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The identification, made through DNA analysis, represents investigators' biggest break in the decades-old cold case.

66 years later, authorities hope revelation will bring them a step closer to the boy’s killer

Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, Philadelphia police say they know the victim's name.

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Police say detective work and DNA analysis helped them learn the name of a youngster whod been known to generations of Philadelphians as the "Boy in the Box." Authorities identified him as Joseph Au…

A decades-old question was finally answered Thursday morning: Who is "The Boy in the Box?"

Police in Philadelphia this week identified a boy whose body was found in 1957 and whose death became the city’s most famous cold case.

Philadelphia police have identified the 'Boy in the Box" as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, who was found dead and abandoned in 1957. See the latest details.

"We may never make an identification" of the person or persons responsible for the death of "Boy in the Box" Joseph Augustus Zarelli, police said.

Authorities announced the child's name at a news conference on Thursday, more than 65 years after he was found dead in Philadelphia.