Webster, 41, was beaten to death with a baseball bat in what police have labelled in hate crime.  He was found naked and dying in a parking lot in a cruising area of Stanley Park, November 2.

A gay man with whom Webster had been seen a short time before his fatal encounter has not come forward.

Meanwhile, police will not say if a man attacked by four men armed with baseball bats in the park several weeks before Webster's murder has been interviewed.

Edward Smith survived the attack.  But he cannot understand why police did not follow up on information he provided investigators the night he was swarmed in the park.

Smith said that at the time he had been approached by the men on several occasions in the park before he was attacked.

Several weeks before Webster's murder he said he had provided police with a description of the dark green Jeep Cherokee the men were driving, including a licence plate number.  He said the man with the baseball bat was tall, skinny, and  fair-haired. 

The revelation has soured relations between the police and Vancouver's gay community.  Gay newspaper Xtra West has alleged officers investigating Smith's attack failed to pass on information that could have prevented Webster's slaying.

The gay community is raising its own reward.  The fund has grown to more than $3,000.  Community leaders are hoping to raise $10,000. The Justice For Aaron Webster Fund has an account at VanCity Credit Union and donations can be made at any branch. 

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