The Twisted Real-Life Frankenstein "Romance"
Hot On The Case
Breanna Heim
5 • 714 Ratings
🗓️ 4 July 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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This week on Hot On The Case, we're investigating the twisted mind of Carl Tanzler,
A seemingly quiet hospital technician in 1930s Florida, who developed an unsettling fixation on a young woman under his care.
What followed was a chilling descent into obsession, delusion, and a series of acts so disturbing they shocked the nation when they finally came to light. This episode unpacks the twisted mind behind it all & the haunting legacy he left behind.
Crossing every boundary of morality, sanity, and the human body.
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| 0:29.6 | This is not a love story. It's a case that claws at every line between obsession and horror, between fantasy and consent. |
| 0:41.5 | A beautiful young woman died tragically, and her story should have ended there. But instead, |
| 0:48.4 | her body was stolen, altered, and violated, all under the guise of undying devotion. |
| 0:57.5 | This case took place over 100 years ago, but the questions it raises feel hauntingly modern |
| 1:04.1 | about obsession, control, consent, and how society views women. |
| 1:10.2 | I have known about this case for a very long time. |
| 1:13.6 | When I was a little girl, my dad and stepmom left the room with the TV on and a documentary |
| 1:19.6 | on this case came on and I sat and I watched every morbid, disturbing detail I'm about to share |
| 1:26.6 | with you when I was way too young to be doing so. |
| 1:30.3 | One could argue that this story quite literally altered my brain chemistry and it's the reason |
| 1:35.0 | that I sit with you every Friday and tell you these horrifying cases. This is one for those of you |
| 1:41.6 | with a morbid curiosity. It's definitely not for those of you that are |
| 1:46.5 | faint of heart. This is the disturbing case of Carl Tanzler, Florida's real life, Frankenstein |
| 1:54.7 | tale of obsession, delusion, and horror. Thank you so much for joining me for this week's episode of Hot on the Case. |
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