In February of 1957, a boy was discovered wrapped in a blanket and placed into a cardboard box in the woods. His cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the head, but his identity and killer have remained unknown for the past 62 years. Join me for a short investigation surrounding this case.

*I apologize for the length of the episode, however, finding large amounts of information about this case was difficult.*

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Sources:

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Serena, Katie. (2018, March 21). The Boy in the Box-Inside the Creepy Unsolved Mystery. Retrieved from: https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box

Shenfeld, Hilary. (2019, January 7). The 'Boy in the Box': Will 2019 Be the Year We Get Answers About the Famous Unsolved Murder?. Retrieved from: https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-boy-in-the-box-will-2019-be-the-year-we-get-answers-about-the-famous-unsolved-murder

Fox13Memphis. (2019, September 23). Boy in the Box: Memphis clue could solve 62-year-old murder mystery across the country. Retrieved from: https://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/boy-in-the-box-memphis-clue-could-solve-62-year-old-murder-mystery-across-the-country/989699941

Rowan, Tommy. (2017, February 24). 1957: After 60 years, can science finally identify who killed 'The Boy in the Box'?. Retrieved from: https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/real-time/the-boy-in-the-box-1957-DNA-philadelphia.html