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Warren Wells

Case from Camden, NJ dated Apr 25, 1969

Victim Details

Warren Wells

Male

Black / African American

Camden

NJ

1969-04-25

27

Warren

Wells

07/08/2026

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In the spring of 1969 in Camden, New Jersey, the discovery of a young woman's body was a grim harbinger of a string of violent crimes that would grip the city. Just three days after Shirley Brittingham was found, another victim was identified as Warren Wells, a 27-year-old Black man. His death was part of a series of brutal slayings that initially baffled investigators, leading them to suspect a lone, vicious killer was preying on the community.

Detectives Earl Smith and Nate Jones were t ...
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  • Warren Wells, Star Receiver With a Derailed Career, Dies at 76
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