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Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm? The Tree That Hid a Murder | The Missing Chronicles
In this chilling episode of The Missing Chronicles, host Anita Abbott investigates the haunting mystery of 'Bella in the Wych Elm,' one of Britain’s most enduring unsolved true crime cases. On April 18th, 1943, four boys climbing a 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 woman who was likely smothered and stuffed into the tree while still alive, just months after her death in October 1941. The episode details the forensic work of pathologist James Webster, who…
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