New headstone at Philly cemetery honors victim known for decades as the 'Boy in the Box'

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New headstone at Philly cemetery honors victim known for decades as the 'Boy in the Box'
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A community gathered to remember the victim of one of Philadelphia's most high-profile unsolved murders.

A community gathered Friday to remember the victim of one of Philadelphia's most high-profile unsolved murders., authorities confirmed Zarelli was the young victim known for decades as the "Boy in the Box."

The boy, who was 4 years old, had been wrapped in a blanket and placed inside a large JCPenney bassinet box. Police say he was malnourished. He'd been beaten to death. "This announcement only closes one chapter in this little boy's story while opening up a new one," Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said in December. "This is still an active homicide investigation and we still need the public's help in filling in this child's life story."The ceremony at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia's Cedarbrook neighborhood was held to dedicate a new headstone at the boy's final resting place.

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