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Philadelphia’s slain ‘Boy in Box’: 66 years later we know his name

Revealing the name to the public, authorities hope it will bring them a step closer to the boy’s killer and give the victim a measure of dignity.

By Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press

Philadelphia hits 300 homicides, just shy of last year’s record setting rate

“It is traumatic, not just for those directly affected, but for everybody who lives in the city, everybody who is indirectly affected.”

By Tom MacDonald/WHYY
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