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Joseph Augustus Zarelli (January 13, 1953 – February 1957), previously known as the "Boy in the Box", "Boy in a Box" or "America's Unknown Child", was an American 4-year-old male whose nude, malnourished, beaten body was found on the side of Susquehanna Road, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957.
- January 13, 1953
- Identified on December 8, 2022, 65 years, 9 months and 13 days after discovery
- February 1957 (aged 4)
Dec 8, 2022 · Dec. 8, 2022, 8:27 AM PST. By David K. Li. Philadelphia police on Thursday identified the “Boy in the Box” who was found beaten to death in 1957 — but said proving who killed 4-year-old ...
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- David K. Li
Dec 8, 2022 · After 65 Years, the ‘Boy in the Box’ Has a Name Detective work and DNA analysis helped officials learn the identity of a 4-year-old boy whose beaten body was found inside a cardboard...
Dec 8, 2022 · Philadelphia CNN —. The “Boy in the Box” finally has a name. Police on Thursday publicly identified a boy found dead in a box in Philadelphia 65 years ago as four-year-old Joseph Augustus...
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Dec 8, 2022 · WPVI. A little boy killed more than 60 years ago has finally been identified thanks to police work and DNA analysis, the Philadelphia Police Department said. The case, known as "the boy in the box ...
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- Emily Shapiro
Dec 8, 2022 · Police have identified a young boy found dead in a box in the city of Philadelphia more than 60 years ago. The child, known to generations as the "Boy in the box", has been identified as Joseph ...
Dec 9, 2022 · Associated Press. Dec. 9, 2022 2:03 AM PT. His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia ...
