In February of 1957, a box containing the body of a boy was found in Pennsylvania, and for nearly 70 years, his identity remained a mystery. But in November of 2022, it was finally discovered. Although police are continuing the search for the boy’s killer now that they know the victim’s name, the identity of the murderer is still unknown. This is the story of the boy in the box.
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1. CBS: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/the-boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/
2. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/boy-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli-has-living-siblings-60-years-later-1765716
3. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-homicide.html#:~:text=His%20name%20is%20now%20known,case%20work%20in%20recent%20years.
4. FInd A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7207817/boy-in_the-box
5. Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/boy-in-box-philadelphia-joseph-augustus-zarelli-homicide-victim-identfiied/
6. The NetLine: https://thenetline.com/joseph-zarelli-family/
7. Republican and Herald: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114869310/joseph-augustus-zarelli-2281957/
8. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114409749/boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/
10. The Philadelphia Inquirer: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114499080/gus-zarelli-theorized-to-be-bio-father/
11. Gus' Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131531160/augustus-john-zarelli
12. Grunge: https://www.grunge.com/901122/the-tragic-1957-murder-of-the-boy-in-the-box-explained/
14. Local Today: https://localtoday.news/us/chinas-strict-zero-covid-policy-may-be-over-but-it-has-been-replaced-by-chaos-confusion-and-risk-216647.html
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