
While death should’ve been the end of suffering for a young woman, it ironically marked the beginning of a tragic fate for her. And the justice system terribly failed her.
Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos was only 20 years old when she was diagnosed with tuberculosis at the U.S. Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida, in April 1930. There, she met the 53-year-old Carl Tanzler, who developed an obsession for her despite already having a wife and two kids. This obsession would later cause the most disturbing unpunished crime in history.