Carl Tanzler was a man obsessed and he wasn't going to let a little thing let death, stand in his way. Born in Germany, he stated that while he was growing up, the ghost of Anna Constantia von Brockdorff would visit him regularly. On one such visit Tanzler claims to have been shown a vision of his future one true love. The woman in that vision was Elena De Hoyos. She however did not share his affection. When she passed away from tuberculosis Tanzler paid for her funeral and visited her mausoleum ever day. When this stopped suddenly one day, things really started to get weird.