Joseph Augustus Zarelli: Philadelphia's 'Boy in the Box' murdered 65 years ago is identified

Joseph Augustus Zarelli: Philadelphia's 'Boy in the Box' murdered 65 years ago is identified
Joseph Augustus Zarelli was murdered and his body was found in a box in February 1957 (Screenshot/CBS News)

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA: After 65 years, the Philadelphia police have solved a case and identified Joseph Augustus Zarelli as the 1957 child murder victim known as "Boy in the Box" and "America's Unknown Child." The case was solved by the Philadelphia Police Department earlier this month, but the name was just made public on Thursday, December 8.

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The agency made a breakthrough owing to DNA evidence, which they even credited with helping to identify the victim kid. Police had stated that the little boy was discovered beaten to death 65 years ago in a cardboard box in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood in February 1957.