Stories from Hagley, Worcestershire, Reino Unido

Bella in the Wych Elm: the unidentified woman of Hagley Wood

In April 1943, four boys found a woman’s remains inside a hollow tree in Worcestershire. Later graffiti called her “Bella”. Police archives preserve physical clues, an unsuccessful search for her identity and a famous espionage identification subsequently ruled out.

164 km · Enfield

The Enfield Poltergeist: the house, the tapes, and the disputed accounts

In 1977 an Enfield family reported knocks, moving furniture, and a deep voice. Police officers, journalists, and researchers recorded parts of the episode; other investigators identified tricks and evidential gaps. This dossier follows the documents and the family’s experience to ask what the evidence actually establishes.

422 km · Dumbarton

Overtoun Bridge: dogs, falls and the “suicide” legend

Scotland’s Victorian Overtoun Bridge is known for reports of dogs falling into the gorge. Identifiable witnesses and animal-welfare officials support the occurrence of accidents, but widely repeated totals of hundreds of jumps lack a verifiable count. This dossier follows the evidence, architecture and proposed explanations without sensationalising injured animals.

508 km · Paris

The Paris Catacombs: the city that moved its dead below

Beneath Paris, former quarries became a municipal ossuary in the late eighteenth century. This dossier follows the stone that built the city, overcrowded cemeteries, nighttime transfers of human remains, the creation of a monumental visitor route, and the boundary between heritage, memory and legend.