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Reward for Falconio’s Remains Doubled to A$500,000 After Convicted Killer Enters Palliative Care

The enhanced bounty seeks to recover Falconio’s remains before Murdoch, now under hospice care, dies of terminal cancer.

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Bradley John Murdoch, right, has reportedly been taken from prison to palliative care in Alice Springs.
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Overview

  • After a 2019 throat cancer diagnosis, Bradley John Murdoch was transferred to palliative care at Alice Springs Hospital this month.
  • Northern Territory Police have increased their reward offer from A$250,000 to A$500,000 with a public appeal for tips leading to Falconio’s remains.
  • Peter Falconio was fatally shot on July 14, 2001, along the Stuart Highway near Barrow Creek as he and Joanne Lees traveled in a camper van.
  • Despite extensive searches and repeated police interviews, Falconio’s remains remain undiscovered and Murdoch has refused to disclose their location.
  • The territory’s 2016 “no body, no parole” law bars Murdoch from parole until he assists in locating the body, extending his life sentence beyond the 28-year non-parole term.