WILTON – So far, less than 20 tips have been called in to state police regarding the homicide of Wilton contractor Raymond “Butch” Weed, a sergeant said Wednesday.

And not one e-mail has popped up in the box of the Maine State Police Criminal Investigation Division I, which is handling the case.

That’s surprising, said state police Sgt. Walter Grzyb, because usually when authorities ask the public for information they are inundated with calls and e-mails.

“It’s a real murder mystery,” he said of the shooting death of Weed.

The 40-year-old was killed in the entryway of his home at 32 Main St. between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Dec. 23. He was found by friends delivering Christmas gifts.

Since then, a team of between six and 10 State Police detectives have been working the case daily because “fortunately no other cases have come in to divert our attention,” Grzyb explained. More than 100 people have been interviewed.

On Wednesday, state police spokesman Stephen McCausland said there was nothing new in the case, but, he added, “One piece of information can just break a case wide open.”

Grzyb said one anonymous phone tip was received and, “We were able to do quite a bit with it.”

At this point, he said, there is more work than time.

That’s because Weed was well known, the investigator said, and because he covered a lot of ground in his work and personal life.

“There was a lot going on in this guy’s life,” the sergeant said.

Weed was divorced and lived alone.

Grzyb said there are several people “we’ve looked at,” but after “interviewing them again and doing the legwork we move on.”

The investigation has taken detectives to Lewiston, he said.

“We’re staying right with this one until we’ve got it solved. Eventually something shakes,” he said.

He stressed every sliver of information is helpful, citing the 1998 murder of Albert “Sonny” Parker in Wilton that was solved with a call.

Grzyb said investigators were scratching their heads a bit after finding the 68-year-old man shot in his Village View home. A tip to police led them to a motel room where Steven Dale Holloway confessed to the crime while being interrogated. He is serving 20 years after a plea agreement reduced the murder charge to manslaughter.

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