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Convicted killer Bradley Murdoch dies 24 years after Peter Falconio's murder
NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA, JUL 15 – Bradley John Murdoch died without revealing where he buried Peter Falconio despite a $500,000 reward and laws requiring disclosure for parole eligibility, police said.
- Bradley Murdoch, who was found guilty in 2005 of the 2001 murder of Peter Falconio in Australia's Northern Territory, passed away on July 15, 2025, at a hospital in Alice Springs where he was receiving palliative care.
- Murdoch's death followed a terminal throat cancer diagnosis in 2019, and despite repeated police efforts to reinterview him, he never disclosed Falconio's body's location.
- On July 14, 2001, a couple traveling in their van on the Stuart Highway was stopped by Murdoch, who claimed sparks were coming from their vehicle, then shot the male victim and threatened the female companion at gunpoint.
- Authorities offer a $500,000 reward for information leading to Falconio’s remains, with Acting Commander Mark Grieve urging anyone with details to come forward despite the passage of time.
- Murdoch's death leaves Falconio's family without closure, as his remains remain undiscovered despite ongoing investigations and multiple appeals for information.
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