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Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? The Unsolved Mystery | Someone Knows
In this episode of Someone Knows, host Kristen Cameron explores the chilling and enduring mystery of 'Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?', one of Britain’s most famous unsolved true crime cases. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story begins in April 1943 when four local boys trespassing on Lord Cobham’s estate in Hagley Wood discover a human skeleton hidden inside a hollow wych elm tree. This episode details the initial discovery, the forensic analysis that revealed she was suffocated and placed in the tree while still warm, and the subsequent decades-long struggle to identify her…
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