Unidentified Persons
The Unsolved Case of “America’s Unknown Child”
The search for his name continues.
It is no secret that true crime is not for everyone. For me, however, I like to take my fascination for it and turn it into something more than the shocking details and unanswered questions within so many of these cases. One such example that has stuck with me since I first learned of it is that of the “Boy in the Box.” As a case with more questions than answers, it still deserves the closure that has eluded the grasps of investigators for over six decades and counting.
A nightmare to stumble upon
In February of 1957 in Fox Chase, Philadelphia, the body of a John Doe was discovered naked with bruises all over, wrapped up in a blanket and inside a large cardboard box in the woods off of Susquehanna Road. The cardboard box was later determined to be a specific baby cradle brand that was only sold only at J.C Penny at the time. Before authorities became aware, a first witness came across the body but ultimately did not report it. A second witness who later came across the scene also did not disclose their finding to authorities initially, though they did change their mind the following day.
