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Murdoch’s Final Defiance Before Death | Melbourne News
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In his final days, Bradley John Murdoch — convicted murderer of backpacker Peter Falconio — defiantly insisted he knew nothing about the body’s location during a tense police interview, even as he faced death from throat cancer. The chilling case, which unfolded on a remote highway in 2001 when Murdoch staged a car breakdown, led to Falconio’s murder and his girlfriend Joanne Lees’ brutal kidnapping — though Lees escaped. Despite serving a life sentence and being confronted repeatedly, Murdoch never revealed the body’s whereabouts. Now, 25 years later, Northern Territory Police are still hunting for the truth, offering a half-million-dollar reward for any information that could finally bring closure to one of Australia’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.
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