New HampshireDepartment of JusticeOffice of the Attorney General

News Release

For Immediate Release
August 4, 2020

Contact:
Kate Giaquinto, Director of Communications
kate.giaquinto@doj.nh.gov | 603-573-6103

Erin Fitzgerald, Assistant Attorney General
erin.fitzgerald@doj.nh.gov | (603) 271-3671

Joshua Speicher, Attorney
joshua.speicher@doj.nh.gov | (603) 271-3671

Partial Autopsy Results in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Death Investigation

Concord, NH – Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Nathan A. Noyes and Wolfeboro Police Chief Dean Rondeau announce further information regarding the suspicious death of William Murray (52) of Meredith.

At approximately 7:32 a.m. on July 27, 2020, the Wolfeboro Police Department received a call, reporting an adult male lying on the ground in Pine Hill Cemetery. Wolfeboro police officers responded to the cemetery. Upon arrival, the officers found Mr. Murray deceased on the property of the cemetery.

New Hampshire's Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jennie Duval conducted an autopsy of Mr. Murray. Based on the autopsy, Dr. Duval has determined that Mr. Murray's cause of death was gunshot wound of the head. At this time, the manner of Mr. Murray's death is pending further investigation.

The investigation is ongoing and additional information will be released as it becomes available, while protecting the integrity of the investigation. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Sergeant Kelly Healey of the New Hampshire State Police at 603-MCU-TIPS (603-628-8477).

New Hampshire Department of Justice
1 Granite Place South | Concord, NH | 03301
Telephone: 603-271-3658