Carl Tanzler: Necromancer, Geriatric Lover Boy, or Creep?

Was Carl Tanzler a hopeless romantic who simply couldn’t let go of the woman he loved, or was he one of history’s most disturbing stalkers?In this episode of Treehouse in the Woods, we’re traveling to Key West, Florida, where a radiology technician named Carl Tanzler became obsessed with a young woman named Elena de Hoyos. What began as an infatuation with a tuberculosis patient would eventually evolve into one of the strangest and most unsettling true crime cases ever recorded.For years, Tanzler insisted his actions were motivated by love. Critics argued they were motivated by obsession. Decades later, people are still debating where the line between devotion and delusion truly lies.Join us as we explore the facts, the myths, and the uncomfortable questions surrounding a case that continues to fascinate and disturb audiences nearly a century later.Was it a tragic love story, a cautionary tale about obsession, or something far darker?You decide.(Though we decided about twenty minutes into the research.)