The boy in the box was found on a cold February day in 1957, and for the last 65 years, he remains unidentified. Will we ever be able to give this little boy a name? Or will he always be known as "American's Unknown Child"
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References for today's episode
https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/the-boy-in-the-box-ivy-hill-cemetery-unsolved-murder-philadelphia/
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4umpa.html
https://www.grunge.com/901122/the-tragic-1957-murder-of-the-boy-in-the-box-explained/
https://www.missingkids.org/poster/NCMU/1231830
https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/the-box-in-the-box
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2006/05/15/who-is-the-boy-in-the-box-part-one/
https://www.phillyunsolvedmurders.com/ (online TIPLINE)
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2022/08/31/boy-in-the-box/