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On a cold winter night in Knoxville, Tennessee, the lives of two young men were tragically cut short in a burst of violence that remains a mystery to this day. Phillip Delantia Wilkerson Jr., a 22-year-old male, was with his friend, 25-year-old Emanuel Oliver Wykle, on January 24, 1998. The two were near the Club Royal, located at 2111 McCalla Avenue, when they were both fatally shot.

The specific circumstances leading up to the shooting are not publicly known, and the Knoxville Police De ...Read More
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Victim Details

Phillip Delantia Wilkerson Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

1998-01-24

22

Phillip

Delantia Wilkerson Jr.

01/04/2026