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by Daniel Rickards

MURDER detectives investigating the shooting of three Essex drug barons in Rettendon in December have said they are still baffled.

In a desperate effort to get witnesses to come forward and give them a clue as to who carried out the murders, a reconstruction of the killings at Whitehouse Farm was screened on ITV's Crime Monthly before Christmas.

As a result, officers at South Woodham Ferrers police station where detectives have set up an incident room have received more than 30 anonymous calls from members of the public.

Ian Deale of Essex Police press office, said: "We are none the wiser about who did the shootings and we are still carrying out enquiries. "An article in a national newspaper appeared this week claiming we had confirmed a second gunman was involved.

At this stage we cannot say either way but we are still following up information we have received." Drug barons Patrick Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe were all shot in the body and head as they sat in their Range Rover on a farm track in Rettendon, on December 6.

The week prior to Christmas saw the burial of Basildon man Pat Tate at St Gabriel's church in Pitsea which saw 60 mourners including Tate's brother and baby son Jordan paying tributes. Police are still anxious to hear from any witnesses.