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Podcast: Mind Over Murder
Episode: BONUS: Solving Boy in the Box Case w Colleen Fitzpatrick
Description: "The Boy in the Box" case has been an enduring mystery since a young boy's remains were found near Philadelphia in February 1957. The boy was identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli a few weeks ago after Colleen Fitzpatrick, Misty Gillis and the Identifinders team worked with Philadelphia investigators for several years using investigative genetic genealogy. Colleen gives us the inside scoop on how this identification came together utilizing his DNA after numerous failed attempts. This bonus episode originally ran in December 2022.Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly’s ‘Boy in the Box’ is finally identified after 65 years; relative whose DNA test helped crack...