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Maureen Dettre

Mystery remains over opal miner's death

The naked and decomposed body of 40-year-old Paul Murray was found near Lighting Ridge in 1995. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

The mysterious death of an opal miner near the NSW outback town of Lightning Ridge nearly three decades ago is being scrutinised, with the reward for useful information about the case raised to $500,000.

The naked and decomposed body of 40-year-old Paul Murray was found in scrub by two graziers about two kilometres from his camp site on April 22, 1995.

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