Thanks to a vision provided by a dead relative, Carl Tanzler claimed to have been in love with Elena de Hoyos before they even met. Actually, decades before they met. He tried desperately to save her from tuberculosis but was unsuccessful. Unwilling to let death separate them, Carl embarked on an unimaginable and unexplainable journey to keep the body of Elena with him always...as his corpse bride.

Sources:

Johnson, C. (2023, November 7). Carl Tanzler, the man who lived with a corpse for seven years. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/carl-tanzler

Episodes. (n.d.). Wicked and Grim. https://www.wickedandgrim.com/podcast

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This episode of The Dark Oak was created, researched, written, recorded, hosted, edited, published, and marketed by Cynthia and Stefanie of Just Us Gals Productions with artwork by Justyse Himes and Music by Ryan Creep