Zarelli Family

Josephs body was found in a bassinet box in a fox chase lot in february, 1957, dead from blunt force trauma. After 65 years, the boy in the box was finally identified as joseph augustus zarelli in december. However, questions still remain about the boys parents. Joseph zarelli, also known as the 'boy in the box', was identified in 2019 through dna analysis and genealogy. His parents are deceased, but he has living siblings and relatives who are not named by the police.

Gus zarelli and mary elizabeth betsy abel. And the newspaper dug into the. Joseph is connected to the zarelli family with patriarch agostino zarelli. As the research shows, this family moved from west philadelphia to delaware county. Confirming this connection is the inquirers investigation of justin thomas. When joseph augustus zarelli was born , in philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states, his father, augustus john gus zarelli, was 26 and his mother, mary elizabeth abel, was 21. Genealogists had uncovered his name more than a year earlier, in october 2021. [18] on , the names of zarelli's parents were reported.