The Mysterious Death Of The Boy In The Box

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Комментарии • 29 тыс.

  • @choonguus9298
    @choonguus9298 4 года назад +19754

    I feel like Shane’s comments makes the video just a little less creepier.

    • @WCWThunderRosa
      @WCWThunderRosa 4 года назад +930

      I wouldn’t be able to watch these without Shane’s humor

    • @gachafall3186
      @gachafall3186 4 года назад +42

      Yup xD

    • @TheEtherny
      @TheEtherny 4 года назад +232

      I feel it's disrespectful, imagine you know the kid, then this dude is making funny comments about his death. This is clearly geared towards kids who can't watch a serious video without getting the hebbie jebbies

    • @CodeeXD
      @CodeeXD 4 года назад +300

      Yeah he's the foil to keep Ryan from losing his mind.

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 4 года назад +54

      I feel like Shane's comments makes the video just a little less creepier.

  • @TaraSmallss
    @TaraSmallss 4 года назад +11743

    Dude she said that he died from the mom struggling to bathe him. Remember the boy had been recently bathed the police said?

    • @Bibblybubblybow
      @Bibblybubblybow 4 года назад +1840

      And since he had blunt force trauma, she could've hit his head on the bath tub

    • @samiam7360
      @samiam7360 4 года назад +1521

      @@Bibblybubblybow the scars could've been her nails or something scratching him while struggling

    • @danspof13
      @danspof13 4 года назад +87

      oh shit we need t get this to boogara for 200 bucks

    • @TheAkumuKing
      @TheAkumuKing 4 года назад +493

      Oh my god.

    • @thatdumbbitchjayde
      @thatdumbbitchjayde 4 года назад +233

      I- I had This same thought!

  • @taniyamelvin8389
    @taniyamelvin8389 Год назад +9151

    Rest in peace Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Much respect to everyone who has worked to identify him for the past 66 years. So glad to see these types of cold cases getting solved at last!

    • @SinisterStrangee
      @SinisterStrangee Год назад +79

      So who’s the killer ?

    • @aaliward
      @aaliward Год назад +449

      @@SinisterStrangee That’s the next step. They’re hoping his family will reach out, and they can figure out who killed him & why.

    • @janeowit
      @janeowit Год назад +236

      As soon as I saw the headline that the boy had a name, I came back here because case kinda solved? 📦

    • @stasiagoro8720
      @stasiagoro8720 Год назад +192

      Yes give that baby a proper headstone now!!

    • @GweenOfTea
      @GweenOfTea Год назад +178

      @@SinisterStrangee they have suspects but have not released them to the public
      They have found his siblings and his parents names as well, that’s all we know.

  • @ultimateeick2910
    @ultimateeick2910 Год назад +3506

    They found the kid’s name: Joseph Augustus Zarelli. The police apparently have a suspicion about who the killer was but remarked that it’d be irresponsible to be public with that information. One step closer, guys.

    • @SelfRaisingWheat
      @SelfRaisingWheat Год назад +31

      Maybe Martha's mother...

    • @melissacook6492
      @melissacook6492 Год назад +144

      Martha should have been taken more seriously. Now it’s clear she knew his name, last meal, and that he had a bath prior to death

    • @karinalumen9722
      @karinalumen9722 Год назад +6

      Why would it be irresponsible?

    • @bellamckinnon8655
      @bellamckinnon8655 Год назад +55

      @@karinalumen9722 I'm not completely sure but in case it's the wrong person, and people wrongfully go after an innocent person? that's the only thing i can think of

    • @Elly3981
      @Elly3981 Год назад +62

      Since he was never reported missing and nobody ever came forward to claim him after his body was found, I'm thinking the family or someone close to them had something to do with it.

  • @hwangara
    @hwangara 4 года назад +5201

    “ struggled to bathe him. “
    “ bathed recently. “
    she could’ve bumped his head on the bathtub, the scratches maybe from her nails,
    as she “ struggled “ to bathe him.

    • @user-cs9mc2gx8b
      @user-cs9mc2gx8b 4 года назад +153

      Grim_Reaper LoL she could have done it on purpose and tried to drown him

    • @jilavudenisamaria1782
      @jilavudenisamaria1782 4 года назад +76

      Yes. It could be, but if true then the boy drowned and therefore the examiner would've found water in the boy's lungs.

    • @shadowartist8892
      @shadowartist8892 4 года назад +3

      A little kid? She must have been weak as as a coward.

    • @lorileiduffy8336
      @lorileiduffy8336 4 года назад +6

      Look at this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia)#The_woman_known_as_%22Martha%22_or_%22M%22

    • @hatzandall1242
      @hatzandall1242 4 года назад +23

      How hard is it to bathe a child.

  • @nopetynopenope6897
    @nopetynopenope6897 3 года назад +3780

    “Hey Janet?”
    “Yes hun?”
    “Do you have our boy?”
    “I thought you had our boy?”

    • @max--1857
      @max--1857 3 года назад +44

      shouldnt have laughed. did laugh tho-

    • @carolinaibolanos
      @carolinaibolanos 3 года назад +117

      JANET WE LEFT THE- THE BOX, OUR BOY WAS IN THAT BOX

    • @beanviaaa5637
      @beanviaaa5637 3 года назад +12

      He be like noodle for Gorliaz jumping out of a fedex box, but she’s a boy, and she’s dead

    • @Drumskit
      @Drumskit 3 года назад +8

      @@beanviaaa5637 dead 😂 i know gorillaz and i know what you mean

    • @bennetthernandez8583
      @bennetthernandez8583 3 года назад +3

      I laughed at it and i hope i dont get murdered 😂

  • @cosmic7336
    @cosmic7336 Год назад +2211

    UPDATE: his name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli, he was 4 years old, from West Philadelphia and has living siblings. rest in peace little Joey, now you get a bit of the justice that is owed to you ❤️

    • @ineedmorecarrots6063
      @ineedmorecarrots6063 Год назад +1

      source?

    • @TheAjCalvillo
      @TheAjCalvillo Год назад +58

      @@ineedmorecarrots6063 Philly police did a press conference about a day ago.

    • @Zen-sx5io
      @Zen-sx5io Год назад +12

      @@ineedmorecarrots6063 There's many articles on this now.

    • @l.b9108
      @l.b9108 Год назад +33

      wow only 4 years old...rest in peace baby boy you are loved even to this day:(

    • @Khushi_R9
      @Khushi_R9 Год назад

      They called him Joey?

  • @yeet6056
    @yeet6056 Год назад +4280

    I remember watching this and wondering if he would ever be identified. Well I'm glad I was able to see that come true. Rest in peace Joseph, no longer unknown.

    • @georgemejia1123
      @georgemejia1123 Год назад +54

      I know that the somerton man, the lady of the dunes, and the boy in the box has been identified. Has other cases that they made an episode been solved?

    • @yeet6056
      @yeet6056 Год назад +28

      @@georgemejia1123 Those are the only covered cases that I'm aware of where the victim has been identified. I hope the Isdal Woman gets identified one day.

    • @wikern7010
      @wikern7010 Год назад +13

      @@yeet6056 That might be very hard If not impossible because the Isdal Womans body was burned, and DNA from burned bone fragments can be highly degraded

    • @yeet6056
      @yeet6056 Год назад +3

      @@wikern7010 That's very unfortunate

    • @alexw.854
      @alexw.854 Год назад +23

      I’m going home for break soon and I live in the vicinity. I’m going to buy him some flowers and a toy for his final resting place and visit him with those gifts.

  • @caratcake7704
    @caratcake7704 4 года назад +8582

    Why is nobody talking about how the boy wasn't in the system. Somebody secretly birthed this child. For what reason.. we may never know.

    • @cwadd5208
      @cwadd5208 4 года назад +567

      Maybe it was a home birth?

    • @catrinahartz944
      @catrinahartz944 4 года назад +132

      Yes horrible

    • @KGArtistStudio
      @KGArtistStudio 4 года назад +683

      CaratCake at home, possibly mentally ill, family shame, it could be anything. That’s what’s frustrating about these, the tracks just went cold when no DNA is traced

    • @calebk9111
      @calebk9111 4 года назад +539

      Good point but don't forget this was 1957 and "the system" was purely paper based and therefore less dependable for this kind of information

    • @KGArtistStudio
      @KGArtistStudio 4 года назад +103

      Caleb Keyes Damn you have a good point. Would the tech we have now help if they got a sample to trace his lineage? I don’t know too much about this stuff, would they need to compare samples in this case today if we wanted to know?

  • @jessg4073
    @jessg4073 4 года назад +2311

    My theory is that the boy was abused by his parents and was born at home. He was never allowed to leave the house and one day the parents ended up killing him- hense the reason noone confessed to know him

    • @seansswamp
      @seansswamp 4 года назад +19

      Jessica Gibbings yeah

    • @severussnape4370
      @severussnape4370 4 года назад +36

      Jessica Gibbings your theory has a few flaws.
      If the boy was abused and killed by his parents what lead to his death? What provoked his parents too?

    • @liyre4189
      @liyre4189 4 года назад +118

      @@severussnape4370 well he died of head injuries, so maybe the parents beat him too hard one day

    • @severussnape4370
      @severussnape4370 4 года назад +27

      That is possible but that injury is not caused by hands- I suspect they beat him with something. . . But if they did why hadn’t the boy lost blood? They can use that blood to find its parents and weapons.

    • @rq96
      @rq96 4 года назад +44

      A Honeydukes Clerk!-
      Because if the parents arent suspicous, and if no one else knows, how are they going to find them??
      The police has no way of finding the parents, therefore they never investigated them.
      And you would need their parents blood and his blood to find out if theyre related.
      So this theory is plausable, but there's no way of finding out if its true or not

  • @coolperson962
    @coolperson962 Год назад +1062

    Joseph Augustus Zarelli (The Boy in the Box), Carl Webb (The Somerton Man), Ruth Marie Terry (The Lady of the Dunes). All identified within 4 months after decades! It's given me chills!!

    • @stasiagoro8720
      @stasiagoro8720 Год назад +46

      Don’t forget Princess Doe. I forget what her name is but I was so happy she got it back.

    • @hydethecat9579
      @hydethecat9579 Год назад +21

      Dude with technology we have now we can give these people their names back and their stories

    • @MrAllmightyCornholioz
      @MrAllmightyCornholioz Год назад +25

      @@stasiagoro8720 Dawn Olanick

    • @stasiagoro8720
      @stasiagoro8720 Год назад +4

      @@MrAllmightyCornholioz thank you!!

    • @funkyfranx
      @funkyfranx Год назад

      I think Carl Webb is contested, but the other two yeah! Wish we knew who killed them.

  • @lynn__1113
    @lynn__1113 Год назад +916

    The fact that after 65 YEARS people were still fighting for this little boy, for Joseph. It makes me cry. So many people care about him and at least in death so many people love him. What a little angel, we love you Joseph

    • @Nutella_gamer
      @Nutella_gamer 19 дней назад

      902 likes and 1 comment let me fix that

  • @justafoolonline2737
    @justafoolonline2737 4 года назад +27695

    Me: does an unboxing video
    Everyone else at the police station:

    • @esther-us4sg
      @esther-us4sg 4 года назад +1570

      I--
      I'm a horrible person for laughing at this

    • @bethgutierrez-vazquez3055
      @bethgutierrez-vazquez3055 4 года назад +167

      Hahahaha

    • @justafoolonline2737
      @justafoolonline2737 4 года назад +494

      @@esther-us4sg Were in the same boat, I'm a horrible person for making a joke about this

    • @filip76uk17
      @filip76uk17 4 года назад +426

      Policeman : dude that’s my lunch🙁

    • @glatt0_
      @glatt0_ 4 года назад +137

      Filip 76uk dude wHaT tHe fRiCk

  • @harperm9729
    @harperm9729 3 года назад +15152

    Imagine how many serial killers are watching unsolved mysteries of their killings and laughing at all of the fake leads... scary to think about

    • @Nobody-gx2rz
      @Nobody-gx2rz 3 года назад +736

      I don’t think so, most of them would have passed away even before RUclips was started

    • @sparklejinnie3242
      @sparklejinnie3242 3 года назад +525

      Probably chilling in hell

    • @TomAV75
      @TomAV75 3 года назад +130

      Yea so weird, those men, about 100 year old be watching these videos indeed..

    • @frog-zo4ts
      @frog-zo4ts 3 года назад +50

      @Ichigo_Miruku _ honestly I would read it even tho I don't like reading but still interesting

    • @dx1450
      @dx1450 3 года назад +181

      @@Nobody-gx2rz Sadly, there are probably serial killers out there walking around today. They only caught BTK fairly recently, and he started killing in the 70's. And I think they never did figure out who the Zodiac killer is/was.

  • @shivaanrambally9611
    @shivaanrambally9611 Год назад +840

    Who's here after they just revealed the identity of the boy?

  • @maddiekoester7785
    @maddiekoester7785 Год назад +606

    UPDATE: The Boy in the Box has been identified! The boy’s name is Joseph Augustus Zarelli. While authorities are still unsure who did such a horrible thing to this sweet boy, they are happy he now has a voice and hope that it will help to solve his murder. Fly high Joseph.

  • @thewolfofthestars1847
    @thewolfofthestars1847 4 года назад +27729

    To be fair, finding a boy in a box and not reporting it cuz you don't wanna be a suspect, only for the boy in a box to be found and reported by someone else , and THEN mentioning you found the boy in the box earlier but didn't report it because you didn't wanna be a suspect, is in and of itself *extremely* suspicious.

    • @princessalia6
      @princessalia6 4 года назад +1158

      Yup exactly what i was thinking. I would rather be hella transparent abt everything so i dont get dragged dnejebsh

    • @mustafamunir9801
      @mustafamunir9801 4 года назад +77

      @@tasherxx_ wow no need to swear here this is a family friendy channel KINDA BUT

    • @ap7635
      @ap7635 4 года назад +497

      I feel like horrific child murder already takes this out of the family friendly zone. They can't swear because they don't want to be demonetized but I don't expect anyone watching this to be offended by cursing.

    • @sharpayevans6503
      @sharpayevans6503 4 года назад +180

      Apparently the first witness who 'didn't want to get involved' was actually checking muskrat traps he had set, and didn't report the discovery of the boy because he didn't want the police to confiscate the traps.
      Silly reason not to report the boy, but it doesn't seem to be really suspicious when you think about it.

    • @ZumbieGuy
      @ZumbieGuy 4 года назад +97

      They were both using illegal traps in the area and were afraid of getting in trouble

  • @xBrii333x
    @xBrii333x 4 года назад +2945

    "Martha" also had other details about the case that had never been released. For one, that he had been beaten to death after having thrown up his dinner. The dinner Martha described matched the contents of the boy's stomach.

  • @Enderas5
    @Enderas5 Год назад +155

    After 65 years, it brings me joy to know that we have a name for this poor boy who did nothing wrong and sadly suffered at the hands of a monster.

  • @MysticSarahh
    @MysticSarahh Год назад +146

    The fact that now more of the Buzzfeed Unsolved cases are becoming solved is amazing. RIP Joseph, the boy in the box

  • @lemonoclefox
    @lemonoclefox 3 года назад +11495

    "Janet, we left the-- We left the the box, our boy was in that box!"
    I think about this every day

    • @phoenixknight5828
      @phoenixknight5828 3 года назад +101

      I’m so glad someone else feels this way

    • @marti8400
      @marti8400 3 года назад +114

      i play 6:30 on repeat in my head 😌

    • @ournzway1434
      @ournzway1434 3 года назад +26

      lemonoclefox
      I literally scrolled to this comment and he said the same thing 😂

    • @nevaehahandrich981
      @nevaehahandrich981 3 года назад +19

      dude i died when he said that🤣

    • @ashleywilson5187
      @ashleywilson5187 3 года назад +4

      Girl me too

  • @IqraKhan-vc7lo
    @IqraKhan-vc7lo 3 года назад +3887

    I have a feeling he was homeless and someone took advantage of him

    • @samarthalinegwesinie1136
      @samarthalinegwesinie1136 3 года назад +710

      That would explain his lack of existence, if he wasn’t born in a hospital so no one would have his fingerprints etc.

    • @IqraKhan-vc7lo
      @IqraKhan-vc7lo 3 года назад +105

      @@samarthalinegwesinie1136 yes that definitely would!

    • @IqraKhan-vc7lo
      @IqraKhan-vc7lo 3 года назад +406

      @Lulwa possibly to remove DNA evidence. He may have clawed at the person's skin and what not

    • @lovesFigaro
      @lovesFigaro 3 года назад +95

      @@samarthalinegwesinie1136 not saying this cant be true but fingerprints aren't taken when you're born in the hospital either, you get your birth certificate and all, but that's a name so the one thing you'd really need to uncover a person's existence through hospital records, is a name

    • @hopemccubbin8661
      @hopemccubbin8661 3 года назад +108

      illegitimate, undocumented, unschooled

  • @Veeskee_Mat
    @Veeskee_Mat Год назад +102

    Finally, after 65 years we finally know this poor boy's name...
    His name is *Joseph Augustus Zarelli* unfortunately genealogists still don't know who the killer is. Genealogists said that Joseph has a number of siblings both on his mother and fathers' side who are living but out of respect they will keep the name of the parents confidential.

    • @stokeleyiam4053
      @stokeleyiam4053 Год назад

      that's not what I read they made his parent's name public or i think its his mom

  • @melissacook6492
    @melissacook6492 Год назад +79

    I hope the investigators look deeper into Martha’s story. Not only did she know his stomach content, that he had a bath prior to death, but now she even called him by his name.

  • @floodedfish
    @floodedfish 3 года назад +14075

    no one recognizing him itself is a clue. It's most likely the child biological parents, who never got his finger prints registered and kept him in secret and abused him

    • @shakilrahman3394
      @shakilrahman3394 3 года назад +83

      So wat are u trying to say. Cos wen I watch this it still does not make sense there a re so many looop holes

    • @pippa4511
      @pippa4511 3 года назад +1040

      @@shakilrahman3394 that it's possible the biological parents had the child in secret to abuse him- because there r no records of him

    • @zoixia4139
      @zoixia4139 3 года назад +891

      i think it’s one of those things when parents give birth to their kids at home and never mention them and keep them hidden so they can do those things, maybe explaining why theres no records of him ever existing

    • @bookswithasideofpoetry9796
      @bookswithasideofpoetry9796 3 года назад +486

      Yeah, it likely that they didn’t have him in a hospital, they didn’t want him so they abused him and then dumped him. It’s sickening but that’s something that could have happened.

    • @NotABirb
      @NotABirb 3 года назад +299

      Personally I think they did an at home birth and never got stuff registered so that they could plan to sell him off later in life

  • @LittlePunchy
    @LittlePunchy 3 года назад +10097

    This one is extremely upsetting. Poor child. I hope his soul is resting in peace.

    • @senpaioreo2887
      @senpaioreo2887 3 года назад +83

      hopefully some people don't pass on till they get justice

    • @Clownpunx.
      @Clownpunx. 3 года назад +294

      Every time his face came on screen it made me so so sad. He was just a little boy. It’s so sad damnit.

    • @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075
      @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 3 года назад +52

      luckily i think, if there is such a thing as resting in peace, people who were hurt like this or killed are the most likely to do so, at least one can only hope, which is all we can do really

    • @elliotpoco7539
      @elliotpoco7539 3 года назад +7

      Hopefully there is no afterlife.

    • @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075
      @professorbaxtercarelessdre1075 3 года назад +52

      @@elliotpoco7539 why hopefully? wouldn't you want there to be something more to all this?

  • @maribee40
    @maribee40 Год назад +124

    Revisiting to let everyone know that the boy in the box has now been identified!

  • @alexw.854
    @alexw.854 Год назад +104

    Joseph Augustus Zarelli is his name. It was released by Philadelphia PD. His name was identified through groundbreaking genealogical DNA evidence. They traced down the mother, had her children tested, and it was a match. They then found the father from the birth certificate, whose was written incorrectly (very common in this time). DNA tested father’s children, it was a match.
    DNA from Joseph was extracted in 2019 when the PD got approval to exhume Joseph to get DNA. This took over 2 years to properly process the DNA that had degraded.
    There are multiple theories, especially stemming from the terms used from the PD such as “birth mother/father” terms, hinting that he was “adopted” out. There was a woman by the name of “M” (later Martha) who had an eerie story that matched details uncannily. She was later dismissed for being mentally I’ll, but in her testimony, she said her mother was extremely abusive which could have contributed to her illnesses. The link from the birth parents to M’s mother through adoption are unknown which raises a lot of questions. Most are unsure of her story.
    There are a lot of questions and very little answers. This is what we know:
    His name is Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Born on January 13, 1953 and died in February, 1957.
    Rest in peace Joseph. May you be happy and healthy, wherever you are.

  • @tsukishimakei5055
    @tsukishimakei5055 3 года назад +5361

    Them: The body was dumped on an illegal dumping ground.
    Me: goddamnit, why can't anyone dump a body on a LEGAL dumping ground

    • @stalinsoulz7872
      @stalinsoulz7872 3 года назад +84

      Me: Bro dump it at a National Park that be Legal in some sort

    • @sneaky6959
      @sneaky6959 3 года назад +99

      Uhhh, Tsukishima, why are you watching buzzfeed unsolved?

    • @EmoRussian420
      @EmoRussian420 3 года назад +30

      Agreed. What a shame people aren't bright enough to atleast hide a body the right way.

    • @anicecream3028
      @anicecream3028 3 года назад +47

      Don't be salty tsukki

    • @gyarugrunge2108
      @gyarugrunge2108 3 года назад +20

      Why are u doing here tsukishima

  • @army4life235
    @army4life235 4 года назад +10645

    This is one case I wish would be solved. This child needs a name and an identity. How sad!

    • @darthvader6916
      @darthvader6916 4 года назад +251

      Traci Smith i literally cried when i saw this boys face

    • @onyxsavior7179
      @onyxsavior7179 4 года назад +165

      Let’s call him Keith

    • @noorikhalid2488
      @noorikhalid2488 4 года назад +72

      11:46 wait so his name is John doe right?

    • @onyxsavior7179
      @onyxsavior7179 4 года назад +271

      Noori Khalid John Doe is a placeholder name

    • @noorikhalid2488
      @noorikhalid2488 4 года назад +17

      @@onyxsavior7179 oh

  • @aisforamerica2185
    @aisforamerica2185 Год назад +73

    UPDATE: The Somerton Man, The Lady of the Dunes, and now The Boy in the Box---ALL identified! What a year for Cold Cases!

  • @leow3696
    @leow3696 Год назад +100

    Even if we don't yet know the circumstances or perpetrator, I'm glad this boy got his name back. Rest in peace, Joseph.

  • @user-fb4il3ef1r
    @user-fb4il3ef1r 4 года назад +2499

    If that mannequin is going to stay behind Shane can we at least name him.

  • @twohandhenry9477
    @twohandhenry9477 6 лет назад +5848

    I am now scared to get up and go to the bathroom

    • @steffaniefaithdelacruz1403
      @steffaniefaithdelacruz1403 6 лет назад +140

      This is me rn

    • @gabbiebray2694
      @gabbiebray2694 6 лет назад +63

      Pixel Gaming I'm scared to go eat breakfast

    • @p1930n1
      @p1930n1 6 лет назад +90

      Pixel Gaming
      I am scared to go back into my living room

    • @geesusway6730
      @geesusway6730 6 лет назад +12

      Pixel Gaming I know.

    • @MJ-zz4nm
      @MJ-zz4nm 6 лет назад +57

      I usually watch the supernatural series and im fine with it but im actually scared rn

  • @emmastential
    @emmastential Год назад +67

    The boy in the box has finally been named! Joseph Augustus Zarelli, and he was only 4 years old. I hope he can rest easy knowing that he’s been given his name once more 🥺

  • @mosesmusa3488
    @mosesmusa3488 4 года назад +2061

    It remains unsolved to us, someone somwhere knows everything...

    • @carsfan1995
      @carsfan1995 4 года назад +235

      Yeah but they're probably dead...
      It's been sixty years.

    • @mosesmusa3488
      @mosesmusa3488 4 года назад +70

      @@carsfan1995 maybe😅,bt don't ever think there is anything secret in this small world,no matter how superstitious the media potrays it... there are always people who know everything somwhere 😄

    • @thrashingjustin
      @thrashingjustin 4 года назад +17

      Moses Musa even so. 1 or 2 out of everyone in the world... it wont be solved. Especially being this case was in the primitive age of investigation.

    • @woo341
      @woo341 4 года назад +7

      Thanks Sherlock.

    • @maksimgonev9486
      @maksimgonev9486 4 года назад +6

      Somewhere*

  • @kelseynewman9000
    @kelseynewman9000 6 лет назад +2322

    That mannequin thing behind Shane gets me every time

  • @amandac.s.9452
    @amandac.s.9452 Год назад +39

    He has a name at last. Rest in peace, Joseph Augustus Zarelli. We don't have all the answers, but doors are opening

  • @kender7121
    @kender7121 Год назад +39

    Who else came here as soon as you found out that the police solved the case?

    • @sharersale6480
      @sharersale6480 Год назад +2

      They just know his name though, case is still unsolved.

    • @hallijones4527
      @hallijones4527 Год назад

      It’s still a huge break now that we know this sweet boy’s name!

  • @livguttesen6178
    @livguttesen6178 6 лет назад +2426

    Should i watch this at midnight when i'm sick and home alone?
    Probably not.
    Will I?
    Absolutely.

    • @rominauncut5510
      @rominauncut5510 6 лет назад +10

      Lív Guttesen omg im sick to 😂 and Home alone. It's also midnight

    • @eatyourcevapi
      @eatyourcevapi 6 лет назад +2

      Lív Guttesen omg I am sick and alone too!

    • @The8thKeyKeeper
      @The8thKeyKeeper 6 лет назад +17

      Lív Guttesen Hotel? Trivago.

    • @rockguitargirl7765
      @rockguitargirl7765 6 лет назад +3

      hahaha its midnight i'm also alone but i hope i'm not sick ;D

    • @ellabroome3525
      @ellabroome3525 6 лет назад +1

      Lív Guttesen I relate so much lol

  • @bellegreycats490
    @bellegreycats490 3 года назад +9152

    Extremely upsetting. He was clearly severely abused so many more marks on him than what the examiner claimed. His head was shaved, looks like multiple bruises on his face and behind his ears. There is something eerily familiar about this story... I can’t place my finger on it. 1957 was not that long ago in reality. (63yrs) someone still knows something about this.

    • @pyre1
      @pyre1 3 года назад +667

      I don’t ussaly feel sick watching these but something just feels wrong

    • @aiden.ambulance
      @aiden.ambulance 3 года назад +275

      hey op are you the boy in the box

    • @abigailmadrigal-gonzalez1332
      @abigailmadrigal-gonzalez1332 3 года назад +333

      it reminds me of the gabriel fernandez case but honestly less horrific

    • @samirahsamir6930
      @samirahsamir6930 3 года назад +223

      This scares me tbh I wonder why the police didn’t arrest that family and solve this mysteries. I mean they will probably know it for only taking DNA.

    • @pknnbeach7525
      @pknnbeach7525 3 года назад +57

      I think they should do familial dna

  • @jasper3042
    @jasper3042 Год назад +24

    Finally identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli, born 1/13/53. Amazing work by investigators and forensic genealogists to give him back his name.

  • @sheenachristina2385
    @sheenachristina2385 Год назад +43

    Rest In Peace, Joseph Augustus Zarelli. You finally have your name back. Let’s hope they find who did this to you. ❤️

  • @TheKiwiZara
    @TheKiwiZara 4 года назад +6394

    Something about this case really disturbs me deep down. Poor child. Hope whoever the child was , is in a better place.

    • @intivibes
      @intivibes 4 года назад +143

      Me too, I have an unsettling weird feeling now. Poor baby :(

    • @jazmine9385
      @jazmine9385 4 года назад +72

      eilabeth ase????????????? bruh this is crime related, thats off topic.

    • @jazmine9385
      @jazmine9385 3 года назад +6

      Subscribe so I can feed my 11 Children forreal, i will subscribe

    • @minicloud450
      @minicloud450 3 года назад +3

      @llieilas _imonokiok your so dum

    • @dripsters3787
      @dripsters3787 3 года назад +5

      Yeah poor kid.....

  • @jessicar8235
    @jessicar8235 3 года назад +13666

    I went down a Reddit rabbit hole on this case last week. My money is on Martha’s statement. She said the boy was purchased to be abused, kept hidden in the home, and was beaten to death after vomiting his dinner of baked beans. The “mother” who purchased him slammed his head on the floor repeatedly for being sick, then bathed him when he became unresponsive. She then forced Martha to help her dispose of the body in the place he was found. When a passing male motorist stopped to see if he could help them at all, the “mother” forced Martha to stand in front of the license plate visible to the Good Samaritan. Apparently, 3 details only known to the police were mentioned in Martha’s statement - 1) baked beans were found in the child’s stomach 2) his fingers were pruned from being in water (the bath) 3) there was a man that came forward and said he saw a woman and a girl unloading a box soon before the child’s body was found. The police refused to rely on this woman’s statement, sadly, because of her laundry list of mental illnesses. A tragedy in itself because perhaps, if she were subjected to the abuse she claimed she and this boy in the box were, the abuse itself could be the catalyst for a lot of the psychological turmoil she suffered from, and ultimately, made the cops dismiss her despite the damning evidence she came forward with.

    • @user0553
      @user0553 3 года назад +1248

      Yeah I myself was convinced in the woman's story sadly it didn't go any further they should've investigated and might solve the case, I feel bad for the boy. He didn't deserve that

    • @jessicar8235
      @jessicar8235 3 года назад +1431

      @@user0553 yep-their only defense for not following up with this woman thoroughly were her mental illnesses and the fact that neighbors said they never saw a little boy in the home. Like ???? I don’t think the child slave you have to sexually and physically abuse is going to be on display when neighbors pop over for a visit

    • @WMAGene
      @WMAGene 3 года назад +54

      This is like an Email

    • @alunsinus_prime
      @alunsinus_prime 3 года назад +65

      Does this woman still live today?

    • @jessicar8235
      @jessicar8235 3 года назад +417

      @@alunsinus_prime I don’t know, she was only listed as M or Martha in the police reports. I wish I could find more info. If she was chalked up as the unreliable “crazy lady” by the community and the police she could’ve faded into obscurity with no one really remembering any links or info for internet sleuths to track her down

  • @rickmanalwayss
    @rickmanalwayss Год назад +17

    pov: you just heard the news and rushed here

  • @chizusakuraa
    @chizusakuraa Год назад +92

    Now that they're about to reveal the possible identity of the boy and the "prominent family from Delaware" where his DNA can be traced from, I couldn't help but be here and watch this again.

  • @JeevesReturns
    @JeevesReturns 4 года назад +7647

    Sold his son? “I can box that up if ya like”.

    • @Tyrfingr
      @Tyrfingr 4 года назад +181

      I'm going to hell.... 😂😂😂🤣

    • @stubbyar82
      @stubbyar82 4 года назад +40

      @@Tyrfingr same

    • @Yourmom-jk8xs
      @Yourmom-jk8xs 4 года назад +37

      Omg 💀💀💀

    • @nugges-oe2ki
      @nugges-oe2ki 4 года назад +21

      Not funny

    • @volume2885
      @volume2885 4 года назад +51

      @@nugges-oe2ki if u cant take a joke...y r u looking at comments

  • @Frumpbeard
    @Frumpbeard 3 года назад +4450

    Bro what about the surgical scars? I'm pretty sure if he had surgery performed, there would either be record of it, or he was in the possession of a surgeon.

    • @lpe3259
      @lpe3259 3 года назад +692

      Might’ve been illegal surgery not preformed by a licensed surgeon

    • @alligator5889
      @alligator5889 3 года назад +542

      Well, and also, why was there a scar on his genitals? I mean, yes, it could be a surgery scar, but it also seems to connect to the sexual abuse theory.

    • @mckinzibrown9701
      @mckinzibrown9701 3 года назад +225

      @@alligator5889 theres also a theory about the boy being raised as a girl that might tie into that, but the video said that there were no leads to it

    • @benjaminmorris4962
      @benjaminmorris4962 3 года назад +29

      Yeah, but they would need a name or someone to recognize him. And no one came forward who recognized him. Or at least, everybody who did attempt to ID, said they didn't recognize him... It could've been one (or multiple) of them...

    • @dee5105
      @dee5105 3 года назад +3

      I was wondering too

  • @LD-hs9iv
    @LD-hs9iv Год назад +12

    He was finally identified today. He was Joseph Augustus Zarelli and he was only 4 years old. Poor little guy

  • @sierras7126
    @sierras7126 Год назад +11

    4yo Joseph Augustus Zarelli identified Dec 9 2022, 65 years later. Rest in peace sweet boy.

  • @shimmersummers4183
    @shimmersummers4183 5 лет назад +2674

    *"Janet we left the-"* 🤣😂🤣😂

    • @irreligious2647
      @irreligious2647 5 лет назад +89

      Shimmer Summers OUR BOY WAS IN THAT BOX

    • @Karpov2
      @Karpov2 5 лет назад +1

      @Kenny Gallegos for Etikaaaaa

    • @malachityeejl5129
      @malachityeejl5129 5 лет назад +29

      OUR BOY WAS---OUR BOY WAS IN THAT BOX!

    • @shimmersummers4183
      @shimmersummers4183 5 лет назад

      @@malachityeejl5129 😂🤣😂

    • @moldycheese5454
      @moldycheese5454 5 лет назад +2

      @@Karpov2 yo r.i.p for him tho fr 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️

  • @cadencescoresby2975
    @cadencescoresby2975 3 года назад +3202

    This one's especially upsetting because it's a young child. And those pictures of his face and head are so disturbing to me

    • @rouriepollard6099
      @rouriepollard6099 3 года назад +83

      They looked like something a horror artist would draw, i found it intresting

    • @chillerkiller5462
      @chillerkiller5462 3 года назад +5

      Omg ikr

    • @hungrynelly2669
      @hungrynelly2669 2 года назад +34

      I'm not sleeping tonight

    • @cubanalien
      @cubanalien 2 года назад +64

      I know right… and I feel like the hosts are being pretty disrespectful too and they’re showing no empathy….

    • @carolinepowell6168
      @carolinepowell6168 2 года назад +21

      @@cubanalien i thought exactly the same. Totally disrespectful pair of bastards!

  • @bedtundy22
    @bedtundy22 Год назад +26

    Who else came back after they figured out who the boy was?

    • @heyblinken7750
      @heyblinken7750 Год назад +1

      Ha. Pretty sure everyone here seeing this comment. I know right when I saw the news, I came here to see the new comments.

  • @ashamedashley389
    @ashamedashley389 Год назад +24

    I KNEW I remembered you guys covering this story. At least this poor boy now has a name and identity. Hope they can upgrade his gravestone so that it reflects his name.

  • @paperbag7137
    @paperbag7137 4 года назад +4409

    "Janet we left the"
    WE LEFT THE BOX
    OUR SON IS IN THE BOX
    *inaudible agony*

    • @adeen5518
      @adeen5518 4 года назад +40

      WE LEFT THE BOB

    • @epicxinnnyu
      @epicxinnnyu 4 года назад +9

      •Adeen• THE BOB

    • @chattiermike140
      @chattiermike140 4 года назад +17

      6:29

    • @annandres8483
      @annandres8483 4 года назад

      "SON! WHERE ARE YOU?!" ~later~ "Oh shit our son's dead."

    • @xfroggii
      @xfroggii 4 года назад +4

      GOD DAMNIT NOT AGAIN!!!

  • @teriyakii1235
    @teriyakii1235 4 года назад +3610

    Imagine if his name was Jack

  • @blckmxchi
    @blckmxchi Год назад +15

    Going back to this Unsolved episode because the police finally identified the boy!

  • @rebeccasmith9271
    @rebeccasmith9271 Год назад +25

    We finally have a name after nearly 66 years. Which means they are one step closer to figuring out what happened to him to end up in a box. Fly High😇 Joseph Augustus Zarelli.

  • @zaniyahchavis8220
    @zaniyahchavis8220 3 года назад +5975

    me: *watches buzzfeed unsolved*
    ryan: and the case remains unsolved
    me: 😯

  • @annelouisedeguzman7540
    @annelouisedeguzman7540 5 лет назад +5316

    No one:
    Me: *expects that the story will be solve in an unsolved video*

  • @yourlocalsadbitchlol195
    @yourlocalsadbitchlol195 Год назад +11

    anyone else back here after hearing the news about this?

  • @irenekiriakou9696
    @irenekiriakou9696 Год назад +17

    He finally has a name. Joseph Augustus Zarelli 1953-1957.
    Rest in peace little one ❤

    • @mirandagoldstine8548
      @mirandagoldstine8548 Год назад +1

      My the gods watch over you, young Joseph. Your spirit can now be at rest for your name has been restored.

  • @pedrogarcia-yp5hs
    @pedrogarcia-yp5hs 4 года назад +1935

    “Janet, where is our son?”
    (Janet starts sweating) “he’s playing in a box?”
    “And where is the box?”
    “JANET.”

    • @quinlanyates9530
      @quinlanyates9530 4 года назад

      Father of the child:Where the fuck is Bobby Karen
      Karen: he wouldn't give me a refund

    • @leonardilic9906
      @leonardilic9906 4 года назад +6

      Nice.

    • @danielfalcao7572
      @danielfalcao7572 4 года назад +6

      I read it with the voice of Janet (Friends) in my head .-.

    • @irishweeb2370
      @irishweeb2370 4 года назад +1

      Is this a reference to The Good Place?

    • @barobaro1
      @barobaro1 4 года назад

      WHAT'S IN THE BOX

  • @meli1497
    @meli1497 3 года назад +6705

    The picture of the boy is very unsettling to me. I want to look away but at the same time, I can't. It just gives me chills.

    • @woosh-if-gae5772
      @woosh-if-gae5772 3 года назад +78

      Maybe that's why there was no record of the boy ever existing

    • @SeriouslySeriousGrim
      @SeriouslySeriousGrim 3 года назад +106

      Reminds me of dear David

    • @possumsporch
      @possumsporch 3 года назад +14

      @@SeriouslySeriousGrim same

    • @cjaee345
      @cjaee345 3 года назад +17

      What's funny, that pic of the boy isn't even close to scary.

    • @thefoeofdrip1184
      @thefoeofdrip1184 2 года назад +10

      This channel should do a video of Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin

  • @eutuxiakatsioula5586
    @eutuxiakatsioula5586 Год назад +41

    After 65 years, he finally has a name. Joseph Augustus Zarelli. A name that I personally, will never forget. Rest in peace little angel. The people who identified him will continue to look for the monster that did this. Thank you to all the people that never gave up on finding Joseph. I want to see him getting the justice he deserves. Joseph Augustus Zarelli 1953-1957

  • @christacerrone4986
    @christacerrone4986 Год назад +10

    HIS NAME IS JOSEPH AGUST ZARELLI

  • @lovingoutdoors5112
    @lovingoutdoors5112 5 лет назад +1529

    At some point they have to replace that mannequin with a person. Standing in the same position for half the episode. Then on one of the Shane talking angles, the head turns. And the audience sh*ts their pants.

    • @melissaatkinson202
      @melissaatkinson202 5 лет назад +81

      i think we all thought about that but nobody wanted to say it because we dont actually want them to do it

    • @Gabitronia
      @Gabitronia 5 лет назад +1

      Ideas ideas!

    • @pepesilvia5844
      @pepesilvia5844 5 лет назад +8

      @@artemism3994 no shut up

    • @danieldoherty4739
      @danieldoherty4739 5 лет назад +6

      artemis moonlight oml

    • @CJLOVE23
      @CJLOVE23 5 лет назад +20

      That did happen. The mannequin’s head moved in the one about the missing colonists

  • @marcosdominguez6413
    @marcosdominguez6413 4 года назад +1541

    Ryan: solves case
    Also Ryan: no that can’t be true

    • @giantsalsa3977
      @giantsalsa3977 4 года назад +24

      This post has exactly 420 likes at 10:45 pm on Sunday, 29th March, Pakistan Local Time.

    • @aerofiles5044
      @aerofiles5044 4 года назад +1

      Love that profile pic😂😂😂

    • @carissanami5824
      @carissanami5824 4 года назад +1

      I'm the 1k like

    • @TimberGamez
      @TimberGamez 4 года назад +2

      @@giantsalsa3977 thank you

    • @fruitnure
      @fruitnure 4 года назад

      Ephyra The Martian so specific loll-

  • @I_tried_to_be_emo_and_failed
    @I_tried_to_be_emo_and_failed 10 месяцев назад +9

    I'm happy to come back to this video and see that the boy was identified. Rest in peace Joseph Augustus Zarelli. I'll keep saying your name to make sure you're never forgotten.

  • @thatgermanpotato1819
    @thatgermanpotato1819 3 месяца назад +7

    Rest in peace Joseph Augustus Zarelli, so glad he’s identified now.

  • @imscaredofchairs6806
    @imscaredofchairs6806 4 года назад +3391

    “JANET?!”
    “YES..?!”
    “WHERE’S OUR BOY?!”
    “IN THE... wait”
    “DID WE LEAVE HIM IN THE BOX?!”
    *”WE LEFT HIM IN THE BOX”*

    • @shwifty9577
      @shwifty9577 4 года назад +26

      XD this is too funny

    • @SheukeS
      @SheukeS 4 года назад +10

      Thats just.....

    • @zenoxdax5177
      @zenoxdax5177 4 года назад +3

      PEANUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @alaynac1610
      @alaynac1610 4 года назад +8

      Dark humor

    • @tayloranderson7547
      @tayloranderson7547 4 года назад +3

      Janet?! Yes.. ?!
      Where's our boy?! In the... Wait did we leave him in the box ?! We lift him in the box

  • @twentypaphnies108
    @twentypaphnies108 6 лет назад +1393

    i hate that mannequin

  • @dressiestsphinxsebastian125
    @dressiestsphinxsebastian125 Год назад +19

    Rest easy, Joseph. Many of us were looking forward to this day ❤🙏🏼

  • @brittanysalud332
    @brittanysalud332 Год назад +34

    11.30.22 Update: The police have FINALLY identified him and are going to reveal his name to the public next week! Thank goodness for advances in technology and science that will help this case and many other cold cases like it. 🙌🏽 This boy deserves to have his name back and to be remembered for who he was 🤍

  • @angelica-xo8vn
    @angelica-xo8vn 4 года назад +2106

    isn’t it kinda suspicious how the investigators wouldn’t take the dna test to see if the potential brother and the boy in the box were related?

    • @diegofiora
      @diegofiora 4 года назад +57

      Back then dna tests werent even a thing

    • @milky1105
      @milky1105 4 года назад +40

      diegofiora dude they did exist idiot

    • @mikehunt5134
      @mikehunt5134 4 года назад +51

      @@milky1105 so tooxic

    • @milky1105
      @milky1105 4 года назад +11

      Mike Hunt I wasn't going saying it that hard

    • @scha_jana7422
      @scha_jana7422 4 года назад +4

      @@diegofiora exactly

  • @FakeExotic
    @FakeExotic 5 лет назад +7110

    Plot twist: the box killed the boy.

  • @autvan0925
    @autvan0925 Год назад +12

    i remember watching this 5 years ago and remembering just how horrifying both the story and sketches of him were to a younger person as myself (at the time lol). Now after hearing he has finally been identified it’s such a relief

  • @ineedalife4195
    @ineedalife4195 Год назад +9

    He has been identified.

  • @MappingEagle
    @MappingEagle 3 года назад +6256

    Shane screaming like R2D2 is probably the funniest thing I've seen all week

    • @deirdrebrydon5077
      @deirdrebrydon5077 3 года назад +58

      That says something about your week LOL

    • @MappingEagle
      @MappingEagle 3 года назад +39

      @@deirdrebrydon5077 it does

    • @whykappa
      @whykappa 3 года назад +6

      Boy in the box was not an imposter

    • @whykappa
      @whykappa 3 года назад +20

      @Sadie Smiles awww to bad i don’t care

    • @deangreen2567
      @deangreen2567 3 года назад +13

      @Sadie Smiles It really isn’t at his expense though is it, if you’re no longer living, nothing is at your expense.

  • @chrisfoo5747
    @chrisfoo5747 5 лет назад +3235

    What's more horrifying is the mannequin behind them

    • @sewerrat2683
      @sewerrat2683 5 лет назад +3

      So original..... Woooow

    • @dallaswalker480
      @dallaswalker480 5 лет назад +12

      That's no mannequin...

    • @mcsy98
      @mcsy98 5 лет назад +21

      It slowly moved its head for a couple of seconds in the roanoke supernatural episode if that takes the cake

    • @icky2748
      @icky2748 5 лет назад +5

      Broooo ik ik it scares me every time

    • @nottodaysatan5546
      @nottodaysatan5546 5 лет назад +3

      I've been waiting for it to move...

  • @BarbedWireFingernail
    @BarbedWireFingernail Год назад +9

    Rest in Peace Joseph Augustus Zarelli

  • @ericawilliams6847
    @ericawilliams6847 Год назад +5

    UPDATE (12/8/22) they identified the little boy as 4 year old Joseph Augustus Zarelli

  • @gothicmyers
    @gothicmyers 4 года назад +2053

    what’s pennsylvania known for?
    shane: *putting boys in boxes*

    • @lillyedwards462
      @lillyedwards462 4 года назад +4

      Surprised about this 😂😂😂

    • @anikagh
      @anikagh 4 года назад +43

      As a Pennsylvanian, I can confirm this

    • @gothicmyers
      @gothicmyers 4 года назад +4

      wabi sabi HA

    • @HelpHelp369
      @HelpHelp369 4 года назад +15

      @@anikagh Yeah, if any of you have seen Forensic Files, there a bunch of episodes with Pennsylvania in it. We're pretty shady ngl.

    • @chloe-tg8rq
      @chloe-tg8rq 4 года назад +7

      we’re super shady

  • @vashvana
    @vashvana 6 лет назад +11885

    Ryan + Shane = The only reason people are still subscribed to buzzfeed blue.

    • @katiepowell3939
      @katiepowell3939 6 лет назад +114

      The not so Smooth criminal I also like the Try Guys. Other than that buzzfeed went south fast

    • @ecstaticeshal3776
      @ecstaticeshal3776 6 лет назад +46

      The not so Smooth criminal so true with out them buzfeed would be complete cancer

    • @niamh0718
      @niamh0718 6 лет назад +1

      The not so Smooth criminal I just get notifications when an episode is added to the unsolved playlist so I could fully unsubscribe from the rest of the shite

    • @emilyf8219
      @emilyf8219 6 лет назад +36

      i only ever came to buzzfeed for saf, ryan and shane honestly and now saf has her own channel :p

    • @megan1281
      @megan1281 6 лет назад +13

      The not so Smooth criminal i'm not even subscribed

  • @Soligeri
    @Soligeri Год назад +7

    JOESPEH AUGUSTUS ZARELLI is the name of "The Boy in the Box" as of December 2022, parents' named kept private, but multiple blood-realated siblings have been given closure

  • @Breakdown1744
    @Breakdown1744 Год назад +8

    Breaking news: On December 8, 2022, 65 years after his body was found, the boy was publicly identified as Joseph Augustus Zarelli during a press conference held by Philadelphia Police Department.

  • @zomo7400
    @zomo7400 4 года назад +1374

    "It's not incest technically" describes too many animes

    • @ziqqyziqqy
      @ziqqyziqqy 4 года назад +16

      its scary....very.

    • @lovelivedie6216
      @lovelivedie6216 3 года назад +9

      @@xXSlaughter_SleepyheadXx LMAOOOO💀💀💀💀💀

    • @myloriv
      @myloriv 3 года назад +7

      @@xXSlaughter_SleepyheadXx exactly where my brain went

    • @novelle7212
      @novelle7212 3 года назад +3

      @@xXSlaughter_SleepyheadXx they are only adopted so your right-

    • @zomo7400
      @zomo7400 3 года назад +1

      @Chloe Tremblay ;-;;;;;

  • @AmethystPrime1991
    @AmethystPrime1991 4 года назад +1969

    Poor baby didn't deserve this. :'(

    • @thexenokron563
      @thexenokron563 4 года назад +12

      Yes he did

    • @user-cl9ww9it8v
      @user-cl9ww9it8v 4 года назад +42

      @@sarabarrezueta4604 they're joking probably tho I dont think they should

    • @sarabarrezueta4604
      @sarabarrezueta4604 4 года назад +21

      Simz0 tf what?

    • @purpliee4780
      @purpliee4780 4 года назад +39

      The Xenokron wth is wrong with you? go seek help

    • @jootsimp
      @jootsimp 4 года назад +59

      Simz0 lmao shut up. You don’t get to judge who deserves death ya idiot

  • @Christyxoxo15
    @Christyxoxo15 Год назад +6

    Joseph Augustus Zarelli
    Not sure if anyone still watches these videos, but literally two hours ago, Philadelphia PD finally identified him.

  • @matthunter4826
    @matthunter4826 Год назад +9

    Major breakthrough update: The Boy in the Box was finally identified as 4 year old Joseph Zarelli. Fly high sweet angel

  • @ianyan2775
    @ianyan2775 4 года назад +1304

    Woman: my son got electrocuted and died
    Shane: that's funny

    • @jazmine9385
      @jazmine9385 4 года назад +23

      eilabeth ase????????????? Why is a child like you watching a forensic video-

    • @jazmine9385
      @jazmine9385 4 года назад +2

      eilabeth ase????????????? Fourth, get your spelling right, it’s subscribe, describe is how you give characteristics to.

    • @jazmine9385
      @jazmine9385 4 года назад +9

      eilabeth ase????????????? No, i’m not into gameplay, I don’t make friends with children.

    • @jazmine9385
      @jazmine9385 4 года назад +5

      eilabeth ase????????????? And i just said don’t do self promotion-

    • @stadbab
      @stadbab 4 года назад +18

      eilabeth ase????????????? listen kiddo, this isn’t a good way to get subscribers. you’re just coming off as desperate. wait a few years, work on your craft and don’t push people into watching your videos.

  • @ellspixie
    @ellspixie 4 года назад +4091

    These stories are so sad but I can’t help but laugh so hard when they start joking around. I lost it at the R2D2 scream

    • @duck3819
      @duck3819 4 года назад +35

      Wwaaaaooohhhhh

    • @anderfoxie732
      @anderfoxie732 4 года назад +45

      I mean it helps... I don't get so scared...

    • @lilsisasu
      @lilsisasu 4 года назад +31

      Shane’s imitation of R2D2 is pretty good!

    • @tooshort2482
      @tooshort2482 4 года назад

      IKR

    • @rocket7697
      @rocket7697 4 года назад +13

      The death of a child can be hilarious there is no doubt.

  • @mariepennington5920
    @mariepennington5920 Год назад +13

    They finally identified him!! Hopefully this boy gets some justice ❤️

  • @emmacurry8725
    @emmacurry8725 Год назад +6

    Now you're known to the world, Joseph Zarelli. I'm literally having goosebumps right now.

  • @Jeeters_
    @Jeeters_ 6 лет назад +1181

    Who else is fucking weirded out by that mannequin in back 😂

  • @margaret9893
    @margaret9893 6 лет назад +4892

    i don't think ryan and shane were being insensitive, they were just trying to make light of a serious situation, they probably didn't want the episode to be depressing

    • @emmie796
      @emmie796 6 лет назад +72

      Exactly

    • @criesincryptid
      @criesincryptid 6 лет назад +34

      margaret yes definitely

    • @starryoatmilk
      @starryoatmilk 6 лет назад +33

      margaret exactly!

    • @samp6935
      @samp6935 6 лет назад +161

      margaret IKR LIKE THEY DO THIS EVERY EPISODE WHY ARE PEOPLE SO TRIGGERED ALL OF A SUDDEN
      people are too sensitive these days tbh like I get it but they've been making jokes throughout the whole series why is this different??

    • @sarahamira5732
      @sarahamira5732 6 лет назад +10

      margaret yeah

  • @Toxic_Graham
    @Toxic_Graham Год назад +11

    Who’s here after they found the identity of the boy

  • @jadynmague1012
    @jadynmague1012 Год назад +8

    Anyone coming back now that he’s been identified!!??? I couldn’t believe it!

  • @nataliegrace223
    @nataliegrace223 5 лет назад +2511

    "kids have faces"
    - Ryan 2018