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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.
Jan 25, 2023 · Elizabeth Fleisher talks with her son Sullivan, 6, by the newly unveiled gravestone for recently identified Joseph Augustus Zarelli at the Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 13,...
Dec 8, 2022 · 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 Joseph Augustus Zarelli will be an “uphill...
Dec 8, 2022 · The child, who was found dead in a box in 1957, was 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli, according to DNA analysis. Police said they are still searching for the killer of the oldest unsolved homicide in Philadelphia.
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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 11, 2022 · Police have identified the "Boy in the Box" as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli, who was beaten and dumped in a cardboard box in 1957. The case remains unsolved and police are seeking the public's help.
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...
