in 1957 a boy's lifeless body was found inside a cardboard box he was malnourished bruised and wrapped in a blanket but there was no name no family no missing person report who was he a runaway a kidnapped child a victim of abuse investigators were baffled then in 2022 to 65 years later genetic genealogy cracked the case the boy in the Box was finally identified as Joseph Augustus zarelli a 4-year-old from Philadelphia for decades his identity was a mystery but thanks to Modern DNA testing we now know his name the biggest question remains who killed Joseph his parents are both deceased and authorities believe he suffered long-term abuse but Justice may never be served dot dot for 65 years he was just the boy in the box but now he has his name back rest in peace Joseph like and share to keep his story alive