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How DNA sleuths identified the ‘Boy in the Box’ after six decades

The boy's body was exhumed on two occasions to extract DNA, in 1998 and 2019.

Colleen Fitzpatrick of Identifinders International speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Colleen Fitzpatrick of Identifinders International speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia on Thursday.Read moreMatt Rourke / AP