reward to crack the cases.

The victims, both golf caddies, were: Irving Dunlop, 49, found dead in a church alley in Hamilton on December 21 1993; and Brian Earl Sherlock, 39, found in a pool of blood in a Hamilton parking lot on May 20 1994.

The reward also related to the murder of construction worker Reginald Chesterfield Wilson, 44, found floating in North Shore on February 22 1994.

Jamel Tito Dean Smith, 19, and Sean Charles Smith, both represented by Mr.

Mark Pettingill, have denied murdering him.

Yesterday, Police spokesman P.c. Gary Venning said the three murder inquiries were "still active''.

And he pointed out the $10,000 reward had still to be paid out.

It was in September 1994 the then Police Commissioner Mr. Lennett (Lennie) Edwards announced the "cash for tips'' bid to loosen tongues.

"I am offering a $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for causing the death of any or all of the following persons.'' He said Police had not ruled out the possibility of the same person being responsible for at least two of the killings.

"At least two investigations bear quite a bit of similarity and we tend to think that two in particular are very closely connected,'' he said.

P.c. Venning said yesterday the reward initially pulled in a "reasonable amount of information'', but naturally the flow had dried up.

"The reward is still outstanding,'' he added.