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Joseph Augustus Zarelli, ‘the Boy in the Box,’ gets a new headstone with his name

The crowd at the headstone unveiling included investigators, people who had been troubled by the case, and even apparent members of Joseph’s newly identified family.

The grave stone with Joseph Zarelli's name is shown after its unveiling at Ivy Hill Cemetery on Friday, which would have been the boy's 70th birthday.
The grave stone with Joseph Zarelli's name is shown after its unveiling at Ivy Hill Cemetery on Friday, which would have been the boy's 70th birthday.Read moreJose F. Moreno / Staff Photographer