Identified! PA - Philadelphia, 'Boy in the Box', WhtMale 4-6, 4UMPA, Feb'57 #2 - Joseph Augustus Zarelli

[Springrain]

Joseph did not have an SSN.

 

[Triss]

Rest in eternal peace, Joseph <3

 

[Ontario Mom]

DOB January 13, 1953

 

[digiskunk]

Joseph Augustus Zarelli? Or Cerelli?

 

[arielilane]

They're not releasing names of parents at this time.

 

[steff13]

Wow, he has living siblings. I'm so glad for them.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Siblings still living. Parents will not be ID'd. YET.

 

[Mama-dukes]

I found this I don’t know if it has anything 2 do with it but it’s the last name

https://www.locatefamily.com/Z/ZAR/ZARELLI-1.html

 

[Chelly]

This remains an active criminal investigation.

 

[citizen_sleuth]

I wonder if his living siblings even knew Joseph existed.

 

[MountainLover]

No named suspects but apparently LE has someone(s) in mind

 

[philippa26]

Living siblings... this is sure to be a weird and difficult time for them, if they didn't know. I'm sure they would've been aware of the unidentified child, imagine finding out that it's your sibling.

 

[caradana]

Not releasing the parents’ names in this press conference will now result in the media staking out every Zarelli between Philadelphia and West Chester. Unfortunate.

 

[laclark17]

I have no idea if this can be posted here, but if not, delete.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delcotimes/name/augustus-zarelli-obituary?id=7131517

 

[IDK]

Thank you so much for the updates!!

 

[wary]

Note that it took 3.5 years to get to this point, from the time they disinterred him in April 2019, to find his DNA with modern techniques.

 

[Ontario Mom]

I wonder if his living siblings even knew Joseph existed.

The older ones, I'd say yes. It sounds like there are at least a couple of others, born after him.

 

[Elley Mae]

Joseph did not have an SSN.

I was born 56 didn’t get mine till 12 yrs old.

 

[alucardsdream]

Multiple siblings on both the maternal and paternal side...I wonder if any of them actually knew about Joseph? It's very possible they didn't and this is a terrible way to have to find out!

 

[Hope&Faith]

RIP Joseph Augustus Zarelli, that baby now has a name!