US EditionConvicted killer Bradley Murdoch dies 24 years after Peter Falconio's murder
NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA, JUL 15 – Authorities offer $500,000 reward for information as convicted killer Bradley Murdoch remains silent about Peter Falconio’s undiscovered remains after nearly 24 years.
- Bradley John Murdoch, who was found guilty in 2005 of the murder of British traveler Peter Falconio, passed away on 15 July 2025 in a palliative care unit at a hospital in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- Murdoch killed Falconio during a 2001 attack near Barrow Creek where Murdoch ambushed Falconio and his girlfriend Joanne Lees, who escaped after being assaulted at gunpoint.
- Murdoch never disclosed Falconio's body's location despite appeals and multiple police approaches, and authorities have repeatedly searched the vast desert between Alice Springs and Broome.
- Police recently doubled the reward to up to A$500,000 for information leading to Falconio's remains while Ms. Lees stated in 2017 she still wanted to 'bring him home'.
- Murdoch's death ends hope of further information from him, but police continue to appeal for public assistance to resolve Falconio's disappearance and offer closure to his family.
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In 2001, Bradley killed John Murdoch a British backpacker in the Australian outback. The body was never found. Now the convicted murderer died at the age of 67.
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‘Outback Killer’ Bradley John Murdoch dies at 67, leaving behind unsolved mystery of Peter Falconio’s body
Bradley John Murdoch, known as the “Outback Killer” and convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio who vanished in arid central Australia 24 years ago, has died, authorities said Wednesday. He was 67.
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