Peter Falconio murder 25 years on: new footage shows dying Australian outback killer’s refusal to reveal body’s location

Bradley John Murdoch served a life sentence for the murder of Peter Falconio and the assault and attempted kidnapping of Falconio’s girlfriend Joanne Lees. Photograph: Rob Hutchison/EPA View image in fullscreen Bradley John Murdoch served a life sentence for the murder of Peter Falconio and the assault and attempted kidnapping of Falconio’s girlfriend Joanne Lees. Photograph: Rob Hutchison/EPA Peter Falconio murder 25 years on: new footage shows dying Australian outback killer’s refusal to reveal body’s location NT police release body-worn camera vision of Bradley John Murdoch denying knowing where UK backpacker’s body is weeks before his death Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Infamous killer Bradley John Murdoch aggressively denied knowing where the body of still-missing backpacker Peter Falconio was during a police interview weeks before he died. NT Police released body-worn camera vision of the interview on Saturday, days before the 25th anniversary of the killing of the 28-year-old Brit on the Stuart Highway near Barrow Creek, in July 2001. Murdoch served a life sentence for murdering Falconio and the assault and attempted kidnapping of his girlfriend Joanne Lees but maintained his innocence and refused to divulge where he hid the body. He died in Alice Springs hospital in July 2025 from throat cancer. Less than a month earlier, NT Police made a last-ditch attempt to pry a confession from Murdoch and have him reveal where Falconio’s body was. View image in fullscreen A screen grab shows Bradley John Murdoch denying he knows where Peter Falconio’s body is in an interview with NT Police, weeks before he died from cancer in 2025. Photograph: PR HANDOUT/AAP “I need you to have a think about if Peter Falconio was your son … and somebody knew something about where his body was,” an officer can be heard asking Murdoch. “Don’t beat around the bush because I’m just going to cut you short every time OK?” Murdoch replied. “I know nothing. I’ve said this for 22 years. I know nothing.” After the officer asked Murdoch to think about his answer, he launched a foul-mouthed tirade strenuously denying any knowledge. “I’m not thinking about it. I’ve thought about, I thought about it for 22 fucking years,” he said. “I’ve been with these fellas for 22 years. They’ve all understood what’s going on, I’ve said the same story over and over and over, and now you’re here at the last minute because I’m fucking dying.” View image in fullscreen Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees. Photograph: Jayne Russell/Alamy The July 2001 incident gained worldwide attention and partly inspired the horror movie Wolf Creek. The backpackers were travelling along the highway when Murdoch drove up behind them and indicated they should pull over, saying their van might have an engine problem. skip past newsletter promotion after newsletter promotion Falconio went behind the car with him to investigate and Lees heard a gunshot. Murdoch then cable-tied her and covered h