Buried in the Wych Elm

Late Nights with Nexpo

Ballen Studios

True Crime

4.7 • 801 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

She was stuffed inside a tree and left to die. No name. No explanation. Then the graffiti appeared: “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” A chilling mystery was born — one that has haunted England for 80 years.

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0:16.5	The official report says natural causes, but bruises and missing teeth tell a different story.
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0:33.0	No air raid sirens tonight. Just an eerie silence.
0:38.9	The trees loom around you, gnarled, barren branches reaching out like witches' fingers.
0:45.5	You pull your coat tighter around you and continue your rounds.
0:49.9	You're a member of the Home Guard. You can't get spooked by empty woods.
0:55.0	Up ahead, you see a car by the side of a country road.
0:59.0	It's an unusual sight.
1:01.0	There's been a fuel shortage since the war broke out,
1:04.0	so you're not used to seeing cars this far out in the woods.
1:08.0	You approach and knock on the window. The driver, a man, looks surprised to
1:14.4	see you, but he doesn't hesitate to hand you his ID when asked. Looking at his papers,
1:21.3	you're in for a surprise of your own. He's a member of the Royal Air Force. You're about to apologize when you see someone else in the car.
1:30.3	The driver's coat is covering an adult-sized shape in the passenger seat.
1:35.3	Whoever this is, she's clearly trying her best to stay out of sight.
1:40.3	Your face flushes with embarrassment.
1:43.3	You realize why he wanted such a secluded spot after all.
1:47.0	You ask no more questions and continue your rounds.
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