Boy in the Box

Cult Liter with Spencer Henry

Spencer Henry | Morbid Network

Comedy, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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This week we’re discussing the infamous story behind ‘the boy in the box.’ In 1957 the body of a young boy was found discarded in a cardboard box on the side of a road in Philadelphia. It wasn’t until a few months ago that the victim was finally identified thanks to advances in DNA. Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: spencer@cultliter.com Spencer Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcast Join our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliter Check out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources: https://www.livescience.com/45193-why-do-i-bruise-easily.html CBS: Press Conference Police reveal identity of “Boy in the Box” https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/the-boy-in-the-box https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-35b3abe5f7016424cbcae92e5b849b6c https://www.newspapers.com/image/176082838/?terms=Frederick%20Benonis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Joseph_Augustus_Zarelli https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Mary_Jane_Barker https://www.newspapers.com/image/176082838/?terms=fox%20chase%20field&match=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/us/boy-in-the-box-philadelphia-homicide.html https://apnews.com/article/philadelphia-35b3abe5f7016424cbcae92e5b849b6c

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0:06.6	The show you're about to listen to may contain themes of violence, occult activities, strong
0:10.6	language, and other sensitive material.
0:12.8	With an emphasis on Cult's murder and other adult matters, listener discretion is advised.
0:17.1	On Cult Leader I strive for telling stories in a truthful matter, though press media and
0:20.6	other resources cannot always be verified, so sources can be found in the show notes.
0:30.0	Hello and welcome back to Cult Leader.
0:59.1	I'm your Cult Leader Spencer Henry and this week we're taking a look at a case that
1:02.8	made headlines in the 50s, the 90s, and then again in recent months when the victim was
1:08.2	finally identified, thanks to advancements in DNA technology.
1:12.1	We briefly discuss the news when it broke on a little leader a few months back, but today
1:16.8	we're actually going to take a more thorough look at the case, what happened, the events
1:20.8	that unfolded afterwards, and the possible theories some have come up with in relation to
1:25.5	the murder itself.
1:26.8	We'll start our story back in early 1957, we're in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is
1:32.1	where the horrific discovery was first made.
1:34.6	There's actually two separate recorded instances of the discovery of this body that was found
1:40.2	in the Fox Chase area, off of what's known as Susquejana Road.
1:43.9	The first account came from a guy who apparently had set muskrat traps along the road, he had
1:49.4	gone out one evening to check his traps to see if he'd caught anything, and that's when
1:53.6	he first stumbled upon this large cardboard box off to the side of the road.
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