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Download this stock image: Candles in honor of victims of homicide in Camden, N.J., burn during a vigil at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, N.J., on Dec. 31, 2012. In the annual vigil, an hour is dedicated to remembering each homicide victim. The city of 77,000 had a record 67 homicides in 2012.
Dec 30, 2008 · For more than a decade, Sister Helen Cole has conducted a year-end vigil for Camden's homicide victims. Yesterday morning, Sister Helen lit the first of 55 red votive candles for the 55 people killed in the city as of Sunday.
Dec 30, 2011 · Each November, when Sister Helen Cole starts planning her annual candlelight vigil to remember Camden's homicide victims, she starts with the latest death and works backward, setting aside an hour for each person.
Dec 28, 2012 · Camden's annual peace vigil began in 1995, when Sister Helen Cole wanted to mark a record 58 homicides that year with a candle per victim and an hour each. Skip to content Friday, July 7, 2023
Dec 31, 2014 · The names of the city's murder victims adorn candles at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Camden, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. (Staff photo by Jason Laday | South Jersey Times)
Dec 29, 2013 · The youngest, 16-year-old Alexander Salgado, was shot to death in November. Gunshot wounds were the single most common cause of death, accounting for all but four homicides. Cole said the few...
Dec 30, 2008 · CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- A long vigil is under way to mourn the 55 homicide victims in Camden this year. It was among the deadliest years ever in the city that regularly ranks among the...