outlandish dim haired lady as his intimate romance. He was listed as georg karl tanzler on his german marriage certificate. In truth he was a lonely man living in a fantasy world. When he immigrated from germany with his wife and his two children, he was plain old carl tanzler. This was during the height of the tuberculosis epidemic and patients were dropping by the dozens. When he immigrated from germany with his wife and his two children, he was plain old carl. In his early childhood, he said he would regularly be visited by one of his dead ancestors, who kept showing him the face of his one true love, an exotic darkhaired woman.
Mar 28, 2016 to german immigrant carl tanzler, the ideal woman was literally heavensent. The deanlopez funeral home is located at 418 simonton street in key west and is the center of this disturbing story of german immigrant georg karl tanzler a. His actual name was carl tanzler and came from germany where he lived with his wife and two daughters. Three years later a beautiful cuban girl walks into the hospital by the name of elena hoyos. He claimed that he had nine university degrees, was a. Key wests strangest love story undying love count carl. He met the darkhaired girl of his literal dreams in 1930. Haunted deanlopez funeral home key west paranormal. He wrote autobiographical articles in rosicrucian digest and the pulp publication fantastic. In the spring of 1930, he was working as a radiology technologist at the marinehospital service in key west, florida. The secret of elenas tomb is an audio book recorded on 5 cds with a total playing time of 5 hours and 7 minutes. In 1940 when the corpse of elena milagro hoyos was discovered in his house. To german immigrant carl tanzler, the ideal woman was literally heavensent. It is a true crime story that recounts with realism through the reading of jack pedersen the confessions of count.
The germanborn radiologist who was most definitely not a count claimed. The love story between a doctor and a dead body is a creepy story indeed. He also claimed to have had 19 different degrees though none were substantiated. Some call it a story of true love, others, the workings of a mad. From the dewolfe and wood collection in the otto hirzel scrapbook. Tanzler was 55, german, and had left his family in another part of florida to live alone in key west. Carl was an odd bird even before he became a grave robber. Marine hospital, on april 22, 1930, carl tanzler came face to face with the woman of his dreams. A disturbed doctor fell in love with his dying patient and. Tanzler quickly abandoned his brood after accepting a position as a radiologic technician in key west, where he worked at the u. Juli 1952 in tampa, war ein deutschamerikanischer radiologe. The macabre true story of carl tanzler and his corpse bride. The lovestruck doctor who lived with his deceased patient for. Some call it a story of true love, others, the workings of a mad man.
He gets a job as an xray technician at the marine hospital. Oct 22, 2017 carl was an odd bird even before he became a grave robber. Apr 15, 2017 tanzler quickly abandoned his brood after accepting a position as a radiologic technician in key west, where he worked at the u. He claimed that he had nine university degrees, was a submarine captain and an electrical inventor. At this point he is very rich and claims he has 9 university degrees. Born in germany in 1877, carl tanzler had many aliases. He asserted that amid his youth and later life, he had dreams of a dead precursor who. Somehow, thats the most mundane detail of this story. The beautiful 20yearold cuban woman went to the hospital carl worked at as a radiologist for an examination. He also claimed to have had 19 different degrees though none were substanciated. If you like true scary stories, try this one about. At the time tuberculosis was still a dreaded disease that took the lives of many who suffered it. She was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which was highly fatal in 1930.
The german born radiologist who was most definitely not a count claimed. Not much is known about his early life or family, except that. Its a true story if unbelievable in its macabre details. The beautiful young woman died from tuberculosis in 1931. Actually he was not a count and his real name was carl tanzler but he did come from germany where his exwife and two daughters lived. In 1933, the doctor had removed elenas corpse from the mausoleum and transported it via a toy wagon to a makeshift laboratory. The germanborn radiologist who was most definitely not a count claimed to have nine university degrees, be a former. In his early childhood, he said he would regularly be visited by one of his dead ancestors, who kept showing him the face of his one true. The macabre romance of a man and a mummy atlas obscura.
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