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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Australian police offer $500,000 reward in bid to find murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio’s remains

Peter Falconio and girlfriend Joanne Lees in their campervan
Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees in their campervan. Police have offered a reward for information on the location of Falconio’s remains. Photograph: AP

Northern Territory police are offering a $500,000 reward for information on the location of the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio, whose murder in the Australian outback more than 20 years ago captured worldwide attention.

In July 2001, Falconio, then 28, was travelling Australia with his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, on a remote stretch of highway about 300km north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory when he was pulled over by Bradley John Murdoch, who said their van might have an engine problem.

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