Overview

• Bradley John Murdoch was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 28-year non-parole term after his 2005 conviction for the fatal shooting of British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001.
• He has consistently refused to disclose the location of Falconio’s body despite repeated police requests and has maintained his innocence through unsuccessful appeals.
• Authorities have conducted extensive searches—using trackers, roadblocks and aerial surveys—along the Stuart Highway without uncovering any trace of the remains.
• Under the Northern Territory’s “no body, no parole” law enacted in 2016, Murdoch will remain ineligible for release unless he cooperates in locating the remains.
• Acting Commander Mark Grieve said investigators have kept Falconio’s family and Joanne Lees informed as they intensify efforts to secure fresh leads.