{"id":794074,"date":"2026-07-11T19:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/794074\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T19:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:20:27","slug":"final-prison-interview-with-peter-falconios-killer-bradley-murdoch-revealed-as-search-for-body-continues-25-years-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/794074\/","title":{"rendered":"Final prison interview with Peter Falconio’s killer Bradley Murdoch revealed as search for body continues 25 years on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police have released confronting video of their final interview with convicted killer Bradley Murdoch, in a last-ditch attempt to discover where British backpacker Peter Falconio\u2019s body was hidden.<\/p>\n

The footage from June last year shows a defiant Murdoch, just weeks before his death from terminal throat cancer,<\/a> refusing to reveal any information about the location of his victim\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Murderer Bradley Murdoch\u2019s final refusal to reveal location of Peter Falconio\u2019s body<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf Peter Falconio was your son, Quinton, and somebody knew something about where his body was…\u201d a detective asks in the prison interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t know anything about it, OK? You\u2019ve been told I\u2019m not answering. Right, move on. Don\u2019t beat around the bush, because I\u2019m just going to cut the (interview) short every time,\u201d Murdoch responds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know nothing. I know nothing. I\u2019ve said this for 22 years. I know nothing. You keep asking these f***ing questions, I know nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want you to think about it, all right?\u201d the detective asks.<\/p>\n

\"BradleyBradley Murdoch\u2019s final interview. Credit: 7NEWS\"PeterPeter Falconio. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cNot thinking about it. I\u2019ve thought about it. I\u2019ve thought about it for 22 f***ing years,\u201d Murdoch responds.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve said the same story over and over and over, and now you\u2019re here at the last minute because I\u2019m f***ing dying. Who gives a f*** about me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause we think you might have information,\u201d the detective says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have information. This is what I\u2019m trying to say to you,\u201d Murdoch says.<\/p>\n

Murder case shocked the world 25 years ago<\/p>\n

The chilling murder case shocked the world in 2001, when Falconio was killed on a remote stretch of outback highway north of Alice Springs.<\/p>\n

The former detective who led the investigation said Murdoch\u2019s response was no surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis response is the same as what it was many years ago when I first spoke to him. We know that he is someone that has very much a controlling personality. He doesn\u2019t want to admit that he\u2019s done something wrong,\u201d former police detective Colleen Gwynne said.<\/p>\n

\"PeterPeter Falconio, 28, and his girlfriend Joanne Lees were driving about 300km from Alice Springs, when they were flagged down by Bradley Murdoch. Credit: AAP\"OutbackOutback killer Bradley John Murdoch took the secret of his victim’s whereabouts to the grave. (Rob Hutchison\/AAP PHOTOS) Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen he panics, he tends to manifest that in anger.\u201d<\/p>\n

In July 2001, Falconio and Joanne Lees were travelling in their Kombi van on the trip of a lifetime when Murdoch forced them to pull over.<\/p>\n

He shot Falconio point-blank and tied up Lees. She managed to escape, hiding for five hours in the outback.<\/p>\n

New images released from the investigation<\/p>\n

Police have just released a photo from their files of Lees, taken soon after she was rescued. The image shows patches on the front of the shirt which turned out to be Murdoch\u2019s blood.<\/p>\n

The blood provided critical DNA evidence in convicting the truck driver. Other images show Lees\u2019 injuries from her restraints – the same ties were found in Murdoch\u2019s toolbox.<\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s blood was found on the van and on the highway where he was murdered 25 years ago.<\/p>\n

\"JoanneJoanne Lees pictured after the ordeal. Credit: 7NEWS\"InjuriesInjuries to Joanne from restraints Credit: 7NEWS\"WhereWhere Falconio is believed to have been killed. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

Three weeks after the interview, Murdoch died, never confessing or revealing where Peter could be found.<\/p>\n

But Murdoch\u2019s death did not mean the end of the case. Northern Territory Police are still offering a reward of $500,000 for information leading to the discovery of Peter Falconio\u2019s remains and hopefully some closure for his loved ones.<\/p>\n

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