Philadelphia police identify a boy who died violently more than 65 years ago

More than 65 years after he was found dead in a cardboard box in Philadelphia, police have named the boy’s remains after signs of abuse, solving one of the oldest cases in the city’s criminal history, according to several. US media.

Thanks to tests of dnait is known that the little boy who appeared wrapped in a blanket in a cardboard box next to a highway in Northeast Philadelphia on February 25, 1957 was called Joseph Augustus Zarelli.

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known as the “Boy of the Cardboard Box” the body of the little one He had signs of malnutrition and violencePhiladelphia Police Commissioner, Danielle Outlawaccording to CNN.

An autopsy confirmed that the little I was between 4 and 6 years old. After several unsuccessful attempts over the years, the latest advances in genetic technology allowed researchers to learn the identity of the biological mother, as well as the father.

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Police declined to identify the boy’s parents, but said they are dead, although Joseph has siblings.

However, there is little hope of finding the person responsible for the child’s death. However, according to the police, “will keep trying.”

Source: Elcomercio

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