Detectives have been carrying out new interviews after fresh evidence emerged in an unsolved murder from more than 12 years ago.

A team of officers have been put on the murder case of Brian Simmons whose body was found dumped in Pembroke Dump with his throat slashed.

But just a few weeks ago new evidence was "presented" to investigators and as a result, they have been conducting new rounds of questioning.

Police have not revealed details of the new information but say they are hopeful it will lead to a breakthrough in the case.

Mr. Simmons, 29, was found dead at the dump, not far from his Curving Avenue home, on October 9, 1994.

Police got some information from the public in 1994, but not enough to crack the case.

All investigative trails went cold and the case was dormant for years.

The head of serious crime investigations, Superintendent Sinclair White would not specifically characterise the new evidence, or reveal its source, but he spoke generically about cold cases.

He said: "Sometimes we receive information coming from a member of the public that may open up a new line in the investigation. And of course we go ahead and go down that avenue, do it fully and have a very good look at it. Then if it leads us to further evidence we will continue with it until it is exhausted.''

Supt. White explained there is a new focus now to find the person who killed Mr. Simmons.

He said: "We put together a small team to review and develop the evidence and there will be a report submitted in due course."

The Bermuda Police Service typically keeps its homicide investigations very close to the chest.

This week, however, Supt. White talked about every single unsolved case currently on the books. He was cautious not to reveal specific investigation details, but laid out a status report for the public as his department conducts a cold case review.

Of late the Simmons murder file has seen the most movement.

It's unclear why Brian Simmons was murdered in October of 1994 and it is certainly unclear who wanted him dead.

A year-and-a-half before his murder Mr. Simmons filed a formal complaint accusing a Police officer of beating him. He claimed the attack was unprovoked, causing a black eye and injured ribs.

It allegedly happened when Mr. Simmons was arrested on an outstanding warrant.

When he got to Plea Court he told a Magistrate: "He hit me about 25 times. He just went crazy. He lost control. He only stopped when the other Policemen stopped him. Then they asked me if I had cooled down.

"I was in a bad way. He hurt my eye and my ribs are still very sore. I asked for a doctor but I had to wait 13 hours before an inspector came in."

Mr. Simmons was no angel in the eyes of law enforcement. He was hauled into the station in February of 1993 because he missed a court appearance for allegedly breaking into a residence.

But that still doesn't explain his brutal throat slashing homicide and why it was never solved.

It's hoped the new information along with a new round of interviews will produce new leads that will ultimately put Police on the trail of a suspect.