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Murder of Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Joseph Augustus Zarelli (January 13, 1953 [5] – 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 ...
- January 13, 1953
- Identified on December 8, 2022, 65 years, 9 months and 13 days after discovery
- February 1957 (aged 4)
Dec 8, 2022 · The body of a little boy, then believed to be 4 to 6 years old, was found wrapped in a blanket in a cardboard box in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood on Feb. 25, 1957.. For the past 6½ ...
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- David K. Li
Dec 8, 2022 · 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 Zarelli, the victim of ...
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Dec 8, 2022 · Detective work and DNA analysis helped officials learn the identity of a 4-year-old boy whose beaten body was found inside a cardboard box in Philadelphia in 1957. The killing remains unsolved.
Dec 8, 2022 · The case, known as "the boy in the box," is Philadelphia's oldest unsolved homicide. On Feb. 25, 1957, a naked, emaciated boy between 4 and 6 years old was found dead in a box in a wooded area in ...
- 1 min
- Emily Shapiro
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Dec 8, 2022 · Photos. By MICHAEL RUBINKAM. Published 2:18 PM PDT, December 8, 2022. 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 police say they have finally unlocked a central mystery in the city’s most notorious cold case: The victim’s identity ...
Dec 8, 2022 · BBC News, Washington. 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 ...
