TRIGGER WARNING: child abuse   

This one is right up there with Sylvia Likens in terms of how much we hate it, but the fact that it’s been nearly 70 years since a young boy died in Philadelphia and people are still trying to do the right thing for him made us want to cover this one anyway.   

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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia)

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/11/memorial-services-held-for-boy-in-the-box-decades-after-murder-remains-unsolved-mystery/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/04/30/the-boy-in-the-box-ivy-hill-cemetery-unsolved-murder-philadelphia/

https://medium.com/chameleon/the-tragic-story-of-the-unknown-boy-in-the-box-cda52729244a

https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/unsolved-mysteries-who-was-the-boy-in-the-box-172e19dbba85

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/cold-case-fox-chase-philadelphia-boy/80706/   

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