its second season that resembled the Tanzler incident. A smuggler is revealed to have been pilfering corpses from graveyards and using them in a "corpse mail order bride" business as part of an alleged Chinese tradition involving unmarried decedents. Remains found in the smuggler's facility closely resemble the corpse of Hoyos after its retrieval from Tanzler's residence. In 2015, the story of Tanzler and Elena Hoyos was featured in an Investigation Discovery series True Nightmares episode entitled "Overstay Your Welcome." In 2020, Tanzler's story was featured on an episode entitled "Cryptic Messages" of the Travel Channel show True Terror with Robert Englund. Theater In 2019, the musical It Happened in Key West debuted in London's West End theater district The original cast recording can be heard here, on YouTube: Podcasts In 2020, the podcast Ain't it Scary? with Sean & Carrie covered the story on their episode "Count von Cosel & His Mummy Bride". In February 2023, the Mr Ballen Podcast covered the story in episode 107, “The Obsession". See also Incidents of necrophilia Cadaver Synod References 1877 births 1952 deaths Body snatchers Counts of Germany German emigrants to the United States German nobility History of Key West, Florida Marine Hospital Service personnel Necrophiles People from Zephyrhills, Florida People from Dresden People from the Kingdom of Saxony