Detectives are renewing their plea for information about the brutal killing of a father who was found stabbed to death in his home a year ago today.

Despite a $10,000 reward, Police have so far drawn a blank in the slaying of Glen Calvin (Bugsy) Wolffe.

And last night, the man leading the inquiry, Detective Chief Inspector Carlton Adams urged anyone shielding the attacker or withholding information to come forward.

Even though the unusually high reward had so far failed to turn up the murderer, Det Chief Insp. Adams said he believed the case would eventually be cracked.

"I am confident that this crime will be resolved,'' he said.

"I believe someone knows the identification of the culprit and I want to remind the public that the reward of $10,000 still stands, although, to date, it has elicited only a small response from the public.

"I therefore renew the appeal for anyone who may have information that may assist us in this investigation to come forward.'' The senior detective earlier said that it was unfortunate that certain members of the public with information no doubt wanted to see justice being done, but had chosen to play no part in helping that process.

He added: "The $10,000 was offered because Police believed there were individuals who have information that might reveal the identity of the culprit.

"The intention was to provide them with the opportunity to help the community to bring closure to a very serious crime.'' Homosexual Mr. Wolffe, 43, who was the father of a teenaged son, was found dead in his Heathcote Hill home in Sandys on November 17 last year.

Known to family and friends as a private, quiet man, he lived alone and was last definitely seen alive by relatives on the Friday before his body was found some five days later.

He is believed to have lain undiscovered for a number of days after suffering several sharp force injuries on various parts of his body.

Murder remains a mystery Detectives have released very little detail about how stonemason Mr. Wolffe was killed, but said it appeared to be a motiveless, brutal act.

More than 200 people have been interviewed, but the information that will lead Police to the murderer has yet to be uncovered.

Mr. Wolffe was known to frequent clubs around Hamilton, but during the few days before his death he was not seen with anybody out of the ordinary.

And Det Chief Insp. Adams said he did not believe Mr. Wolffe was killed by someone specifically targeting men at random, or that his death was the result of a sex game gone wrong.

One of Mr. Wolffe's friends, who did not wish to be named, believed the killer may have already left the Island.

The friend doubted whether anybody was withholding information or shielding the butcher.

He added: "I don't think anybody does know who did it, maybe apart from the killer himself.

"Nobody seems to know anything and people don't seem to want to talk about it. There was a lot of talk when it happened last year that maybe the killer was not from Bermuda and had left soon after. I think that could well be the case.'' And he said he was also disappointed that the reward had not drawn information out.

He added: "Glen was a father and, as his son got older, they became closer.

Glen's family deserves to have justice.'' Det Chief Insp. Adams said even though a year had gone by without charges being brought, he was determined to find the killer.

He previously said: "I don't know how long it is going to take, but I assure everyone that we will continue until the killer is found.

"Bugsy was murdered. He deserves, and his family deserves, to get closure of this.

"I intend to persist with this until we are able to bring someone before the courts.'' Anyone with information can talk to Det Chief Insp. Adams in confidence on 299-4315, or can call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1-800-623-8477.