On this week's episode Tay tells us about the long unsolved case of the Boy in the Box. In 1957 this little boy's body was found dumped in a bassinet box on the side of the road in Philly and for 66 years this boy's murder remained unsolved and he did not have a name. For decades this case haunted the detectives, medical examiners, newspapers and the people of Philadelphia and in November 2022 thanks to geneological testing America's Unnamed Child now has his name. CONTENT WARNING, this episode contains descriptions of violence, discussions of child abuse and neglect. Mentions of childhood sexual abuse and child murder. Please listen with care.
Thank you to this week's sources:
https://archive.ph/20150117191227/http://citypaper.net/article.php?Boy-Missing-21688
http://americasunknownchild.net/PhillyMag.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnxfuvRHKDk
https://abcnews.go.com/US/boy-box-victim-finally-idd-philadelphias-oldest-homicide/story?id=94687156
The Philadelphia Inquirer "The Mystery solved. His name was Joseph" by Anthony R. Wood, Oona Goodin-Smith, and Wendy Ruderman
And for resources on gentle parenting please check out:
https://www.scarymommy.com/10-best-gentle-parenting-content-creators-tiktok
