Where was the boy in the box found?
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How old was the boy in the cardboard box?
Nearby police found a blue man’s cap with a trail of cut back weeds leading to the place the cardboard box and the boy in the box had been discovered. Dr Joseph Spelman performed an autopsy on the child. Spelman put the boy at somewhere between 4 and 6 years of age.
What was cause of death of boy in box?
Dr Spelman’s report put the cause of death as head trauma, possibly caused by a blunt object. The Doctor also noted that the boy had been the victim of a vicious beating.
What was an old children’s book I read?
Trying to find a children’s book I read in the 70’s/80’s about a baby fox that got caught in a trap. The mother fox stayed w/the baby as snow fell. In the Spring a couple whom had seen the foxes the season before comes across the trap & there are red flowers blooming there.
Who is the father of the boy in the box?
Bender sculpted a bust that he believed could bear a strong resemblance to the dead boy’s father. The case was profiled for a national television audience on America’s Most Wanted, but no leads were discovered. Regardless, efforts to identify the boy continue.
Nearby police found a blue man’s cap with a trail of cut back weeds leading to the place the cardboard box and the boy in the box had been discovered. Dr Joseph Spelman performed an autopsy on the child. Spelman put the boy at somewhere between 4 and 6 years of age.
Where was the boy in the box buried?
The Boy In The Box was reburied at the Ivy Hill Cemetery, Cedarbrook, Philadelphia. The plot was donated by the cemetery. The son of the man who buried the boy in 1957 paid for the coffin, funeral service and headstone.
Dr Spelman’s report put the cause of death as head trauma, possibly caused by a blunt object. The Doctor also noted that the boy had been the victim of a vicious beating.
