c/creepywikipedia · by EsteemedRectangle@lemmynsfw.com · 2y

Carl Tänzler radiology technologist. He developed an obsession with a tuberculosis patient. 2 years after her death, Tanzler removed the body from its tomb & lived with corpse for 7 years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Tanzler

There’s a photo of the body as well. Uncanny valley

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Mr_Blott@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 2y

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decadentrebel@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

First knew about this guy through HBO's Autopsy when I was 14. Had trouble sleeping at night for a few weeks.

Edit: For those curious, here it is: https://youtu.be/vQh9rAeZZDY

technologicalcaveman@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

My brain always immediately thinks this guy is Sigmund Freud. Which I imagine Freud would have some thoughts on regarding my relationship with my mother.

HipPriest@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y

The public mood was generally sympathetic to Tanzler, whom many viewed as an eccentric "romantic"

One way of putting it...

FarraigePlaisteach@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

Rethinking my desire for a committed partner..

ElectronBadger@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y

The way he reconstructed the lady (Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos) face reminds me of Whitehouse "Why You Never Became A Dancer".

Carl Tänzler radiology technologist. He developed an obsession with a tuberculosis patient. 2 years after her death, Tanzler removed the body from its tomb &amp; lived with corpse for 7 years.

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Carl Tänzler radiology technologist. He developed an obsession with a tuberculosis patient. 2 years after her death, Tanzler removed the body from its tomb & lived with corpse for 7 years.