Overview

• Murdoch, 67, died in the Alice Springs Hospital palliative care unit after being moved from prison in June following a 2019 terminal throat cancer diagnosis.
• Convicted in 2005 of shooting Peter Falconio on the Stuart Highway and attempting to abduct Joanne Lees, he was serving a life sentence with a 28-year non-parole period.
• He maintained his innocence until death and never disclosed where he hid Falconio’s body, which has remained undiscovered despite 24 years of search efforts.
• In June, Northern Territory police increased the reward to A$500,000 under the 2016 “no body, no parole” law and continue to seek public tips.
• Falconio’s father, Luciano, renewed his emotional plea for information on his son’s burial site and a mandatory coroner’s inquiry has been ordered into Murdoch’s death in custody.