On the 18th of April 1943, four young boys discovered a skeleton buried in the hollow

of a witch-yong tree in Haley Woods, in the Worcestershire County of England.

Police immediately got to work and identifying the remains and trying to determine the cause

of death.

However, the investigation hit a wall pretty early on.

There were no witnesses, no physical evidence, no suspects, no real leads at all.

They couldn't even identify the remains.

But about eight months later, the messages started to appear around town, scrawled in white

chalk across walls and abandoned buildings.

Haley Woods is part of Haley Hall Estate, which is privately owned by Lord Cobham.

It is located in the Worcestershire County of England.

Part of the West Midlands region.

Haley Hall Estate is about 350 acres in size and as the name suggests, Haley Woods are

secluded, quiet, watered area.

The village of Haley lies at the foot of the Clint Hills and is bordered by Staya Bridge

in the Black Country.

The nearest major city is Birmingham, which is about 27 kilometres away, or 17 miles.

We start this story by going back to April 18 1943.

World War II is still raging and the nearby city of Birmingham is still suffering heavy

bombing by the German Air Force, known as the Luftwaffe.

The bombing raids came to be known as the Birmingham Blitz.

Birmingham was an important industrial and manufacturing area for the war.

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