Based on interviews with family members and sources close to the investigation, The Inquirer knows the parents of the young boy who became one of Philadelphia’s greatest unsolved cases.Mary Elizabeth “Betsy” Abel was from the Tioga neighborhood of post-World War II Philadelphia and was a cashier at the Goldman Theater. Augustus J. “Gus” Zarelli was a concrete and stone mason and came from a family of Italian immigrants in West Philly.
In the spring of 1952, the two produced Joseph Augustus Zarelli. He would have a short and painful life and was known for 65 years as only “The Boy in the Box” before he was identified using DNA evidence last month. Betsy would have been 21 when Joseph was born. Her close relative told The Inquirer she could have put him up for adoption. The Inquirer has not been able to confirm whether someone adopted Joseph.A Black liberation group is urging Philadelphia City Council to study the effect of slavery on Black Philadelphians and
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