After more than 13 years marred by lies and silence, the family of a "fiercely free-spirited" young woman have finally learned she was killed by her controlling lover.

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Leisl Smith, 23, was last seen alive on CCTV getting into a white ute at Tuggerah railway station on the NSW Central Coast in August 2012.

The vehicle belonged to her lover and accused killer, James Church, who was charged with her murder and faced trial 10 years later.

But the trial verdict was sealed after Church died by suicide on the eve of it being delivered in the NSW Supreme Court in July 2022.

Ms Smith's family have now finally received answers to painful questions a

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