PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- For 65 years the nation has been waiting for investigators to determine the identity of the boy who became known as America's Unknown Child or "The Boy in the Box." Now, we know that child wasJoseph Augustus Zarelli. Investigators used modern forensic techniqu...
For decades, detectives worked to piece fine details together to build an identity. The advent of forensic genetic genealogy and DNA sampling provided investigators with a pathway to a name. Joseph Augustus Zarelli, once known as the “Boy in the Box.” DOB - January 13, 1953 DOD - February...
The breakthrough joins a string of cold casesbeing reexamined and sometimes solvedaround the country in recent years, including the Golden State Killer, through the emerging field of genetic genealogy. It's a confluence of great detective work, cutting-edge science and the careful art ...
They got permission to exhume his body for DNA testing in 1998 and again in 2019, and it was that latest round of testing, combined with genetic genealogy, that gave police their big break. Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, president of Identifinders International, a company that uses forensic genetic...
of investigation appears underway in the hunt for evidence to unlock vital clues. Amateur genealogy expert Barbara Rae-Venter, who helped crack theGolden State Killercase using DNA and genetic research,confirmed toThe Mercury Newsin August 2018 that she is working on the “Boy ...
"DNA is the genetic code it is encrypted in every cell of your body and it is inherited from your mother and your father," Wendy Roth with the University of Pennsylvania, said. Roth says DNA determines everything from eye and hair color to what kind of diseases you're predisposed to. ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- After six decades, "The Boy in the Box" has a name: Joseph Augustus Zarelli.The Philadelphia Police Department'sreveal of Zarelli's nameThursday answered decades-old questions about his identity and brought new light to the murder investigation of the 4-year-old boy ...