SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — State police have still not determined the name of a young boy found dead Saturday on a dirt road, a detail of the investigation that Lt. Brian McDonough called "frustrating" multiple times Monday.

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — State police have still not determined the name of a young boy found dead Saturday on a dirt road, a detail of the investigation that Lt. Brian McDonough called "frustrating" multiple times Monday.



The release of a computer-generated photo of the boy, contact with all police departments and school districts in Maine and New Hampshire, multiple press conferences, and work with missing children agencies all didn't bear fruit Monday, and Lt. Brian McDonough said his department will continue to actively pursue every lead and wait for the phone call identifying the child.



"I think this is extremely unusual," said McDonough during a press conference Monday about the fact that the parents of the boy hadn't called police and no one has called to positively identify him. "It really delays the investigation significantly. It's a little bit frustrating in (terms of) the delay, but I'm confident we're doing the everything right."



State police held two press conferences about the boy on Monday at Libby-Scott Paving off Route 4, a short distance from the wooded area off Dennett Road where the boy's body was found at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, in order to raise public awareness about the boy.



Police had "upwards of 100" leads about the body as of Monday afternoon, according to McDonough, including a once "promising" one about a missing child matching the deceased boy's description.



Details about that lead weren't released, although McDonough said police eliminated the lead after that missing boy was located during a welfare check in an undisclosed community.

Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland said his department is still actively investigating the case and isn't just passively waiting for the call identifying the child. He also said it was strange that the parents have yet to place a call — something he said would "crack the case wide open."



"Somebody knows who this little boy is," he said. "Someone is holding back for some reason."



McDonough said Monday it would be "premature" to say whether a family member may be involved in the boy's death, or if the boy was dumped in the secluded Dennett Road area.



The boy, who is estimated to be between 4 and 6 years old, was discovered at about 5:30 p.m. Saturday by an individual or individuals driving along Dennett Road, according to McDonough.



He said the boy, who is about 3 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 45 pounds, was found covered with a green blanket and left near a hemlock tree off the dirt road.



McDonough said the boy was likely left in the woods around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, although McDonough declined Monday to release details about the boy's death, the condition of the body or results of an autopsy performed Sunday.







Police also aren't releasing information about the person or persons who found the boy. A resident living on an extension of Dennett Road declined to be interviewed by Foster's Daily Democrat on Monday.



McDonough did say, though, that the individual or individuals who found the body also reported seeing a blue Toyota Tacoma pickup truck close to the crime scene at about 7:30 a.m. Saturday, about two hours after police estimate the boy died.



Police are still pursuing leads about the vehicle, which is described as navy blue truck with an extended cab and a full cap cover over the bed and a white license plate, and no additional details were released Monday.



Despite the lack of information about the boy's identity, McDonough said he is "pleased with the progress the investigation is making" and is confident the high volume of information and coverage about the boy will bring resolution.

Among the details released about the boy include the fact that he has dirty blond hair, blue eyes and was wearing a gray Faded Glory-brand camouflage hooded sweat shirt, tan khaki pants and "Lightning McQueen" black sneakers, according to police.



Leads about the boy are coming from all over the state, New England and even as far away as Illinois, Michigan and Ohio, according to McDonough. He said several of the leads seem "promising," although he said couldn't confirm whether any of the leads match or there is a common thread between them.



"There's a lot coming from all over the place, but obviously we're prioritizing them because some fit a little better than some of the others," said McDonough. "We're trying to follow up on those as quick as we can."



Police are also working with local day cares, pediatricians and other agencies as well as the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children and others to try and identify the boy, who McDonough said may or may not be local.



Police are also using surveillance video from area businesses as part of the investigation, although additional details about that footage wasn't released Monday.



Police said they will continue to have regular updates about the boy, and McCausland asked anyone with information about the boy's identity or the pickup truck to call the Maine State Police Department in Gray at 207-657-3030.