It took more than six decades, but cops in Philadelphia have finally identified the infamous “Boy in the Box”—the city’s longest unsolved homicide victim.
The boy was identified as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli, police said in a Thursday press conference.
Portraits of the then-unknown child, his face riddled with scars and his eyes swollen shut, appeared in newspapers around the county. The child was also malnourished with scratches and bruises all over his body, including distinct scars on his heel, chin, and groin, cops said at the time. The investigation into who killed Zarelli is ongoing, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Thursday. Capt. Jason Smith said detectives “have their suspicions” on who killed the boy, but they don’t have evidence to say with certainty.
Both of Zarelli’s parents are dead but cops said they won’t release their names. Zarelli was never reported as missing.“Joseph has a number of siblings on both the mother’s and father’s side who are living and it is out of respect for them that their parents’ information remain confidential,” said Smith.
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