Peter Falconio

Remains reportedly found near Alice Springs could be tested to see if they belong to murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio.

He also said a lot of people have gone missing in the outback in the past 20 years. He was one of the first journalists on the scene and he has been reporting on it ever since. Murdoch is serving a life sentence in jail after being convicted in 2005 of the murder of Mr Falconio.

Human remains found in Alice Springs are set to be tested to see if they belong to murdered British backpa...

[Alice Springs](https://www.9news.com.au/alice-springs)are set to be tested to see if they belong to murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio, who was killed in the Australian outback in 2001, reports [The Sydney Morning Herald](https://www.smh.com.au/national/outback-remains-to-be-tested-for-murdered-backpacker-peter-falconio-20230216-p5cl4b.html). Then, saw the stranger brandishing a gun. [Falconio's murder](https://www.9news.com.au/national/peter-falconio-murder-bradley-john-murdoch-trucker-who-rescued-joanne-lees-claimed-he-saw-two-men-put-third-in-car/4fa6f29f-a006-4ecd-afb5-2f321e1f4db7), refuses to say where the body is. Although, it's understood to have been dumped near where he was shot, along the Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs while travelling with his girlfriend Joanne Lees on July 14, 2001. [Northern Territory](https://www.9news.com.au/northern-territory)police have not made an official comment on the discovery of the unidentified bones, however multiple sources have confirmed the find to SMH and [The Age](https://www.theage.com.au/national/outback-remains-to-be-tested-for-murdered-backpacker-peter-falconio-20230216-p5cl4b.html). They claim the remains uncovered will be cross-checked against the murdered backpacker case due to the age and location of the find.

Bone fragments were found this week near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory just a few hundred kilometres from where British tourist Peter Falconio was ...

I was not at the truck stop.' His trial heard Murdoch was believed to have put Mr Falconio's body in his ute before disposing of it in the 200km between Alice Springs and Broome. Murdoch was found guilty of the murder in December 2005 after DNA on Ms Lees t-shirt matched to him and he was jailed for life, with a non-parole period of 28 years. Mr Falconio and Ms Lees were in a campervan driving along the remote Stuart Highway on the night of 14, 2001 when they were pulled over by Murdoch. Mr Falconio and girlfriend Joanne Lees were in a campervan driving along the remote Stuart Highway (pictured) on July 14, 2001 when they were pulled over Northern Territory police have done multiple searches for the British tourist's body over the years and remained hopeful of finding his remains (pictured, Mr Falconio and Ms Lees)

British national Peter Falconio, 28, was shot dead on a remote stretch of highway in Australia's Outback in 2001 - but his body has never been found despite ...

One even asserted they'd spotted him a week after the attack. However, his defence team argued that he didn't have to be at the scene for the blood to end up on her top, claiming that his DNA could have been transferred by sitting in the same seat as Murdoch at a restaraurant in Alice Springs. The man then threatened her with a gun and tied her up but she managed to escape while he was moving her tragic boyfriend's body. Murdoch is believed to have disposed of the body between Alice Springs and Broome, 1,000 miles away in Western Australia, an area covered by a vast desert. [suspected murder site](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/murder) in Alice Springs, in Australia's Northern Territory. It was a journey Peter would never finish after he was shot in the dead of the night on a deserted highway. Peter got out and went to look with the man at the damage - it was then that Joanne heard a single shot. Both loved the nightlife in the busy city but after five months knew it was time to move on and planned a huge road trip from Sydney to Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin, and finally ending up in Brisbane. DNA in bloodstains on her clothes linked Murdoch to the crime after he was arrested in Adelaide in 2003. The age and location of the bones are a close match with the case, police confirmed, but forensics still need to analyse DNA and dental records to see if they belong to the backpacker. [Falconio](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/peter-falconio-killer-urged-stand-22154157) was never found after being shot dead aged 28 by [Bradley Murdoch](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/detective-believes-knows-murdered-brit-24529544) on a remote stretch of highway in the Outback in 2001. Murdoch is serving a life sentence for the murder and the abduction of Peter’s girlfriend Joanne Lees, who managed to escape.

Police have denied any human remains have been found despite reports linking an alleged discovery to missing British backpacker Peter Falconio.

“Current media reports are factually incorrect.” But in a short statement, Northern Territory Police said current media reports are “factually incorrect” and that no remains had been recovered at all. On Friday, media reports surfaced of human remains being discovered in the outback near Alice Springs, with the Sydney Morning Herald saying they would be “cross-checked against the Falconio case because of their age and location”.

Human remains found in Alice Springs will be tested to determine whether they belong to Peter Falconio, the British backpacker killed in the Australian ...

They were located this week near where Mr Falconio's body is suspected to have been dumped and will be cross-checked against the murder case due to their age and location. Human remains found in Alice Springs will be tested to determine whether they belong to Peter Falconio, the British backpacker killed in the Australian outback in 2001. A major breakthrough has been made in the 2001 murder case of British backpacker Peter Falconio, after remains were located near where his body is suspected to have been dumped.

Police have denied claims that human remains have been found in the Outback near where British backpakcer Peter Falconio was murdered.

Police have denied claims that human remains have been found in the Outback near where British backpacker Peter Falconio was murdered. Police have denied claims that human remains have been found in the Outback near where British backpakcer Peter Falconio was murdered. Police deny finding human remains in the Outback after claims they could be murdered backpacker Peter Falconio

UPDATE: Northern Territory Police have denied reports any human remains have been found in the Outback near Alice Springs.

As Mr Falconio went to inspect the back of the van, Murdoch pulled a gun on him and shot him in the head. The remains were said to have been found in the area where Mr Falconio may have been dumped, within a few hundred kilometres of where he was shot by Bradley John Murdoch in 2001. Earlier on Friday there were reports skeletal remains found in the Outback near Alice Springs were reportedly being tested to see if they belong to murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio