Carl Tanzler: Mummified Love & Obsession

Carl Tanzler was no doubt a mystery, a German born radiologist , who would fall head over heels for his 21 year old tuberculosis patient, Elena De Hoyos in 1933, Tanzler would continue this attraction even in her death. Carl would live with the young woman's mummified body for several years, until he was finally discovered by Elena's sister. Leading to one of the most bizarre cases of necrophilia acts committed in the 20th century. It begs the question does love, or better yet obsession, really conquer all?[FOLLOW US and BONUS CONTENT]Join our Patreon, for just $5/month, get elbow deep! you will get access to our after show "After the Podcast is Afraid" plus more bonus episodes & content, just visit patreon.com/ordisstudios Visit Our Website: eventhepodcastisafraid.comFollow us on Twitter @PodcastAfraid Follow us on Instagram @PodcastAfraid Part of the Crawlspace Media Network [THIS EPISODE is SPONSORED BY]Audible by Amazon - FREE for 30 Days visit [http://www.audibletrial.com/PodcastAfraid] or visit the Sponsors page on [https://www.eventhepodcastisafraid.com/sponsors] & click the "Click Here" under the Audible Logo[MUSIC USED in this EPISODE] Music from https://filmmusic.io"In Your Arms" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)