Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm?

"Who put Bella in the Wych elm?" is a story from April 1943. Four young boys discovered a skull and human remains shoved inside the hollow of a wych elm tree. Investigations began to try a find the identity of the woman left in the tree. Eventually the trials began to go cold and they were left not know who she was or what happened. Until 6 months later when mysterious graffiti began to appear that read "Who put Bella in the wych elm" and named the unidentified victim for the very first time.

Sources:
explorethepast.co.uk/2016/09/monthly-mystery-who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/
blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2019/04/04/who-put-bella-down-the-wych-elm/
crimereads.com/who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/
ranker.com/list/who-put-bella-in-the-wych-elm/patrick-thornton
wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_put_Bella_in_the_Wych_Elm%3F

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