Thanks to modern science and policing methods, it's generally not a problem to identify a body's cause of death. Unfortunately, knowing the medical grounds for death isn't always enough though. Between murders without suspects and bodies without identity, circumstances are sometimes just too bizarre to pin down, with even the greatest minds unable to solve some mysteries. There are always a few deaths and murders each year that remain unexplained, regardless of how many theories are proposed. Unexplained deaths inspire a morbid fascination, and many of these cases are able to draw the attention of the international media. In light of the recent plane disappearances and crashes, this list takes a look at some of the weirdest, creepiest and downright terrifying unexplained deaths from history. Many have been linked to some of the grandest mysteries in human history, puzzling police and coroners alike. From the discoveries of mutilated corpses, to murders without motive, all of these entries detail deaths that are still a mystery to this very day. Please note that many of these entries contain accounts of some particularly gory details and disturbing imagery, along with being pretty creepy material in their own right. As such, reader discretion is advised.
10. Bella And The Wych Elm
In 1943, four boys named Robert Hart, Bob Farmer, Fred Payne and Thomas Willetts were poaching in the woods near Hagley, Worcestershire. At some point, they came across a giant Wych elm, believing it to be a great opportunity for hunting bird nests. Farmer climbed the tree, and noticed a skull inside the hollow trunk. Seeing the teeth and hair, the boys quickly realised it belonged to a human. Willetts later reported what they had found, and police soon discovered a near-complete human skeleton, along with a wedding ring and some tattered clothing. A severed hand was also found buried nearby. The cause of death was believed to be asphyxiation, but the body couldn't be identified and a suspect was never found. Eerily, in the following years, graffiti began to appear around the local area asking "WHO PUT BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM?", most notably on the Wychbury Obelisk near where the body was found. Despite their possible involvement in what had happened, the graffiti perpetrators' identity was never revealed.
