17 July 2025
AP reported that Murdoch's death left the whereabouts of Mr Falconio's body unresolved.
AP
17 July 2025
AP reported that Northern Territory Police said investigators remained committed to resolving the remaining part of the investigation and that Murdoch had died without, as far as police were aware, disclosing the location of Mr Falconio's remains.
AP
19 March 2026
The Guardian, citing Australian Associated Press, reported that Northern Territory coroner Elisabeth Armitage wrapped up an inquest into Murdoch's death from throat cancer on 16 July 2025 at Alice Springs hospital's palliative care unit.
The Guardian / Australian Associated Press
19 March 2026
The Guardian, citing Australian Associated Press, reported that Murdoch had been serving a life sentence after being convicted of Peter Falconio's murder and of assaulting and attempting to kidnap Joanne Lees.
The Guardian / Australian Associated Press
11 July 2026
ABC News reported that Northern Territory Police released previously unseen police body-worn footage of officers questioning Bradley John Murdoch in his final weeks alive.
ABC News
11 July 2026
ABC News reported that the released footage showed Murdoch repeatedly telling officers he knew nothing about the location of Mr Falconio's body.
ABC News
11 July 2026
ABC News reported that Peter Falconio's parents, Joan and Luciano Falconio, issued a statement thanking Northern Territory Police for continuing to investigate their son's murder after Murdoch's death.
ABC News
14 July 2026
ABC News reported that, on the 25th anniversary of Peter Falconio's murder, Northern Territory Police Commissioner Martin Dole said the investigation could not be considered closed until Mr Falconio's remains are found.
ABC News
14 July 2026
ABC News reported that a A$500,000 reward remains in place for information that leads Northern Territory Police to the discovery of Mr Falconio's remains.
ABC News
14 July 2026
ABC News reported that former Northern Territory police officer Jim Whitehead has developed a formula that he says could help locate Mr Falconio's remains; this is reported as his view, not as a confirmed recovery site.
ABC News
17 July 2026
The Guardian reported that Dr Mark Harrison, described as a former UK national police search adviser and consultant in no-body homicide cases, says he has identified a disused racecourse about 8km from the Barrow Creek attack site as the most likely potential burial location for Peter Falconio's remains; this is reported as Harrison's assessment, not as a confirmed recovery site.
The Guardian · added 23 Jul 2026
17 July 2026
The Guardian reported that Harrison says he revised five possible burial locations down to three after working with retired FBI criminal profiler Kathy Canning-Mello and visiting the potential locations.
The Guardian · added 23 Jul 2026
17 July 2026
The Guardian reported that Harrison says advances in search technology could allow a high-assurance search using drones, radar and a dog at the disused racecourse site.
The Guardian · added 23 Jul 2026