{"podcast":{"title":"The Veil","slug":"the-veil-7494973","podcast_index_feed_id":7494973,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/theveil","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48/1776992132724-a0679c89-2759-4d9d-983b-0621ea274548.jpeg","author":"Ryan Wolf","episode_count":44,"summary":"The Veil is a chilling true crime podcast that pulls listeners deep into the world’s darkest and most haunting cases. Hosted by Ryan Wolf , each episode is crafted like an immersive thriller - a story told not just through facts, but through atmosphere, tension, and detail that makes you feel as though you’re standing inside the crime scene itself. These are not urban legends or ghost stories; every case is real, every victim and every clue drawn from documented fact. From unsolved murders to bizarre disappearances, infamous trials to cold cases that still whisper through history, The Veil strips back the layers of time and rumor to confront the unsettling truths hidden beneath. With an eye for detail and a voice that guides you through the shadows, Ryan brings both journalistic rigor and cinematic storytelling to each 30-minute episode. What emerges is an experience that is at once gripping and unnerving, reminding us that the scariest stories are not fiction at all. Pull back The Veil - but beware. Because sometimes, when we lift it, we don’t like what we find. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T00:18:01.803081+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973"},"episode":{"title":"E18 | The Body in the Wych Elm","slug":"e18-the-body-in-the-wych-elm","published_at":"2026-03-15T11:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973/e18-the-body-in-the-wych-elm","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theveil/episodes/e18-the-body-in-the-wych-elm","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48/e/69b64c057ebe44dc8ba09068/media.mp3","summary":"In April 1943, four boys trespassing in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, discovered a human skull inside a hollow wych elm. Police found an almost complete female skeleton, folded into the narrow trunk while the body was still warm. She was approximately thirty-five years old, five feet tall, and carried a cheap wedding ring. Nobody reported her missing. No suspect was ever charged. Then, in 1944, graffiti began appearing on walls across Birmingham: Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? The author was never identified. The case was officially closed in 2014. The remains have since been lost. The question endures. While some dramatic license is taken during the retelling of these stories, but you can be sure that these true crime stories are all based 100% on real events and facts. If you would like to suggest a case, you can message us via our website at www.brevityplus.com Subscribers get ad free listening to The Veil and all of our podcasts. Please consider subscribing to support our work. This podcast is researched, and written by the Brevity Studios team using AI tools, and is narrated in its entirety by - Ryan Wolf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In April 1943, four boys trespassing in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, discovered a human skull inside a hollow wych elm. Police found an almost complete fe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2050,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-veil-7494973/episodes/e18-the-body-in-the-wych-elm/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973/e18-the-body-in-the-wych-elm.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}