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16-07-2025
Bradley Murdoch, the Australian man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, has died from throat cancer at the age of 67 while serving a life sentence in prison. Murdoch was convicted of murdering Falconio and attempting to kidnap and assaulting Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees, but never revealed the location of Falconio's body. The Northern Territory Police Force expressed regret that Murdoch died without disclosing the location of the remains, and a A$500,000 reward remains available for information leading to their discovery.
16-07-2025
Bradley Murdoch, who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, has died in hospital at the age of 67 without revealing the location of Falconio's remains. Murdoch was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder, which occurred on a remote highway in Australia's Northern Territory. Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees, was assaulted but escaped and had been seeking closure on the case for years, stating she wants to "bring him home." Despite numerous searches, Falconio's body has never been found.
16-07-2025
Bradley John Murdoch, the Australian killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio, died without revealing the location of Falconio's remains. Murdoch was convicted in 2005 of murdering Falconio and assaulting his girlfriend Joanne Lees, and was serving a life sentence. Despite being offered a reward of US$325,675 for information leading to the discovery of Falconio's remains, Murdoch took the location to his grave after being diagnosed with terminal throat cancer and dying in palliative care at the age of 67.