BY DAKOTA TAIT
A Supreme Court judge says the verdict for the alleged murder of Leisl Smith in 2012 will never be revealed, after her accused killer passed away.
Accused killer James Scott Church was found dead on Thursday morning, a day before the verdict in the murder trial.
Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.
Justice Elizabeth Fullerton says she's now legally unable to hand down the findings.
Ms Smith's body has never been found after her disappearance ten years ago, with prosecutors claiming she had been buried in the Upper Hunter.
