NORTHPORT, AL -On June 22, 2006, a group of friends found 17-year-old Jeremy Scott “Scotty” Cockrell shot and killed inside his Northport home.
A decade later, no one has ever been charged with the crime. During that time, family members have hoped for closure, and investigators have remained on the case.
Today, investigators still believe a particular piece of information could be valuable in leading them to a suspect.
Cockrell’s friends were coming to his home in the Biscayne Hills neighborhood, not far from the intersection of McFarland Blvd. and Highway 43, to pick him up for a day at the lake. They arrived that morning and found Cockrell had been killed.
According to the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit, there were signs of forced entry.
In the years since Cockrell’s death, investigators have said they have found nothing in Cockrell’s life that would have put him at heightened risk to become a victim of a homicide.
Cockrell’s older sister Larrah Craig agrees.
“It’s a shock for anyone that deals with something like this,” Craig said. “But when there’s nothing at all, any kind of behavior pattern that would have ever even led to anything like this, it’s worse. There’s no understanding, no closure.”
In the days leading up to the crime, witnesses reported seeing a late 1990s model white Ford Escort near Cockrell’s home on multiple occasions.
Investigators say the vehicle, with chrome or fake rims and a Jefferson County license plate, was occupied by black and white males.
Craig said she believes someone has the information that would lead investigators to a resolution in this case.
“Whoever it was that did it, I don't think it's possible to hold that in your entire life, something of that magnitude, something that evil that you did. So it's just going to take someone coming forward that has information," she said.
Craig says she still hopes for closure and wants the person responsible for her brother’s death held accountable. She also says she wants to know the motive for why someone took her brother’s life.
“Whoever it is, they're the ones having to deal with it, everyday, the rest of their life, for what they did. But I want closure as far as wanting to know why," she added.
Investigators want to hear from anyone with information on the vehicle or the case.
Contact the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit at (205) 464-8690, or make a confidential call to Jefferson County Crime Stoppers at (205) 254-7777 or Tuscaloosa County Crime Stoppers at (205) 752-STOP.
A decade later, no one has ever been charged with the crime. During that time, family members have hoped for closure, and investigators have remained on the case.
Today, investigators still believe a particular piece of information could be valuable in leading them to a suspect.
Cockrell’s friends were coming to his home in the Biscayne Hills neighborhood, not far from the intersection of McFarland Blvd. and Highway 43, to pick him up for a day at the lake. They arrived that morning and found Cockrell had been killed.
According to the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit, there were signs of forced entry.
In the years since Cockrell’s death, investigators have said they have found nothing in Cockrell’s life that would have put him at heightened risk to become a victim of a homicide.
Cockrell’s older sister Larrah Craig agrees.
“It’s a shock for anyone that deals with something like this,” Craig said. “But when there’s nothing at all, any kind of behavior pattern that would have ever even led to anything like this, it’s worse. There’s no understanding, no closure.”
In the days leading up to the crime, witnesses reported seeing a late 1990s model white Ford Escort near Cockrell’s home on multiple occasions.
Investigators say the vehicle, with chrome or fake rims and a Jefferson County license plate, was occupied by black and white males.
Craig said she believes someone has the information that would lead investigators to a resolution in this case.
“Whoever it was that did it, I don't think it's possible to hold that in your entire life, something of that magnitude, something that evil that you did. So it's just going to take someone coming forward that has information," she said.
Craig says she still hopes for closure and wants the person responsible for her brother’s death held accountable. She also says she wants to know the motive for why someone took her brother’s life.
“Whoever it is, they're the ones having to deal with it, everyday, the rest of their life, for what they did. But I want closure as far as wanting to know why," she added.
Investigators want to hear from anyone with information on the vehicle or the case.
Contact the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit at (205) 464-8690, or make a confidential call to Jefferson County Crime Stoppers at (205) 254-7777 or Tuscaloosa County Crime Stoppers at (205) 752-STOP.
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