New footage shows Peter Falconio’s killer Bradley Murdoch refusing reveal location of backpacker’s body to Australian police | World News

New footage has emerged showing the man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio repeatedly denying that he knew where his victim’s body was.

Bradley Murdoch, who died last year without revealing the location of Mr Falconio’s remains, was questioned by an Australian police officer as he received palliative care for terminal throat cancer.

“I need you to have a think about if Peter Falconio was your son… and somebody knew something about where his body was,” the officer can be heard telling him.

Murdoch replied: “Don’t beat around the bush, because I’m just going to cut you short every time, OK?

“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 f***ing 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.”

Mr Falconio, 28, was shot in the head after he and his girlfriend Joanne Lees were ambushed on a remote highway near Barrow Creek in Australia‘s Northern Territory on 14 July 2001.

Murdoch pulled up beside the British couple’s camper van, and claimed that he had seen sparks coming from their vehicle.

He shot Mr Falconio as he inspected the van before forcing Ms Lees into his vehicle, and binding her wrists with cable ties.

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She managed to escape, and hid in the outback for several hours before flagging down a passing truck.

Murdoch was convicted of Mr Falconio’s murder in 2005, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 28 years.

Despite repeated searches across the vast Australian outback, Mr Falconio’s body has never been found.

Northern Territory Police said its thoughts remained with Mr Falconio’s family and Ms Lees, whose “loss and uncertainty continue to be felt 25 years on”.

“Twenty-five years is a significant milestone, and the Northern Territory Police Force remains committed to bringing this investigation to its fullest conclusion, and will continue to pursue every avenue available,” the force said.

“There may still be someone who knows something, whether that be information they have never previously shared with police, or something Murdoch said to them.”

A reward for information leading directly to the discovery of his remains was doubled last year to 500,000 Australian dollars.