Police double reward to find backpacker's remains

Police person doubled nan reward they are offering for accusation regarding nan 2001 execution of British backpacker Peter Falconio successful nan Australian outback.

Bradley John Murdoch was convicted of Falconio's execution successful 2005 and is serving a life condemnation for nan crime that occurred adjacent Barrow Creek successful nan Northern Territory.

Falconio's assemblage has ne'er been recovered and NT Police coming announced they person accrued nan reward from $250,000 to $500,000 for any accusation that leads to nan find of his remains.

"We recognise nan transition of clip that's transpired," NT Police acting Commander Mark Grieve told media today.

"However, it's ne'er excessively precocious to scope retired and astatine slightest commencement that speech pinch constabulary because you conscionable ne'er cognize really beneficial that accusation that you whitethorn clasp whitethorn be."

Next period will people 24 years since Falconio, who was travelling pinch his woman Joanne Lees, was killed by Murdoch while nan brace were driving crossed nan Stuart Highway.

Grieve said constabulary person approached Murdoch "numerous times" over nan years for accusation but person grounded to uncover immoderate caller leads.

"On each occasions, he's chosen not to positively prosecute pinch police," he said.

He besides described Murdoch arsenic being "not very forthcoming" erstwhile constabulary person questioned him complete Falconio's remains.

"There whitethorn beryllium personification retired location that he's confided in, whether aliases not that's family aliases friends, we conscionable don't know," Grieve added.

Police person been successful interaction pinch nan Falconio family complete nan past 24 hours, Grieve said.

He did not remark connected reports of Murdoch being fixed typical curen for his last days aft being moved into palliative care.

NT officials yesterday refused to contradict reports he has been moved to palliative attraction and that he has been permitted outings into nan organization and moreover backmost to nan situation to opportunity goodbye to his mates.

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