Crime & Justice
Newly-released bodycam footage shows police questioning Peter Falconio's killer about body location
July 13, 2026 at 07:15 PM · Updated 95d ago
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BNBBC News
Australian police reveal previously unseen photos 25 years after Falconio murder
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TGThe Guardian
Police hope new photos will help find remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio 25 years after infamous murder
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BNBBC News
Newly-released video shows Peter Falconio's killer questioned
(opens the publisher’s site)Australian police have released bodycam footage of a final attempt to get Bradley Murdoch to reveal where he hid Peter Falconio's body, on the 25th anniversary of the murder.
- Police released bodycam footage filmed in June 2025, showing an officer asking Murdoch to consider the location of the body.
- Murdoch died the following month while serving a life sentence for the 2001 murder of Falconio.
- Falconio was shot dead on a remote Northern Territory highway, and his girlfriend Joanne Lees was kidnapped but escaped.
Latest developments
- Police have released previously unseen photographs from the 2001 murder investigation, hoping to generate new public leads.
- The images depict scenes from the remote Northern Territory highway where Falconio was killed and his body remains undiscovered.