A neighborhood in Perthshire fears the person who killed a canine walker resides amongst them, in keeping with their native councillor.
Brian Law, 65, was discovered useless in Aberfeldy on 17 February.
A homicide investigation was solely launched by police six days later when a autopsy examination revealed he had accidents in line with a taking pictures.
Perth and Kinross councillor John Duff has instructed the BBC that somebody within the space could have a “nugget of data” that might assist clear up the case.
Cllr Duff instructed Radio Scotland’s Drivetime programme: “There is a priority that persons are questioning if the person accountable does stay right here amongst us.”
Cllr Duff added that individuals within the space will “be preserving their doorways locked that by no means did earlier than.”
Mr Low was a retired groundsman who had labored at Edradynate Estate till his retirement in February 2023.
His black Labrador was discovered close to the trail within the Pitillie space of the city the place his physique was found.
Cllr Duff mentioned there had been “concern” within the space over the period of time it took the police to grasp the sufferer had been murdered.
He mentioned: “There is a priority on the delay in recognising that it was a homicide on the outset. The reply presumably does lie in the neighborhood.
“There can be individuals who possibly know issues, or know info that they haven’t fairly linked to the crime to this point.
“Somebody on the market could have a nugget of data.”
He added that many residents have been nonetheless “in a state of shock” over the crime however concern over a gunman being on the free had “subsided” for the reason that preliminary discovery of Mr Low’s physique.
He mentioned: “We want solutions. The household want solutions, the police want solutions and we have to clear up this thriller and discover out who’s accountable.”
They additionally appealed to anybody who was within the space with dashcam, or CCTV footage to share it with officers.
Det Supt Lorna Ferguson acknowledged final week that police had carried out “a lot of further strains of inquiry in the previous few days” and have been remaining “open-minded” about attainable motives.
She added police have been “assured” the reply to the crime was inside the local people.