The Boy in the Box // 269

Published: Jan. 10, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

b"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\\u2019s killer now that they know the victim\\u2019s name, the identity of the murderer is still unknown. This is the story of the boy in the box.\\nBONUS EPISODES\\npatreon.com/goingwestpodcast\\nCASE SOURCES\\n\\ufeff1. CBS:\\xa0https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/the-boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/\\n2. Newsweek:\\xa0https://www.newsweek.com/boy-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli-has-living-siblings-60-years-later-1765716\\n3. New York Times:\\xa0https://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.\\n4. FInd A Grave:\\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7207817/boy-in_the-box\\n5. Philly Voice:\\xa0https://www.phillyvoice.com/boy-in-box-philadelphia-joseph-augustus-zarelli-homicide-victim-identfiied/\\n6. The NetLine:\\xa0https://thenetline.com/joseph-zarelli-family/\\n7. Republican and Herald:\\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114869310/joseph-augustus-zarelli-2281957/\\n8. The Philadelphia Inquirer:\\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114409749/boy-in-the-box-joseph-augustus-zarelli/\\n9. ABC 27:\\xa0https://www.abc27.com/news/remains-of-boy-in-the-box-identified-by-philadelphia-police-after-65-years/\\n10. The Philadelphia Inquirer:\\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114499080/gus-zarelli-theorized-to-be-bio-father/\\n11. Gus' Find A Grave:\\xa0https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131531160/augustus-john-zarelli\\n12. Grunge:\\xa0https://www.grunge.com/901122/the-tragic-1957-murder-of-the-boy-in-the-box-explained/\\n13. ABC 6:\\xa0https://6abc.com/boy-in-the-box-identified-dna-philadelphia-cold-case-child-killed-50s/12546104/#:~:text=The%20%22Boy%20in%20the%20Box,forensic%20genealogist%20at%20Identifiers%20International.\\n14. Local Today:\\xa0https://localtoday.news/us/chinas-strict-zero-covid-policy-may-be-over-but-it-has-been-replaced-by-chaos-confusion-and-risk-216647.html\\n15. The Philadelphia Inquirer:\\xa0https://www.newspapers.com/image/176083075/?clipping_id=114408911&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE3NjA4MzA3NSwiaWF0IjoxNjcyMjcxNDkzLCJleHAiOjE2NzIzNTc4OTN9.HjpbJDDP9n30ZQiYbXFH5bij7nGWMVyaFeY6M0s5U0U\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"