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The body of the little boy was found in a cardboard box on the side of Susquehanna Road in Philadelphia's Fox Chase section back in 1957.Philadelphia police identified the child known as the "boy in the box" on Thursday during a news conference.Joseph Augustus ZarelliZarelli was born on January 13, 1953, and is believed to be from West Philadelphia.
"Without the hard work, dedication, passion and doggedness of the many we would not be here today to give America's formerly unknown child Joseph August Zarelli a voice," Outlaw said.His remains had never been identified until now. The case is one of Philadelphia's oldest unsolved homicides. Bill Kelly took the young victim's fingerprints at the scene back in 1957. His family says he never stopped trying to find out the boy's identity or assailant up until his death.
When news spread last week that Philadelphia police would hold a news conference revealing the boy's identity, it sent shock waves through the community. It hit home to the children of the people who worked the case and had hoped to see a resolution in their lifetime.
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