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Florida Keys History Center/FlickrMaria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was known as a Key West beauty before she died of tuberculosis at age 22.Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was a Cuban-American beauty who lived in Key West in the 1920s. When she was 21, her life took a tragic turn: She was diagnosed with tuberculosis.During her treatment, Elena met a radiology technician named Carl Tanzler. He became obsessed with her, showered her with gifts, and attempted to prolong her life with a wide variety of remedies.Despite these efforts, Elena passed away in October 1931 at age 22. But death couldnt put a damper on Tanzlers affections. He had an elaborate mausoleum built for Elena and serenaded her grave every evening. Still, it wasnt enough for him.After months of these nightly visits, Carl Tanzler exhumed the corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos and attempted to resurrect her with silk, wax, piano wire, and perfume. Then, he slept beside her for the next seven years.The Early Life Of Maria Elena Milagro De HoyosMaria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was born in Key West in 1909 to Aurora Milagro and Francisco Pancho Hoyos, a cigar maker. She had an older sister, Nana, and a younger sister, Celia. According to Ben Harrisons book Undying Love: The True Story of a Passion That Defied Death, Elena was known for her beauty, and a friend once described her as full of life.In February 1926, she married Luis Mesa, but their newlywed bliss didnt last long. During their first year of marriage, Elena had a miscarriage, and Luis left her for another woman soon after. He moved to Miami, though the two never officially divorced.Florida Keys History Center/FlickrMaria Elena Milagro de Hoyos in 1926.When Elena fell ill in the late 1920s, her family assumed that she was still grieving from losing both her child and her husband. But when her health continued to deteriorate, they feared the worst. Tuberculosis was spreading through the city, and a visit to the doctor confirmed that Elena had fallen victim to the vicious disease.At the time, tuberculosis was essentially a death sentence. The first truly effective medications were still more than a decade away and Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos didnt have that much time.Still, she underwent the treatments that were available at the citys Marine Hospital. And it was there that she met a radiology technician named Carl Tanzler in April 1930.Carl Tanzler, The Eccentric Count Von CoselCarl Tanzler was born in Germany in 1877. He wasnt actually a count, but hed had dreams as a child of a long-dead ancestor named Countess Anna Constantia von Cosel, so he later adopted the title. The countess had allegedly shown him the face of his true love and he was shocked when he walked into Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos room to take a blood sample and saw the woman from those visions staring back at him.Florida Keys History Center/FlickrCarl Tanzler, the German radiology technician who lived with the corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos for seven years.Tanzler was a married man himself. Hed immigrated to the United States with his wife and two children in the 1920s, but he wasnt going to let that interfere with fate. Besides, his family was living in Zephyrhills, Florida, nearly 300 miles away. Nothing could stand in his way. Nothing, that is, except for tuberculosis.Although Tanzler was more than 30 years older than Elena, he fell madly in love with her. There is no evidence that she returned his affections, but he still showered her with gifts and brought medical equipment to her home in an attempt to treat her. Of course, this was useless, and Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos died on Oct. 25, 1931, at age 22. To the astonishment of Elenas family, Tanzler commissioned an opulent mausoleum in Key West Cemetery for her remains. After her body was placed inside, Tanzler visited the tomb almost every night, serenading her corpse and dreaming of what could have been.Florida Keys History Center/FlickrThe mausoleum in Key West Cemetery that Carl Tanzler had built for Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos.Then, some 18 months after Elenas death, Tanzler was in the cemetery one evening when he thought he heard a tapping noise coming from the mausoleum. As he recalled in his memoir, The Secret of Elenas Tomb, he placed his ear against the door and heard Elenas voice saying, I wish you would take me with you to your home. I want to stay with you.So, in April 1933, Tanzler brought a toy wagon to the cemetery, exhumed Elenas corpse, and dragged her off. He was determined to be with her dead or alive.The Chilling Fate Of Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos CorpseCarl Tanzler brought Elenas body back to his makeshift laboratory. There, he opened her coffin for the first time in well over a year.Florida Keys History Center/FlickrCarl Tanzler often lived with Elenas corpse on a wingless airplane that he dubbed Elenas Airship.I looked into the deep fallen cavities of the eyes, like deep, empty black holes, I saw her dried up lips, slightly parted with her white teeth gleaming between them, Tanzler wrote. By further examination I was not surprised to discover small maggots of the gnat-larvae type which were feeding on blood around her head and ears and on the surface of the abdomen.To resurrect Elena, Tanzler filled her sunken abdominal cavity with sterile packing, pumped her corpse full of fluids, washed her with fragrant soap and cologne, and laid oiled silk coated with beeswax over her skin to preserve it. She looked as beautiful as ever, Tanzler said, and it looked like her own skin.Then, Carl Tanzler began living with the corpse of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos. He wrote in his memoir:Often I kissed her rosy lips I dressed her in silken garments again, with her bridal dress and veils and the crown of gold and adorned her with all her jewels and white gloves. I kept her thus, lying in state in her large bed, with flowers about her head To guard her day and night I slept right along side of her.This continued for seven years. Then, in 1940, someone purportedly spotted Tanzler dancing with Elenas corpse through an open window. Word spread quickly, and Elenas sister Nana ordered Tanzler to open her mausoleum, as he had the only key. Elena wasnt inside.On Oct. 5, the police confiscated the body of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos from Tanzlers home. He was accused of wantonly and maliciously destroying a grave and removing a body without authorization. However, the statute of limitations on the crime had expired, so Tanzler was never convicted.Florida Keys History Center/FlickrElenas corpse on display at a Key West funeral home in 1940.Elena, meanwhile, was put on display for curious onlookers. Her story had made headlines across the nation, and some 7,000 people filed by over the course of several days to catch a glimpse of her mutilated corpse.In later years, two physicians who were present at the autopsy of Elenas remains stated that Tanzler had inserted a tube into her vagina to engage in necrophilia, but no true evidence has ever emerged to support their claims. Today, Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos lies at rest once more this time in an undisclosed location.After learning about the disturbing story of Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, read about Anatoly Moskvin, the Russian grave robber who stole female corpses and dressed them up like dolls. Then, go inside the stories of Carl Tanzler and nine more of the worlds weirdest people.The post Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos, The Woman Whose Corpse Was Exhumed By A Man Who Was Obsessed With Her appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Google EarthAn aerial view of a cluster of prehistoric enclosure burials in Sudans Atbai Desert.In the far reaches of the eastern Sahara, archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of prehistoric burials that suggest an unknown culture once thrived in whats now Sudan long before the ancient Egyptians built their monumental pyramids just to the north.A recent study of the Atbai Desert used satellite and aerial imagery to identify 260 previously-unseen burials between the Nile River and the Red Sea. While a few similar sites have been excavated previously, the discovery of these additional mass graves is rewriting the history of northern Africa in the era before the pharaohs.Uncovering The Prehistoric Enclosure Burials In The Atbai DesertIn a study published in the African Archaeological Review, archaeologists from Macquarie University, Frances History and Sources of Ancient Worlds laboratory, and the Polish Academy of Sciences carried out an extensive survey of satellite and aerial imagery in the Atbai Desert of eastern Sudan.As the study authors wrote in a statement released by Macquarie University, Our team wanted to tell the story of this desert region between the Nile and the Red Sea, without having to excavate.Piotr Osypiski/Cooper et al., African Archaeological Review (2026)An enclosure burial at Wadi Khashab. These mass graves consist of a circular wall surrounding the remains of humans and livestock.Across roughly 600 miles of desert, the researchers identified 260 burials enclosed by round or oval walls, some stretching 260 feet in diameter. Just 20 similar sites were previously known to exist, such as Wadi Khashab, Wadi el-Ku, and Bir Asele. Prior excavations revealed human remains within these enclosures, as well as the bones of cattle, sheep, and goats.The presence of the animals suggests that the enclosures were built by a nomadic culture that raised livestock across the region. Analysis of artifacts found at the previously-known sites dates them to between 4000 B.C.E. and 3000 B.C.E. centuries before the first Egyptian pyramid was constructed.So, who were these people? And what can their burials tell us about their culture?The Prehistoric Nomadic Herders Of Northeastern AfricaWhile none of the recently discovered enclosure burials have been excavated yet, sites like Wadi Khashab and Bir Asele give researchers a good idea of what these newly-found graves likely contain. The burials there sometimes featured a central figure perhaps a chief or key member of the community surrounded by additional remains in a seemingly meaningful pattern. This implies that the nomadic society had some sort of social structure.For archaeologists, the study authors wrote in the statement, this is important data for discerning class and hierarchy in prehistoric societies.Between 4000 B.C.E. and 3000 B.C.E., northern Africa was undergoing a change in climate known as the African Humid Period. The Sahara which was once much greener than it is today was beginning to dry up, making it difficult to maintain large herds of livestock.As such, nomadic herders may have been buried with their animals as a display of status. The researchers likened it to showing off an expensive and rare possession a prehistoric nomads equivalent to having a Ferrari.Indeed, the vast majority of these enclosure burials are located near former water sources, such as rock pools and ancient lakebeds, suggesting the nomads had moved into areas that could sustain their herds as vegetation grew scarce.Museo Castiglioni/Cooper et al., African Archaeological Review (2026)Prior excavations of the enclosure burial at Wadi el-Ku.It also seems that nomads returned to these enclosures for thousands of years, reusing them as burial plots well into the first millennium B.C.E. But the original graves stand as some of the earliest examples of monuments honoring deceased leaders. The first Egyptian pyramid the Pyramid of Djoser wasnt built until around 2670 B.C.E., and Sudans Nubian pyramids didnt appear until the eighth century B.C.E.But these emblems of a prehistoric culture are under threat. Unregulated gold mining in the deserts of Sudan has brought damaging heavy machinery and looters to the region, and the burials may be destroyed before archaeologists have a chance to study them further and learn more about the nomadic societies that roamed Sudan 6,000 years ago.Our discovery reshapes the story of the Sahara deserts and the prehistory of the Nile, wrote the studys authors. They provide a prologue for the monumentalism of the kingdoms of Egypt and Nubia, and an image of this region as more than pharaohs, pyramids, and temples.After reading about the prehistoric enclosure burials discovered in the Atbai Desert of Sudan, discover who really built Egypts famous pyramids. Then, learn how North Africas Berbers have preserved their culture for millennia.The post Archaeologists Just Found 260 Mysterious Burial Monuments Across The Sahara That Were Built Before The Egyptian Pyramids appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Marshall University Special CollectionsNearly all of the members of the 1970 Marshall University football team and coaching staff died in a plane crash while traveling home from a game at East Carolina University.On a foggy autumn night in 1970, the Marshall University Thundering Herd football team was reeling from a nail-biting 17-14 loss against the East Carolina University Pirates. When players, coaching staff, and athletic boosters boarded a small Southern Airways plane to travel back to Huntington, West Virginia, spirits were low.We should have won the damn game, Red Dawson, part of the coaching staff for the Marshall team, later told ESPN. Thats what everybody was thinking.But that loss is now the last thing anyone remembers about that night.On Nov. 14, 1970, the Marshall teams plane crashed nose-first into a hillside just one mile from the Huntington Tri-State Airport, setting the whole area ablaze. All 75 people on board were killed in what the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called an unsurvivable crash. To this day, many still consider the accident the worst sports-related air tragedy in U.S. history.The Marshall plane crash would later inspire the 2006 Matthew McConaughey film We Are Marshall, which explored how Marshall University recovered following the sudden loss of so many beloved community members. But the true story of We Are Marshall is more tragic than anything in the film.Inside The Conditions Causing The Marshall Plane CrashVisibility was low that night as the plane attempted to make its descent.I thought the visibility was remarkably good when I [made my report], but about 10 or 15 minutes after that the fog formed very rapidly, and thats when the visibility came down, An NTSB official who surveyed the conditions said in the crash report. It was right over the field. It just seemed like it formed very rapidly and it just actually sank right over the whole field.This low visibility certainly contributed to the crash; the pilots likely couldnt see the lights of the airport and runway, and the plane plummeted hundreds of feet past the minimum altitude it needed to start its descent. The fog may have also caused the plane to make incorrect height readings, leading the pilots to believe they were higher up than they actually were.The probable cause of this accident was the descent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment, the NTSB report stated. The Board has been unable to determine the reason for this [greater] descent, although the two most likely explanations are (a) improper use of cockpit instrumentation data, or (b) an altimetry system error.The plane skimmed trees as it went down before crashing just about a mile from the runway, bursting into flames on impact and killing all 75 people on board.Ironically, the team had almost canceled their flight, thinking it might be safer to drive back home instead but decided to charter the larger, safer Southern Airways DC-9 at the last minute.West Virginia State ArchivesAll 75 people onboard the Southern Airlines flight from Kinston, North Carolina, to Huntington, West Virginia died in the crash.What Happened After The Marshall Plane CrashWord spread quickly about the Marshall plane crash, as a small crowd had gathered to watch the plane land and welcome the team home. A local reporter showed up at the scene to find the wrecked plane ablaze.The fuselage was still burning, but you could see the E-R-N on the end of it, said Jack Hardin, the Huntington Herald-Dispatch reporter who first responded, according to Rivals. One of the firefighters a friend of mine said Jack, the Marshall team was coming in on a Southern plane. I thought, Oh my God.'The few members of the team who, for various reasons, didnt fly on that fateful Southern Airways Flight 932, suffered from immense survivors guilt, not fully comprehending what had happened.Shock, total shock, said Red Dawson, a Marshall football coaching staff member who had given up his seat on the flight to drive to another local college for recruitment efforts. I dont know where we were or even what time it was. I just know we stopped the car and sat there and stared at each other. Neither one of us could say a word. We just stared. I couldnt tell you how long. It seemed like forever.Nate Ruffin, a co-captain of the 1970 Marshall team, hadnt even made the trip to East Carolina due to an injury. He had the horrific job of calling his teammates families to tell them what happened.Why them? Why not me? It makes no sense but you tell yourself: I should have been on that plane, Ruffin said in an interview with Mississippi Today.Members of the East Carolina (ECU) football team that had defeated the Marshall team just hours earlier also experienced shock upon hearing the news.A lot of us were downtown trying to find a beer like most college kids. We were celebrating. We didnt win many games that season, said Richard Peeler, a player for the 1970 ECU team, in an interview with ESPN in early 2023. When [ECU] Coach McGee finally got us all together that night, we went to pieces.The Whole Town Was AboardWhile the Marshall plane crash is often referred to as the worst sports-related air tragedy in U.S. history, it was an immense personal tragedy for the close-knit community of Huntington. Seventy children lost a parent in the crash, and 18 children were orphaned altogether.Along with players and coaching staff, several prominent boosters and citizens of Huntington died in the accident, including a state legislator, a city councilman, and a few local physicians. Family members showed up in droves to the local hospital, praying that there would be some semblance of good news. But there was none.I didnt think I would ever get these four words out of my mind, said Mary Plyde Ward Bell, whose husband was a Marshall booster onboard the plane. [Our minister] said, I need for you to just look at me and think about what Im saying. There are no survivors.'The whole fabric, the whole heart of the town was aboard, said a citizen of Huntington, according to the History Channel.A mass memorial was held at the teams field house, and many of the victims were buried in a cemetery on a hill overlooking Marshall University. Six of the victims bodies were never identified.I think I went to 27 funerals, Dawson said. You cant imagine that kind of pain, seeing all those families who lost the people they love the most.East Carolina University AthleticsA memorial at the East Carolina University campus reads in part, Their flight to eternity forever changed the lives of those who dearly loved them. They shall live on in the hearts of their families and friends forever.Memorials for those who lost their lives in the Marshall plane crash were established at both the Marshall and East Carolina campuses, and the street between the Marshall football stadium and the cemetery where many of the dead were buried was renamed Marshall Memorial Boulevard.Remembering The 1970 Marshall Team 50 Years LaterIn the wake of the Marshall University plane crash, the university considered canceling its football program altogether, torn as to how to proceed after losing most of its team and coaching staff. Instead, as dramatized in the 2006 film We Are Marshall, Jack Lengyel, played by Matthew McConaughey, was brought on as the new head coach and took up the daunting task of rebuilding the team. In the end, he helped to lead the Thundering Herd to its first victory since the crash.FRANK MASI/WARNER BROS. PICTURESThe True Story Of We Are Marshall is even more heartbreaking than anything in the film.The Thundering Herd is going strong today. In September 2023, at a football game between Marshall and East Carolina, the teams held a memorial ceremony commemorating the 50-year anniversary of the Marshall plane crash. The event had originally been planned for 2020, the actual 50-year anniversary, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.More than 30 of the players from the 1970 East Carolina team returned to their home stadium for the memorial game.Im still not over it, not sure I ever will get over it, said George Whitley, a senior co-captain on the 1970 East Carolina team. I think Ive been back here for a game maybe one other time, but I wasnt going to miss this one.Former Marshall coach Red Dawson also made the trip for the game. It was the first time Dawson had been back to the East Carolina campus since that fateful night in 1970.It was hard coming back here. I didnt know if I ever could, Dawson said. He had quit coaching about a year after the crash.During a time out in the first quarter, players from the 1970 East Carolina team presented a football they had all signed to Dawson and Keith Morehouse, the son of Marshall announcer and sports information director Gene Morehouse, who died in the crash. Marshall University ended up winning the game 31-13, thanks in large part to a 75-yard touchdown reception a fortuitous tribute to the 75 who lost their lives that cold November night over 50 years ago.After reading about the true story of We Are Marshall, read about the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly on the day the music died. Or, read about the chilling story behind the Lockerbie bombing that killed all 259 people onboard Pan Am Flight 103.The post The Heartbreaking Story Behind The Marshall University Plane Crash, The Worst Sports-Related Air Tragedy In U.S. History appeared first on All That's Interesting.