CinchedWaist Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 American Autopsy on HBO. they show all the details that go into solving a murder. even the super gorey stuff like dead bodies. a bit morbid, but so damn interesting. If i go into forensic anthropology chances are i'll encounter some of this stuff. this was one of my favorite stories : The Strange Obsession of Dr. Carl Von Cosel In 1934, Dr. Carl Von Cosel (seen left) worked at a Key West hospital, treating patients suffering from then-incurable tuberculosis. He fell in love with a 22-year-old patient named Elena Hoyos (seen below). When she died, Von Cosel got permission from her family to build her a mausoleum. There, Von Cosel used formaldehyde to preserve the body, visiting it nightly. Later, Von Cosel secretly moved Elena's body to his home, living with it for seven years, until his deception was uncovered by Elena's sister. Horrified at the discovery, Elena's sister took what appeared be a wax dummy to the local morgue to be autopsied. The "dummy" was actually the decayed corpse of Elena Hoyos (seen below); her bones held together with piano wire, her skin had been treated with wax, her eye sockets filled with glass replacements, and she'd been perfumed to mask the odor of decomposition. Declared sane, Von Cosel was not charged with a crime because the statute of limitations on grave robbing had expired. Elena Hoyos was eventually buried at a secret location. Von Cosel, separated from his love, used a death mask to create a life-sized dummy of her, and lived with it until his death in 1952. the doctor : http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/img/production/episodes/side170x152/ep6_15a.jpg'> the girl he fell in love with : http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/img/production/episodes/side170x152/ep6_15b.jpg'> and the way they found her body : http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/img/production/episodes/side170x152/ep6_16b.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHorton Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 Ohh shit! ^ thats fucked right up! Hey cinched have you heard about the body farm? That place where a prophessor and his students study natural human decomposition to solve murder cases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinchedWaist Posted June 9, 2004 Share Posted June 9, 2004 no, i haven't. sounds interesting, though. one more thing about the above story- the doctor built a vaginal tubing within her so he could have sex with her body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 http://www.wiggaz.com/photo/pinkie.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiSe Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 is anyone else watching this? whats with the midget trapped in the podium? funny shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETO Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 *raises hand* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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