Saturday Jan 17, 2026
The Boy in the Box (Joseph Zarelli) | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 182)
The Boy in the Box (Joseph Zarelli) | Marks Unexplained World Podcast (Ep. 182)
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Joseph Augustus Zarelli , previously known as the "Boy in the Box", "Boy in a Box" or "America's Unknown Child", was an American 4-year-old male whose nude, malnourished, and beaten body was found on the side of Susquehanna Road, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957.
Zarelli appeared to have been cleaned and freshly groomed, with a recent haircut and trimmed fingernails, although he had suffered extensive physical attacks prior to his death, with multiple bruises on his body.
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