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Charles Cameron

Case from Queens, NY dated Jul 17, 1904

Victim Details

Charles J. Cameron

Male

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

1904-07-17

49

Charles

Cameron

07/20/2026

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Charles Cameron, a 49-year-old White male, was working as a detective with the New York City Police Department when a summer outing in Queens turned into the last scene of his life on July 17, 1904. He lived in Long Island City, Queens, at 582 Hunterspoint Avenue, and contemporary online memorial records list him as married and born in Ireland.

That Sunday placed him in plain clothes at a crowded picnic ground in Queens—described in online accounts as Fuhrer’s Park near 25th Street a ...
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  • Detective Charles J. Cameron - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • NYPD honoring 18 'forgotten' cops who died serving the city
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    Has anyone else been digging into the logistics of what happened that night at Fuhrer's Park? I've b... ...Read More
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