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Murder: True Crime Stories

UNSOLVED: The Boy in the Box 1

Murder: True Crime Stories

Crime House

True Crime

4.6770 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In 1957, a young boy’s body was found in a cardboard box on the outskirts of Philadelphia. No name. No missing person report. No one to claim him. In this episode, we revisit one of America’s most haunting cold cases: The Boy in the Box. As investigators follow promising clues, including a department store box, a mysterious cap, and a handmade blanket, they quickly realize that nothing about this case will be easy. Who was this child? And why was his identity so carefully erased?


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0:00.0

Hey everyone, Carter Roy here.

0:04.4

If you're loving murder, true crime stories, you need to check out Crimes of, the newest show from Crime House.

0:11.7

Crimes of is a weekly series that explores a new theme each season, from crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and more. Their first season is

0:23.3

Crimes of Infamy, the true stories behind Hollywood's most iconic horror villains. Crimes of is a

0:32.2

crimehouse original powered by Pave Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find them on YouTube at Crimehouse Studios.

0:41.0

New episodes out every Tuesday. This is Crime House.

1:01.1

For many of us, our name means everything.

1:05.5

It's a thread that ties us to our home, our family, and our entire history.

1:11.6

And if that thread is broken, it leaves a huge void, one that can lead to disaster.

1:18.6

In 1957, the body of a young boy was found in a box, in the woods.

1:25.6

His photo was broadcast around the country, and yet no one claimed him. No one knew

1:32.2

where he'd come from, who he was, or even his name. Somehow, the thread that connected him to

1:40.3

the rest of the world had been broken. It was like he never existed at all. But even then,

1:48.1

he wasn't forgotten. In place of his own family, strangers took up his cause. They gave him

1:55.1

nicknames and built shrines in his honor. And they spent lifetimes trying to answer the questions that should have been simple.

2:03.6

Who was the boy in the box? And how did he get there? People's lives are like a story.

2:23.6

There's a beginning, a middle, and an end, but you don't always know which part you're on.

2:29.5

Sometimes the final chapter arrives far too soon, and we don't always get to know the real ending.

2:36.2

I'm Carter Roy, and this is Murder True Crime Stories, a Crime House original powered by Pave Studios,

2:44.0

and now we are releasing twice a week every Tuesday and Thursday.

2:49.5

At Crime House, we want to express our gratitude to you, our community for making this possible.

2:55.7

Please support us by rating, reviewing, and following Murder True Crime Stories wherever you get your podcasts.

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