The Boy in the Box

What would you do if you came across a doll in the forest in a box? What if it wasn’t a doll at all, but a 4 year old’s body that was left in bad shape. What secrets lay with this body? Who is responsible for this? Why did his indemnity take near 7 decades to unmask? His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Join us this week when we dig into his very short life and the conspiracies surrounding it.

 

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blinder@pennlive.com (mailto:blinder@pennlive.com), Brian Linder |. “New Details Emerge in Philly’s ‘boy in the Box’ Mystery.” Pennlive, 25 Jan. 2023, www.pennlive.com/news/2023/01/new-details-emerge-in-phillys-boy-in-the-box-mystery.html#:~:text=The%20paper%20said%20Tuesday%20that,so%20many%20questions%20that%20remain (http://www.pennlive.com/news/2023/01/new-details-emerge-in-phillys-boy-in-the-box-mystery.html#:~:text=The%20paper%20said%20Tuesday%20that,so%20many%20questions%20that%20remain). 

Fiallo, Josh, and Danika Fears. “65-Year Mystery Solved as Philly Cops Finally Identify Murdered ‘boy in the Box’ Joseph Augustus Zarelli.” The Daily Beast, The Daily Beast Company, 20 Sept. 2024, www.thedailybeast.com/65-year-mystery-solved-as-philly-cops-finally-identify-murdered-boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/#:~:text=Zarelli%20was%20never%20reported%20as,remain%20confidential%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Smith (http://www.thedailybeast.com/65-year-mystery-solved-as-philly-cops-finally-identify-murdered-boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/#:~:text=Zarelli%20was%20never%20reported%20as,remain%20confidential%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Smith)
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Jason Nark | Wendy Ruderman | Max Marin. “Joseph Augustus Zarelli’s Biological Parents Have Finally Been Identified.” Https://Www.Inquirer.Com (Https://Www.Inquirer.Com), The Philadelphia Inquirer, 19 Jan. 2023, web.archive.org/web/20230120000042/https://www.inquirer.com/news/joseph-augustus-zarelli-parents-relatives-20230119.html (http://web.archive.org/web/20230120000042/https://www.inquirer.com/news/joseph-augustus-zarelli-parents-relatives-20230119.html). 

Morales, Mark, and Dakin Andone. “Philadelphia Police Reveal Identity of Child Found Dead inside a Box 65 Years Ago.” CNN, Cable News Network, 9 Dec. 2022, www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/philadelphia-boy-in-box-thursday/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2022/12/08/us/philadelphia-boy-in-box-thursday/index.html).