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Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie was released from the Camden County jail after the grand jury returned a no bill on a manslaughter charge in the death of his son James, 17, at 1144 Princess Avenue. Camden Courier-Post, December 31, 1953.
Sgt. John V. Wilkie, Camden's "notebook cop," was moved to the county jail after failing to raise $50,000 bail during the investigation of the fatal shooting of his son James, 17, in their Princess Avenue home. Camden Courier-Post, December 24, 1953.
James S. Wilkie, 17, son of Camden Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, was found shot to death in the family home at 1144 Princess Avenue, his father's service revolver beneath his body; the coroner ruled the death a suicide. Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953.