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Coverage dated November 2, 2026 to November 3, 2026

North Carolina police exhume remains of 'Boxcar Boy' in 94-year-old cold case

Headline from FOX8 WGHP

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A Charlotte mystery nearly 100 years old could soon be solved. Key progress was made Monday in identifying a teenager killed in a 1932 train accident. Digging at the Elmwood Cemetery gravesite of the boy known only as the 'Boxcar Boy' began Monday with a tractor,…

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  1. FOX 46 Charlotte

    CMPD investigators exhume remains of 'Boxcar Boy' with hopes of finally identifying him (opens FOX 46 Charlotte)

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    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A Charlotte mystery nearly 100 years old could soon be solved. Key progress was made Monday in identifying a teenager killed in a 1932 train accident. Digging at the Elmwood Cemetery gravesite of the boy known only as the 'Boxcar Boy' began Monday with a tractor,…

  2. FOX8 WGHP

    North Carolina police exhume remains of 'Boxcar Boy' in 94-year-old cold case (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A Charlotte mystery nearly 100 years old could soon be solved. Key progress was made Monday in identifying a teenager killed in a 1932 train accident. Digging at the Elmwood Cemetery gravesite of the boy known only as the 'Boxcar Boy' began Monday with a tractor,…