Could this mean, perhaps, there was a serial child killer on the loose? (I got lost in an internet spiral upon hearing her name and after intending to only briefly read up on her facts, I still sat there, two hours later. A deciding factor in Fredrick Benosis’ report was the recent story circulating of the murdered child, Mary Jane Barker. I guess that’s because I’m not a murderer.) Could crucial evidence have been destroyed here, by exposure to the elements? Would it have been different if he had reported it straight away? A few days later, a more honest yet similarly frightened soul discovered the boy in the box and made the decision to report it to police. ( I don’t know about you, but I could not live with that in my head. Fearing prosecution due to his illegal traps, he made the decision to ignore the boy’s body and carry on with his life. Instead, he stumbled across the battered and mutilated remains of a very young child in a card board box- a vision from the depths of nightmares. However, he was not to discover the body of an animal like he had desired. A hunter named John Stachowiak searched the traps he had (illegally) laid, in anticipation for a capture.
The date of death can only be limited to the month of February, since the specific date could not be established due to weather conditions. This case begins on a cold Philadelphia February day in 1957.