Episode 25 - The Boy in the Box

In February 1957, a hunter is walking through a wooded area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when he comes across a chilling discovery: a young boy dead in a large box.

The discovery set off a chain of events that would continue for at least the next 65 years with only one mission. It was an extraordinary effort to find the thing that was stolen from him: His name.

If you know anything about Joseph August Zarelli's death, call the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-8477.

This week, we're drinking Yes Way Rosé.

Listen to Episode 25: The Boy in the Box

SOURCES:

• 10 mysterious police cases that are still unsolved

• America's Unknown Child (the Boy in the Box mystery)

• Boy Missing

• Boy in the Box: The Unsolved Case of America's Unknown Child

• TOSSED AWAY: The Boy in the Box

• Who is The Boy in the Box?

• The Boy in the Box Mystery

• America's Unknown Child: The Boy in the Box Mystery

• New Theory in Decades-Old ‘Boy in the Box' Cold Case

• Exclusive: Philadelphia police uncover name of "The Boy in the Box"

• Philadelphia Police identify the “Boy in the Box” after 65 years

• After 65 Years, Philadelphia Police Identify ‘Boy in the Box'

• Philadelphia police reveal identity of child found dead inside a box 65 years ago | CNN

• After Decades, Philly Police Reveal ID of ‘Boy in the Box'

• Philly's cold-case homicide victim, the 'Boy in the Box,' identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, police say

• Joseph Augustus Zarelli’s biological parents have finally been identified

• The biological parents of the ‘Boy in the Box,’ Joseph Augustus Zarelli, have finally been identified

• ‘Boy in the Box': Naming America's Unknown Child

• What helped ID Joseph Augustus Zarelli? His mother’s family dabbles in genetic genealogy.

• CODIS and NDIS Fact Sheet | Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) | Minnesota Department of Public Safety

• DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005 Expungement Policy | Federal Bureau of Investigation

• The Combined DNA Index System

• How Philadelphia police identified "The Boy in the Box"

• What we know about Joseph Augustus Zarelli