WOLFEBORO — William Murray died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, the Attorney General's office announced Tuesday morning.
Murray, 52, was found by police July 27. They were responding to a call placed at 7:32 that morning about a man lying on the ground in Pine Hill Cemetery.
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