On the night of December 23rd, 2003, two friends dropping off Christmas gifts at the home of 40-year-old Raymond Butch Weed were shocked to find their friend, a well-known and beloved member of the Wilton

Maine community dead.

Some time between his regular visit to his favorite hangout in downtown Wilton and returning home just a quarter mile away on Main Street,

an unknown assailant entered Butch's home and stole his life.

To this day, a suspect has never been apprehended, and Main State Police have remained tight

lift about any details they've learned over the course of a nearly 20-year investigation.

Butch's family members hold out hope that they won't have to wait much longer to know who killed their brother and finally see justice handed down to the person or persons responsible.

This case has been requested dozens of times by

Dark Down East listeners. The emails and dams I've received over the last two years

have all spoken highly of the man at the center of the case, but a few of those messages

also suggested that there might be more to the case than meets the eye.

Wilton, Maine is a small town, and for such a high profile case to go unsolved this long, rumors are rampant.

I'm Kylie Lowe and this is the unsolved

down east.

Raymond Butch Weed,

Raymond Weed, better known as Butch to his friends and Butchy to his siblings, was born in Connecticut, the middle child of five kids.

He was a deeply devoted family man, and he gave his all to everything he did, whether it was

showing up for his family whenever they needed him, helping out his friends and

neighbors, skillfully building and

renovating the homes of his clients or volunteering his time for his community.

Though he didn't move to Wilton, Maine until 1985,

butchweed became part of the fabric of the town, and it seemed everyone in Wilton knew Butch.

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