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Australian Convicted of Killing Backpacker

December 14, 2005· Posted by Court
Related: Oz in the News

There is more to Oz news than the riots...despite never finding a body, or offering a motive, Bradley John Murdoch was sentenced to life in prison for killing Peter Falconio in the Outback in 2001 and assaulting his girlfriend, Joanne Lees. The evidence against him seemed pretty strong, but there was just enough 'what if' to make the international media salivate over the case. Australian Convicted of Killing Backpacker