On the evening of December 23, 2003, Raymond Butch Weed, a 40-year-old White male and local contractor, was found shot to death while sitting at his desk in his Main Street home in Wilton, Maine. Two friends who stopped by to deliver Christmas gifts discovered his body around 7:30 p.m. Authorities estimate the shooting occurred between 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. that day. Earlier Weed had been seen at a downtown pizzeria and had spoken with his sister the day before, excited about Christmas presents for his nieces and nephews.

The Maine State Police quickly classified the death as a homicide. Investigators have interviewed dozens of people, set up at least one roadblock to question motorists, and followed numerous tips over the years, but no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. The family has at times offered a reward, and Weed’s mother died in 2018 without knowing who was responsible. The case remains open with the Maine State Police Unsolved Homicide Unit.

Anyone who knew Butch Weed, his routines that day, or who was in downtown Wilton on December 23, 2003, is asked to come forward with information.