Jul 29, 2007 9:53 pm US/Eastern
Island Death Leaves Questions For New Hope Family
by Todd Quinones
NEW HOPE, Pa. (CBS 3) ―
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Jamie's family believes he was possibly murdered by two men who followed Jamie out of the bar after a dispute. Jamie's mom believes that police flushed away potentially vital evidence from the bloody crime scene.
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21-Year-old Jamie Cockayne's voyage to paradise ended with his funeral.
"Jamie was stabbed and beaten and left to die," victim's mother Jeanie Cockayne said.
From inside their New Hope home Jamie's family has been busy going over the evidence trying to figure out who killed him in the early morning hours of June 19th on the Island of St. John.
"Jamie was stabbed multiple times, stabbed seven times from what we learned it looks like he was attacked twice. He was attacked he got away and they attacked him again," victim's brother Jeff Cockayne said.
The 2005 New Hope Salisbury High School graduate was a certified sailing instructor and was on St. John waiting for a job opportunity as well as to help his mom look for a retirement home.
"It's unbearable really. You can only take so much at one time," Jeff said.
More than a month after the murder Jamie's family has grown fed up with the Virgin Islands Police force which they claim has not been helpful and is incompetent.
"I have no real idea as to what state the investigation is in. There's really been literally no communication with us, his parents, or his family," victim's father Bill Cockayne said.
Jamie's family believes he was possibly murdered by two men who followed him out of the bar after a dispute. Jamie's mom believes that police flushed away potentially vital evidence from the bloody crime scene.
"They hosed down the crime scene before the major crimes unit arrived," Jeanie said.
That is one of the reasons why the Cockayne's have been in contact with Senator Arlen Specter as well as Congressmen Patrick Murphy. They are hoping their efforts will help get the investigation turned over to federal authorities since St. John is part of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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