Group to aid robbery victims While state police continue a “very frustrating and drawn out investigation" into the murder of a Newport service station attendant a Portland lawyer said Friday an organization is being formed to help victims of service station robberies Attorney Edward Heisler who is general counsel to the Maine Gasoline Retailers’ Association said he is drawing up the legal paperwork necessary to start a non-profit tax-exempt corporation called the Service Station Reward Fund A number of associated either directly or indirectly with the retail gasoline industry have agreed to serve as directors of the new corporation The bullet ridden body of Robert P McKee a 35-year-old school teacher was found early in the morning of June 20 at McNally’s Texaco Station in Newport McKee was the father of a six-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy He had been working as the night attendant at the service station People associated with organizing the fund drive said Friday that the brutal slaying of McKee served as the catalyst for their efforts The organizers hope to get a $20 contribution from each of the 1800 retail asOline dealers in Maine art of the money will be used to establish a reward fund for information that leads to the conviction of people who rob service stations The other portion of the money will be used to help the families of service stations workers who are killed or wounded by robbers No money has been solicited yet and none will until the legal work is completed But the organizers expect wide support within the industry because of an increasing number of service station robberies in Maine Meanwhile Asst Atty Gen John Atwood said Friday that the investigation into McKee’s murder has been “very frustrating and drawn out We’re having a tough time” State police led by Det Larry Hall have traveled as far away as Connecticut checking out possible leads but none have yet been fruitful Hall reiterated an earlier plea fa any possible witnesses to come forward for the sake of McKee's wife and children aUSAR