8. Bella and the Wych Elm
On April 18th 1943, in Hagley, England, four young boys snuck into the Hagley Woods, climbed up a witch-hazel tree, and found a human skeleton inside the trunk. They immediately contacted the authorities, who removed the near-complete body of a young woman. While her identity was unknown, the locals called her Bella. She had supposedly been dead for 18 months. With World War II in full swing, resources were scarce and the case was never solved. Since then, graffiti art of the phrase, “Who put Bella in the Wych Elm?” has become a familiar sight in the area. A period-based movie, among the backdrop of war-torn England, would be the perfect setting for this strange mystery.
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