Another blogger, and intelligence researcher, Tony Percy has recently tackled the issue of MI5’s B-Division structure during the 1939-1941 period. B Division, under Guy M. Liddell, underwent a significant restructuring in mid 1941 and most authors reference the sections of B Division using the post-restructuring nomenclature. T.A. Robertson’s section, for example, is generally referred to […]
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An intriguing production of the Bella in the Wych Elm story was performed on stage at The Space in London, March 13-13, 2018. The production didn’t have a traditional script based on dialogue, but rather was narrated by the cast using original archival and published sources. It sounds like a really intriguing way of doing
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It would appear that Alex Merrill’s new book and the facial reconstruction he has commissioned has sparked some interest in the case. I was reading a Birmingham Live article (author Mike Lockley) that came out today. It is so full of errors, I can’t even begin to touch on all of them. They do, however,
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Goodness, Bella now has her very own Wikipedia page! It’s actually been around for a couple of years but had a flurry of activity on it in the last few days. Given how popular the topic is… it remains to be seen how the page will maintain its accuracy. It quotes heavily from the Alison
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In October 2016, the BBC filmed a short segment on Josef Jakobs at the Tower of London. It briefly tells the tale of Josef’s execution at the Tower. It also shows the first meeting between Kate, the daughter of William Chidlow and myself, the granddaughter of Josef Jakobs. Chidlow was one of the Military Policemen
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Back in December 2017, I received a fascinating email from Tom Drayton, Director of Pregnant Fish Theatre and lecturer at the Universities of East London and Worcester. Tom teaches archival performance which sounds kind of strange until you learn that he basically “teaches students how to engage with archival material and research through performance experiments
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Original Air Date – 30 January 2016Episode – Casefile – True Crime Podcast – Case 4 on YouTube – Who Put Bella in the ‘Witch’ ElmDuration – 31:48 minutesHost – Anonymous Yet another podcast on Bella in the Wych Elm! This one is put out by a team of Australians and is actually quite good.
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The Podcast – 13 O’clock Podcast – Murder by Witchcraft? Bella in the Wych Elm and the Warwickshire Pitchfork Murder (2017)Original Air Date – 25 July 201713 o’clock podcast – Episode 49 on YouTubeDuration – 56:06 minutes (Segment on Bella from 11:30 to 28:10Hosts – Tom Ross & Jenny Ashford I came across this podcast/YouTube
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The Show – Travel Channel – Mysteries at the Museum – Woman in the Wych Elm – Season 12, Episode 8 (2016)Original Air Date – 11 November 2016TV Series – Mysteries at the MuseumTime Stamp – 25:32 to 31:29 and 3 minutes at the endOptomen Productions Last summer (2016), I was contacted by the archivist
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A few weeks ago (August 4, 2017), the HD Paranormal film on Bella in the Wych Elm was released and screened to an audience of 400-plus people in Stourbridge Town Hall. According to audience reviews, it was a very engaging film. There are a few reviews of the film which offer some tantalizing hints of
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