News A 4-year-old’s body was discovered in 1957. Police just identified the ‘Boy in the Box’. December 9, 2022 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY Comments Off on A 4-year-old’s body was discovered in 1957. Police just identified the ‘Boy in the Box’. Police in Philadelphia this week identified a boy whose body was found in 1957 and whose death became the city's most famous cold case.