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 February 25, 1957.

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.

Dec 28, 2024 · In December 2022, nearly 66 years after his discovery, Philadelphia police announced they had finally identified the boy in the box: His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli, and he was 4 at...

Jan 25, 2023 · So, while the layers are peeled away and new discoveries are made, the mystery remains of just what happened to the little, 4-year-old boy — Joseph Augustus Zarelli – in the box. The case,...

Dec 8, 2022 · One of Philadelphia’s most famous unsolved murders, the identity of the “Boy in the Box” baffled investigators for years. Since his discovery in 1957, detectives in the city have pursued thousands of leads — some better than others — and come up empty.

Dec 8, 2022 · A little boy killed more than 60 years ago has finally been identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli thanks to police work and DNA analysis, the Philadelphia Police Department said.

Dec 8, 2022 · The child, known as "the Boy in the Box," has been identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw announced during a Dec. 8 press conference.

Dec 8, 2022 · On February 25, 1957, Joseph Augustus Zarelli was found dead, naked and severely beaten in a cardboard box on the side of Susquehanna Road in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood....

Dec 7, 2022 · In February 1957, police discovered the body of a young boy just off Susquehanna Road in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase section. The boy, likely between ages 4 and 6, was wrapped in a faded plaid blanket, and his body was placed in a large cardboard box that once held a …

Dec 8, 2022 · More than six decades after a young boy was found dead inside a bassinet box that had been abandoned on a road in Philadelphia, police have publicly identified his remains.