They served as pallbearers, carrying the little white casket to the grave July 24, 1957. The boy was buried in clothes belonging to a detective's son. Many theories about death The case has always been investigated as a homicide. Dr. Joseph Spelman, the city medical examiner at the time, ruled that the cause of death was multiple head injuries. But the manner of death was never determined.
Countless stories written about the case refer to the boy as a murder victim.
Some say he was beaten to death. But one of the people closest to the case always believed the boy died naturally, or more likely as the result of an accident. Inc. All rights reserved.