In the weeks following the discovery of the infant, more than 270 recruits are assigned to the case and 400,000 flyers are distributed throughout Philadelphia. A foster family and an abusive mother become the focus of the investigationīut the police don’t give up. Impossible to make anything of it again this time. The children’s blanket is sold by the thousands by a textile giant.
However, the latter only accepts cash payments, making it impossible to trace back to the buyer. The first was used to wrap a crib being sold by a department store in West Philadelphia. First, the police try to track down the two traces left on the child: the box and the blanket. What initially seemed like a closed deal becomes a deep mystery. At first glance, he was beaten, but someone curiously took care of washing him and trimming his hair and nails before wrapping him in a flannel blanket… The Philadelphia police, who were mobilized to the scene, certainly conducted an investigation: Someone will claim this kid in a few hours.
The visibly malnourished child, around 3 years old, has scars and bruises from beatings on several parts of his body. On February 25, 1957, the body of a young boy was discovered in a manger box on the edge of Susquehanna Road in Philadelphia. It’s one of the most mysterious cases in American history. On February 25, 1957, the body of a young boy was discovered in a box on the side of the road in Philadelphia.
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