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The Forgotten Dead

Explore the case of 'Mary Ellen', whose partially mummified body was found in Bolton in 1982.

'Mary Ellen' was a nickname given by Police, her real name remains a mystery.

Explore the case of 'Mary Ellen', whose partially mummified body was found in the cellar of a house in Bolton in 1982.

'Mary Ellen' was a nickname given by Police. She was found wrapped in a copy of the News of the World and still wearing her jewellery.

Her real name remains a mystery.

Reporter: Jane Wilkinson.
Sound producer: Kasel Kundola.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Matt Foster and Andrew Bowman.
Executive Editor: Kate Squire.
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.

Originally broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio Manchester.