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An article Wylie wrote in 1951 in ''The Saturday Evening Post'' entitled 'Anyone Can Raise Orchids' led to the popularization of this hobby &mdash; not just the rich, but gardeners of every economic level began experimenting with orchids
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In August 1963, his niece Janice Wylie was murdered, along with her roommate Emily Hoffert, in New York City.  The crime, which became known as the "[[Career Girls murders|Career Girls Murder Case]]," led to the &mdash; at that time &mdash; most expensive criminal investigation in New York's history. The case provided the inspiration for the television movie ''[[The Marcus-Nelson Murders]]'', which led to the television series ''[[Kojak]]''.

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[[Category:Princeton University alumni]]
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