On the night of January 24–25, 1998, Emanuel Oliver Wykle, 25, was shot and killed in the vicinity of the Club Royal on McCalla Avenue in Knoxville. He was with 22-year-old Phillip Delantia Wilkerson Jr., who was also shot and died. Law enforcement found a double homicide at the scene; what happened in the moments before the shooting has not been made public.

The investigation was unable to identify a suspect or suspects, and no arrests have been announced. The motive for the killings remains unknown. Both deaths are still listed among Knoxville’s cold cases, and the families have not received answers about that January night.

If anyone knew Emanuel or Phillip, or has information about the Club Royal area that night, please share what might help move this case forward.