October 25, 1931 Key West, Florida Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos dies of tuberculosis; her body is later stolen and preserved by the x-ray technician who attempted to treat her Hoyos was 22 when she died of tuberculosis, despite the efforts of hospital employee, Carl Tanzler von Cosel, made to save her life. Tanzler believed…
Woman dies of tuberculosis, her body eventually stolen by a man obsessed with her
