"I'd like to spend the rest of my life with you." "I'm dying of tuberculosis." "I said _my_ life."

Obsession is a strange and frightening thing. I've heard about this man before, but you tell the story very well! Your videos are always so interesting!

"Somehow this absolutely bats*** insane situation continued for about 7 years without anybody noticing .." Haha .. -- you're still one of KZfaq's finest content creators.

Something similar to this actually happened to my next door neighbor. He'd been living with his dead wife's body in a coffin for more than 20 years in a very tiny shelter until some months ago. Noted that it's humid here, the shelter is in the wood with no electricity. We're still wondering how he survived the condition for 20 years. One day he called the police bc he was sick and was scared that no one will take care of his wife if he happened to die, also bc her coffin was breaking apart. It made the news not too long ago and finally they burned the wife's body and he's still living there with her ash....

History is a scary but also interesting thing. Some people got 'famous' for doing the strangest things, this being one of them. I love learning about our history with ur videos!🌸

11:27 Not just any dress. A WEDDING dress. Thank you for not including the photos of Elena's corpse. The picture of her face when she was laid out after they found her...it is unquestionably one of the most terrifying things I've ever seen.

I feel like someone could make this into a movie where Elena wakes up the day she was supposed to die but heals and lives. Then the rest of the actions in this story still take place except Elena is alive and feels the same way about Carl that he feels about her, and halfway through the movie, little subtle hints slowly build up to a big twist ending where Elena's sister visits and it's revealed that Elena has been dead the whole time. It'd be a little more humane if Carl was delusional and not whatever the fuck he actually was

As disturbing as this is there is something in this story that's tragic as well, to have that level of commitment and love for a dying and then dead person is truly staggering, the sex bit though is hard to stomach

"Undying Love" by Ben Harrison is a good read about this case. He describes the times in Key West during that era very well. Sadly, I think every one of Elena's family died of TB--most people worked at cigar factories cheek to jowl, and TB swept through like a plague.

this is one of my favorite scary-true stories to tell!! i went to key west once on a ghost tour and we got to see his house, and where he would have the “doll” sit and “look out of the window” throughout the day 😭

A man who accomplished his dreams. Well sort of.

I’ve heard this story before, yet I had to hear your version. I knew it would be top level in facts and humor.

This was done in great detail by Ask A Mortician in the Iconic Corpse catalog. Thoughty2 dredges it up beautifly

It happened in India. The 50 year old guy was an expert in Taxidermy and did it in his mother and 2 Labradors. It was for mental state and the pension The Money was back of his head(maybe) but mainly wanted to keep them with him. Closed all windows and the AC was on 24/7 to keep away the corps smell

This is one crazy story, but imagine this: there could've been more...more crazy stories of people who did exactly what Carl did but were never recorded.

It happened in Thailand too, he kept his deceased wife for 21yrs! Love this Chanel, and you suit the new facial hair!

Arran, I just want you to know you are my single favorite KZfaqr. You're videos always give me the intellectual buzz I'm looking for. Your sense of humor is phenomenal and I wanted to thank you for the hours and hours of enjoyment throughout the years! Genuinely, thank you.

Small correction: the "modifications" were not noted in Elena's original autopsy report but from her being (officially) exhumed in the 1970s and are suspected to be signs of natural decomposition (as natural as a mostly paper mache body could be). There's enough evidence that he wasn't actually knowing her remains in the biblical sense. Most of the more shall we say salacious details come from misinterpretation of the 1970s exhumation (Including things that were just plain made up).

There is no way this man wasn't insane.

"How about we ditch this dusty old mausoleum and head back to my place?" *silence* "Ill take that as a yes" "...AAAAAAAAA"

I hope that somewhere Elena is resting in peace. She didn’t deserve to go through this, even in death.

You know you did something completely effed up when a death metal band writes a song about you

Wow! I was born and raised here in SOFLO I never heard this tale. Learn something new every day. I find it amazing on some of the historical stories you come up with, educational as well. Well done good sir, well done.

Tanzler’s story reminds me of an obscure old movie from the 1970s, which I think was called “Deranged”. It was about a guy named Ezra who dug up his mother’s corpse, and “preserved” it by way of amateur taxidermy, along with quite a few other corpses he had stolen from a local cemetery. Of course, this being a movie, Ezra “graduated” to actually murdering people to add to his collection, but he started out as just a ghoul (I think this is the term for someone who digs up and desecrates corpses) like Tanzler.

Been waiting what seems like forever for another Thoughty2 upload. I get so excited when I get the notification. Always wondering what his next video will be about. I absolutely love this channel. Keep up the amazing work Aaran.

The original Florida Man. The one all future Florida Men look up to.

Hello Thoughty2! I got my copy of Stick A Flag In It in the mail yesterday, and it is exactly what I need right now! The stories are so much fun to read, especially with the way you describe things. I'll probably read it a second time as soon as I'm finished. There's so much information, I don't think I can really absorb it all in one reading. I may become addicted! Thank you for giving me some much needed fun.

it’s crazy that people saw this as ‘plain old romantic’ like what??? LMAO

Legend! I'm glad I finally caught a video release so early!! Keep up the good work brother!! 🤪

This is probably the weirdest story you’ve told us about in all of your videos 😱 Thanks for this presentation- I love all of them !!! 👍😘

Heard this story so many times and it still blows my tiny mind.

“Thats the girl from the visions I’ve been having. We must be destined to be together” “Dont you have like a wife and kids?”

Thoughty2 still got that young adult/told teen voice and a bit of a baby face but now he’s actually starting to look more grown up My bids are on him secretly being a vampire, aging much shower than the average person

"the part where you walk out of the cinema..." Hell no, the movie is finally starting to get better.

“Strange Americans who marry their car!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Unbelievable that this realy happened..... and probably will happen again and again.... some people will always be ******up. And so was/is the justice-system that should punish this kind of horror.

"Hi guys, forty two here" That subtle lisp and the hanging moustache never gets old! Haha Keep making quality content my friend.

That was so gross

Really enjoy your videos, very entertaining. Today I suddenly realized that your opening is not "Forty-two Here" but Thoughty-Two...so much for English accents. :)

Not ALL of us marry our cars, Thoughty… Some of us marry our guns.

i could swear he said 42 🤣 i just admire how you tell the stories

I remember learning about this from Sam O'Nella Academy, but it's nice to watch a more in-depth video about this bizarre man.

I heard about this dude on lazy masquerade's channel. It's really messed up what he did and it's baffling that he didn't end up in prison over this.

Your story telling is immense, eloquent and pretty enjoyable !!! 😁you and @MrBallen are by far the best channels for me,

god.. a true love story kind of. but can we just take a second and just apreciate all these videos and efforts for our pass time AND how incredibly hansom thoughty two is 😭😯

God, imagine learning that some guy had your daughters body in his house for the last 7 years. Just sit there and imagine it. Crazy

When narcissism been made paramount. I'm not surprised.

So basically the plot of Psycho.

I knew necrophilia would come into this sooner or later. Wasn't there a Castillian queen who kept her dead husband with her...Joanna the Mad I think she was called.

This sounds hilarious but scary at the same time, like a well written horror-comedy. 😂

So many humans are insane. I am grossed out.

😂😂😂you always find a way to entertain and educate me. Love you thoughty2

So a few years ago I accidentally stumbled upon a picture of Elenor’s corpse and it terrified the crap out of me. I literally couldn’t sleep that night because of how creepy and disturbing that picture was.

A corpse can't love you back, but then, they can't hurt you too badly either.

Bro much love from the States. You’re doing an amazing job

I'm picturing Rick Grimes from The walking Dead entering a room and finding him and just exclaiming "cooooooooorrrrrrraaaaallllllll"

Alternate title: Florida man marries a corpse and tries to send her to space to bring her back to life

Congratulations 🎊 you have won the award for the Most Macabre story that I have ever heard ( although I believe that I have heard either this one or another similar one many years ago). God help me !!!

'Weekend at Burnies'...great movie

That's the weirdest Florida men story I've ever seen

I have been to former house of the subject in this story (now a museum) and have seen all the things that he used to cover up his relationship with the dead lady. He went as far as buying a new ford automobile to a man who discovered what he was doing, as a means of buying his silence. For a few years he continued to do the same for others who knew of his secret. This guy was definitely disturbed.

I remember this from the HBO autopsy series years ago. It freaked me out then and it still does, lol.

So this where the idea for the 2005 film CORPSE BRIDE came from,..

Guy was a genius if he knew that there was radiation in space in the 1890s.

It's so eerie how on top of everything, how he made her look , it's so utterly creepy. So creepy. Ugh.

How has Febreze not made a commercial about this guy? Have you gone nose blind 😂

Always a good day when thoughty2 posts

You had the chance to say “and even death couldn’t do them part” AND YOU DIDN’T TAKE IT?!?!?

MR WHIPPY IN THE SAHARA LOL GREAT STORY AND VERY WELL PRESENTED. GREAT CHANNEL

Im getting addicted to youre channel sir. Absolutely creppy scénario youve come up with. Always come up with something interresting, great british humour too, have you studied in cinema?

I love it when he does a topic relating to a Sam O'Nella video.

You're a very good storyteller!

His vieos are just amazing i feel that is he was in a documentary i would see every episode.Good job Aaran

Isnt Carl the guy who inspired the Rob Zombie song Living Dead Girl?

Sam O'nella video on this is still one of the best

I remember Samonella covering this story. Of course, his humor is a bit twisted. Worth a watch.

I feel real compassion for Carl.

She was becoming too cold on him.

Calling him a psychopath is an insult to all of the psychopaths

Hi Thoughty2, a lesson from my R.E class at boarding school, the Devil can be crafty, he'll tempt people to do the right thing, the wrong reason!

This guy is a great narrator.

Respect for going through with his dream! Doesn’t make him any less of a creepy pos tho

I heard of this nightmarish story when I moved to Key West. His house was even close to where I lived. Very creepy!

Dude had the perfect opportunity to say prevent losing your hair like a corpse and didn't take it

First heard this story from Sam O’Nella… and yep still super disturbing

This isn't the first time I've heard this story, it probably won't be the last, and it's no less disturbing now than it was the first time.

Mate, no matter ur talking about, you sir, can tell a great fucking story! Respect mate

Honestly more heartbreakly tragic then romantic

Tanzler apparently made a death mask of Eleanor and fashioned it to the doll he was found dead with.

Interesting

_"Born in Germany"_ There it is

Ah yes I learned this from the Sam O'nella Academy lol

It took me a while to get the guts to watch this. I was very young when I watched a documentary about this case. The pictures of that wax corpse gave me nightmares for days.

I think MrBallen did a video about this.

If "You're not ready to lose your hair just yet" don't get too close to Aron or you might make the list of close friends that lost their hair!

Hey Thoughty2! Huge fan of your videos!!! It's my favorite channel on KZfaq. Could you please do a video on the Codex Gigas? I think it would be a great video!

Imagine driving and witnessing someone removing a corpse...

What actually strikes me the most is the vision he had at 12, showing the woman that clearly must’ve been her, why else would he have been so completely enamored with her if there was no predisposed reason? But on top of that, why would any of his ancestors play such a nasty trick on him? Perhaps they assumed that TB wouldn’t be incurable by the time he met her, or maybe they couldn’t see into the future in enough detail to know that she’d even be sick? So many questions about that nighttime visitation really overtake the event that he carried out. At least to me they do. Definitely an interesting story! One is never heard before, many people have done this, but I haven’t ever heard this particular one.

How appropriate his life turned weird when he moved to Key West

This is just wrong in so many ways! I too came to grips and acknowledge the reality that my dream girl would always remain just that, a dream and settled for another... but, at least I required someone with normal body temperature and a pulse!!