Scary Mysteries Twisted Twos:The Wych Elm and Black Dahlia ConfessionsTales of hauntings, murder and scary mysteries, Every week Twisted Two's dives into a pair of uniquely terrifying true stories that are worthy of a more in depth look.For this week, the story focuses on a bizzare story about a tree and the horrifying murder of the Black Dahlia and the confessions that came after. Get ready for scary mysteries Twisted Two's. #1 The Wych Elm It was 1943, when four boys from Hagley Wood, England came across a large Wych Elm tree at the Hagley Estate which was owned by Lord Cobham. One of the boys, Bob Farmer, decided to climb the large tree to check for birds’ nests. Once near the top, he looked down at the hollow trunk below him and saw a skull. When the mutilated body of a young and beautiful aspiring actress was found in a vacant lot in Los Angeles, California; it was a crime mystery that would leave everyone asking, “Who killed her?” Twenty-two-year-old, Massachusetts native, Elizabeth Short, moved to LA in hopes of becoming an actress. But On January 15, 1947, her body was found in a vacant lot close to Leimert Park. Her body severed in half around the waist and she had been left naked for everyone to see.Support the show

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