Beauty and the Body Snatcher

I almost didn't post this due to the yeech factor, but this story is so bizarre, so ridiculous so freaking weird that I couldn't resist. It's true, too.
In 1933....

1. Key West resident Carl Tanzler had a wife in Europe, but he was more interested in a young lady named Elena. He knew they'd end up together. Some day.
   
2. There was a problem. Elena had died two years earlier.
3. Always the "out of the box" thinker, Carl snuck into the cemetery, opened her mausoleum, and took her home.
4. He cleaned her up. He covered her skin with silk dipped in Plaster of Paris and wax to maintain a healthy glow. Glass eyes, a wig, a nice dress and jewelery completed the makeover.
5. Disinfectants and perfumes kept his home smelling Springtime Fresh.
6. He kept her in his bed and slept next to her...
7. ...for almost seven years!
8. Then, (rather stupidly) he showed off his handiwork to her sister. She called the police. Carl went to jail.
   
9. Instead of being freaked out, many folks felt sorry for him. They saw him as an eccentric romantic kook. People sent fan mail!
10. Elena was on display at a local funeral home. Thousands (children included) swung by to check her out. Later she was was buried in an unmarked grave.
    
11. The statute of limitations for grave robbing had expired, and Carl was freed.
12. He died 12 years later. An Elena-like doll was found near his body.
    

I've heard a lot of strange stories, but this is one of the strangest.
Here's the Wikipedia link (including pics of Carl, Elena and her mummy) if you want to know more. Don't want to know more? I can't say I blame you.