"Ben Harrison separates fact from myth and untangles the thread of intrigue in this gothic tale of obsessive love and melancholy madness."
– Danny Elfman, musician, composer, record producer, and actor (Elfman purchased the film rights to Undying Love)
"This story has it all. Obsession, madness, even a sweet May December romance."
– Florida Sun Sentinel
click here to Read more in WLRN’s feature, “A Love That Would Not DIe”
Karl Tanzler, also known as Count Carl von Cosel, was a radiologist in Key West, Florida, who developed an obsession for one of his patients, Elena Milagro Hoyos. The beautiful young woman died from tuberculosis in 1931. With her parents' permission von Cosel had an above ground mausoleum built for her. He visited the tomb every night and by 1933 he had taken the body home.
In writing this definitive and mesmerizing tale of the most obsessive love imaginable, Ben Harrison did his homework thoroughly, studying numerous press accounts from the 1930s as well as the von Cosel memoir.
What makes Undying Love so special are the interviews Ben conducted with those old enough to have known the story participants and the way things were in Key West during the 1930s...The book also includes eight pages of compelling, unforgettable photos.
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