Author

Publication

2008 - Lyons Press, Guilford, Conn, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

63,750 words, Guess

Page Count

255 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC364.152/30974811
  • LCCHV6534.P5 S76 2008
  • LCCHV6534.P5S76 2008

Description

"On February 25, 1957, the nude, badly bruised body of a young boy was found in a cardboard box in trash-strewn woods of north Philadelphia. Posters seeking information on the identity of the "Boy in the Box" dotted teh city and police stations nationwide--but to no avail. In November 1998 the remains were exhumed for DNA analysis, and the boy was reburied as "America's Unknown Child ..." Exploring every theory, profiling a wide array of suspects and informants, and following the national movement to help solve this case, Stout gives readers a compelling, haunting, and unique portrait of a city and a nation impacted by this mysterious crime from the 1950s to today."--Cover.

Subjects

Topics

PoliceMurderChildrenBiographyCase studiesInvestigationIdentification

Genres

  • Case studies
  • Biography

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