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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