{"product_id":"the-hagley-wood-tree-murder-keith-swallow-9781789633535","title":"The Hagley Wood Tree Murder: Reviewing the Case of Bella in the Wych Elm","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, four teenagers, engaged in a spot of poaching on a private estate within Hagley Wood, near Birmingham, England discover a decaying woman's body secreted within the trunk of a tree. The police are unable to identify whose remains they are, nor the circumstances of her death. Shortly after, messages start to appear on walls in the surrounding area of the West Midlands, identifying the victim as \"Bella\", and rumours start to circulate which point to her having been part of an active wartime spy ring, killed so as to silence her. Then, some 11 years after the body was discovered, a local woman comes forward with some explosive information in which she names the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet, more than 80 years after the event, the crime remains unsolved. Nobody has ever been arrested, and the victim remains unidentified. It is a case which has intrigued many across the world. The Hagley Wood Tree Murder takes a critical look at the case and its investigation, with reference to original police documents. It debunks many of the popular theories, identifies lines of enquiry which have not previously been in the public domain, and follows some significant leads not fully explored at the time. Above all, it explores how a number of influential people outrageously exploited the tragedy for their own ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hagley Wood Tree Murder\u003c\/em\u003e will be of interest to anyone who has a knowledge of the case or an interest in unsolved crimes or policing protocols, and especially for those who are familiar with this part of the West Midlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Keith Swallow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1789633532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781789633535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Choir Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"Keith Swallow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437050474751,"sku":"9781789633535","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_22b6f8f5-12bf-4e37-abcb-47502bd99acb.jpg?v=1777159528","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hagley-wood-tree-murder-keith-swallow-9781789633535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}