More than 65 years after he was found dead in a cardboard box in Philadelphia, police have managed to name the remains of a child with signs of abuse, solving one of the oldest cases in the city’s criminal history, according to media. United States of America.
The name of the boy, who was found wrapped in a blanket in a box on a road in the northeast of the municipality on February 25, 1957, is known by DNA evidence as Joseph Augustus Zarelli.
According to CNN, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters on Thursday (8th) that the boy’s body, known as the “cardboard boy,” showed signs of malnutrition and violence.
The autopsy confirmed that the boy was between four and six years old. After several failed attempts over the years, the latest advances in genetic technology have allowed researchers to know the identity of the biological mother and father.
Police declined to name these parents, but said they were dead and were Joseph’s siblings.
However, there is little hope of finding the person responsible for the child’s death, although they will “keep trying,” according to police.
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source: Noticias
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