UPDATE: Police confirmed on Tuesday they've identified a boy who was found dead in a box in Philadelphia more than 60 years ago. They plan to discuss the new details in the 'Boy in the Box' case during a press conference on Thursday:
“He was one of these throwaway, forgotten children,” Fleisher said.
On Tuesday, Philadelphia police confirmed they've identified the child and will discuss new developments in the case during a press conference on Thursday at 11 a.m. More than six decades after a child was found dead and abandoned in Philadelphia, police have identified the "Boy in the Box" and are expected to reveal his name next week, sources confirmed with the NBC10 Investigators. NBC10's Claudia Vargas has the details.
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