Show Notes
This Halloween, Forbidden History investigates the Woman in the Wych Elm. Who was she, and who hid her body inside a tree? Explore one of Britain’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.
Cast List:
Eric Meyers: Narrator
Joyce M. Coley: Author of ‘Bella: An Unsolved Mystery’.
Andrew Sparke: Independent publisher and author of ‘Bella in the Wych Elm’.
Richard Lund: Son of Dr John Lund, the forensic scientist who examined the victim’s remains and fragments of clothing.
Giselle K. Jakobs: Palaeontologist, author of ‘The Spy in the Tower’ and granddaughter of German spy Josef Jakobs.
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