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Episode 23: The Boy in the Box

Episode 23: The Boy in the Box

The Murder of Joseph Augustus Zarelli

In February of 1957, when police officers received a tip about a random cardboard box lying on the side of the road, they didn’t know that the discovery would become a mystery that would shake their town and the entire country for decades to come. The body of a young boy would be found stuffed inside the box and his identity would remain a mystery for over 65 years. This is the story of the boy in the box, and the murder of Joseph Augustus Zarelli.

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