Australia's most infamous killer is dying and still refuses to reveal where Peter Falconio's body is
Australias most infamous killer, Bradley Murdoch in palliative care
Bradley John Murdoch, the man convicted of one of Australia's most chilling crimes, has reportedly been moved from prison to palliative care as he succumbs to terminal cancer.
Murdoch, 67, is serving a life sentence for the 2001 murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio. According to NT News, the convicted killer was transferred from Darwin Correctional Centre to Alice Springs Hospital last week. Sources inside the facility say he was visibly frail, confined to a wheelchair, and said goodbye to fellow inmates on June 19.
'The Department of Corrections does not comment on the health of individual prisoners,' a spokesperson said. 'Additionally, we do not provide details about prisoner movements or escorts for operational security reasons.'Murdoch was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2019. While specific details remain under wraps, multiple media outlets report his condition has significantly worsened in recent months.
Peter Falconio, 28, and his girlfriend Joanne Lees, 27, were travelling in a Kombi van through the remote outback north of Barrow Creek in the Northern Territory on July 14, 2001. They were flagged down by Murdoch, who was posing as a motorist in distress.
Murdoch shot Falconio and attempted to abduct Lees, who was bound and forced into his vehicle. She escaped and hid in the bush for hours before flagging down a passing truck.Despite a massive search effort, Falconio's body has never been found.Murdoch, a drug smuggler with a long criminal history, was arrested more than a year later. A Darwin jury unanimously found him guilty of murder in 2005. He was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 28 years.Under the Northern Territory's 'no body, no parole' law, introduced in 2016, Murdoch will never be released unless he reveals the location of Falconio's remains.While his death may bring some a sense of finality, many, including Falconio's family, fear Murdoch will take the secret of Peter's final resting place to his grave.Joanne Lees said in a rare interview in 2017, 'I love Pete so much. I want to bring him home. I need to bring him home.'As Murdoch spends his final days in hospital care, that hope now hangs in the balance.
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