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New updates on a 65 year old unsolved case of a little boy dumped in Fox Chase in northeast Philadelphia in a large cardboard box.

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00:00Hello and welcome to the Dark Mystery Lounge.
00:03A few months ago I covered America's unknown child, aka the boy in the box.
00:09A badly beaten young boy who was found dead in a large cardboard box on Susquehanna Road in Box Chase,
00:16which is northeast of Philadelphia back in February 1957.
00:21I go into detail about this case if you want to check it out, it'll be in the eye right above.
00:26While there has been a major breakthrough in the case,
00:30thanks to investigators in the V-Duck Society who never gave up on trying to solve this case,
00:35have finally cracked it wide open.
00:38Thanks to DNA testing and forensic genealogy, they found his birth certificate and thus found his name.
00:45Now formerly known as America's unknown child is four-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli,
00:52born January 13th, 1953, from 61st and Market in West Philadelphia.
00:59Unfortunately, both parents are deceased.
01:01Now finding out his name is the first step into figuring out how the boy died and who killed and dumped his body.
01:09Also whether or not the killer is still alive.
01:11But this case is not closed until they find out who did this to little Joseph.
01:15Remember, this case is over 65 years old,
01:19so the chances of finding anyone alive that remembers the little boy is going to be difficult.
01:25But now they can finally put a name on his headstone in Ivy Hill Cemetery.
01:30Thank you for watching this update.
01:32I will be getting back in the swing of things and making more videos for you guys.
01:36I had to take a break due to burnout.
01:38If there are other developments in this case, I will let you guys know when more information is available.
01:44As always, thank you for hanging out with me in the Dark Mystery Lounge.
01:48This is Phoenix signing out.
01:50Have a good evening and stay safe.
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