Who Put Bella in the Wych Elm?

[Duke]

The 80-year-old mystery of the skeleton found in a wych elm - BBC Reel

On the 18th of April, 1943, four schoolboys were out poaching for birds eggs in Hagley Wood, England. They came across a wych elm tree and one of the boys hoisted himself up in amongst the branches when something untoward instantly caught his eye. Nestled inside the hollow trunk of the tree was...

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[7Critter]

Quite a discovery by the boys.

 

[Debi]

Quite a discovery by the boys.

Understatement!

 

[Lynne]

So sad. She was probably just a victim of an attack. Body hidden to hide the crime. May she rest in peace.

 

[garnetsilver]

I read of a similar case, but it was fictional. Someone found a birds nest with human hair woven into it, and it turned out to be part of a body that had been hidden inside a tree. What a grisly find for two boys!

 

[Lynne]

I read of a similar case, but it was fictional. Someone found a birds nest with human hair woven into it, and it turned out to be part of a body that had been hidden inside a tree. What a grisly find for two boys!

I am glad it was a fictional story.