After 65 Years, Police ID the Boy in the Box as Joseph Augustus Zarelli

In 1957, a young boy was found dead and beaten inside a box in Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood. The investigation into his death became one of the nation’s most notorious cold cases. Now, 65 years later, police finally know the boy’s name: Joseph Augustus Zarelli. The NBC10 Investigators unveil the decades-long process it took to finally identify the “Boy in the Box.” _____ SUBSCRIBE TO NBC10: VISIT the NBC10 channel for the latest news and exclusive reports: Have a Roku device? Add the free NBC10 app right now for live news updates: FOLLOW NBC10 PHILADELPHIA Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: VISIT OUR SITE: DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APPS: ABOUT NBC10 PHILADELPHIA NBC10 is the Philadelphia region’s most trusted source for breaking news, exclusive local stories, in-de
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