US Missionaries Murdered in . Jamaica W.I. … US Offer to Send FBI … Police Commissioner Open To Offer …

May 3, 2016 News Room

Commissioner of Police Dr. Carl Williams at right converses with Inspector Dahlia Garrick, head of the Constabulary Communications Unit (CCU) … the recent double murders of US missionaries are likely on their lips if not their minds. They had just finished an urgently called press conference to deal with these two high profile murders

With the US Emissary hounding at the heels the Police High Command … a hastily held press briefing was called for this evening at the Commissioner’s Office, St. Andrew. Despite the public pressure and under the glare of the international media the Commissioner appeared quite relaxed.

The Police Commissioner has named Randy Hentzel,48 and Harold Nichols, 53 as the missionaries murdered on or about April 30, 2016. Both are citizens who have lived and worked in St. Mary, Jamaica for years. “A motive has not been established …” declared the Commissioner. ” Yesterday I called the US Ambassador Marino to update him on investigation … The Ambassador in turn pledged resources to help …. ”

We caught up with him at his office and he said: “We will not rule out asking the USA for help. We have assembled a top level team of detectives to investigate these murders .Since March we have seen a spike in homicides”. A calm looking Williams as he spoke to Vision SIC exclusively.

Pic. Commissioner Williams at his office.

Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie is Senior International Correspondent & Photojournalist for Vision Newspaper Canada.