The Jamaica Constabulary Force revealed that multiple US agencies including FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration will be assisting in the investigation of murders of American missionaries Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols, whose bodies were recovered in a rural Jamaican province this past weekend.
"Yesterday, I called the United States ambassador to Jamaica to update him on the investigation and to assure him that we are doing everything possible to identify the criminals responsible for these brutal acts," said Police Commissioner Dr. Carl Williams of JCF.
Both Hentzel and Nichols worked with Pennsylvania-based TEAMS for Medical Missions, and had set off on their motorbikes to check on a site where they were constructing a house for a …show more content…
Randy (Hentzel), when he was found, had blood coming from his mouth."
"It's something no one would have thought would have happened," Garrick said. "There was nothing to indicate anyone wanted to do them harm. They are highly respected people within the community."
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness visited the Nichols' wife Teri, and prayed for the grieving family.
He said: "There are no words that can give any comfort for the loss of a loved one, especially under such tragic circumstances. It's always such a terrible thing, but the strength and true Christian spirit of forgiveness displayed here - the people of Jamaica want you to know what has happened here doesn't represent them."
"They, like you, want to see justice. This issue of crime is affecting everyone everywhere, and from what I've seen from the outpouring of the community, they do support you," he added.
Nichols' wife said she felt sorry for the murderers.
"Personally, I don't feel angry. Maybe there's a stage where, at some point, I'm going to be ticked off, but I feel sad for whoever committed this terrible crime. They don't know what they were doing or who they were doing it
"Yesterday, I called the United States ambassador to Jamaica to update him on the investigation and to assure him that we are doing everything possible to identify the criminals responsible for these brutal acts," said Police Commissioner Dr. Carl Williams of JCF.
Both Hentzel and Nichols worked with Pennsylvania-based TEAMS for Medical Missions, and had set off on their motorbikes to check on a site where they were constructing a house for a …show more content…
Randy (Hentzel), when he was found, had blood coming from his mouth."
"It's something no one would have thought would have happened," Garrick said. "There was nothing to indicate anyone wanted to do them harm. They are highly respected people within the community."
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness visited the Nichols' wife Teri, and prayed for the grieving family.
He said: "There are no words that can give any comfort for the loss of a loved one, especially under such tragic circumstances. It's always such a terrible thing, but the strength and true Christian spirit of forgiveness displayed here - the people of Jamaica want you to know what has happened here doesn't represent them."
"They, like you, want to see justice. This issue of crime is affecting everyone everywhere, and from what I've seen from the outpouring of the community, they do support you," he added.
Nichols' wife said she felt sorry for the murderers.
"Personally, I don't feel angry. Maybe there's a stage where, at some point, I'm going to be ticked off, but I feel sad for whoever committed this terrible crime. They don't know what they were doing or who they were doing it