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Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? The Unsolved Mystery of Hagley Wood | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Sally Calhoun investigates the enduring and chilling mystery of 'Bella in the Wych Elm,' one of Britain’s most famous unsolved true crime cases. On April 18, 1943, four boys climbing a wych elm tree in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, discovered a human skull hidden inside the hollow trunk. This discovery launched a decades-long investigation into the identity of a young woman whose remains were found dressed in period clothing, including a striped cardigan and blue crêpe-soled shoes, but who remained unidentified for over eighty years. This narrative…
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