![]() ![]() It led to a new witness coming forward to reveal he spotted a ute – just like the killer's – parked 'in an odd place' by a culvert and a bridge 24 hours after the murder. Mrs Falconio pleaded for 'anyone with a conscience' to help locate his remains. Last September, Peter's 75-year-old mother broke her silence to beg for information about the location of her son's body on what would have been his 50th birthday. She managed to escape, hiding in the bush for hours until she flagged down a truck and raised the alarm – but no trace of her boyfriend's body has ever been found. They were pulled over by Murdoch, who shot Mr Falconio and tried to abduct Ms Lees. Mr Falconio and Ms Lees were in an orange campervan driving along the remote Stuart Highway between Alice Springs and Darwin on July 14, 2001. She added: 'We’re doing alright, we’re okay as a family.’įorensic experts will find out if the human remains belong to the backpacker using DNA and dental records. We get on, we still see her but our conversations remain private.'Ī memorial to Peter was finally put in place at a spot in the vast Outback in summer 2016. Mrs Falconio said: ‘I’m still in contact with Joanne, of course I am. ![]() Reports at the time suggested a new potential witness was found, raising hopes of a breakthrough for his heartbroken parents Joan and Luciano – and Ms Lees. ![]() Last year it emerged Peter's family were given a tip-off just hours after a $1million reward for information was offered. ![]() He is eligible for parole in 10 years – but will not walk free without revealing the location of Peter's remains under the Northern Territory's 'no body, no release' laws. Mrs Falconio, 76, said: 'We have not heard anything officially yet. We would have expected the Australian police to have rang if that was the situation, we hope they would have, but we’ve not heard'. She and her 80-year-old husband have no plans to travel to Australia because 'our health is not as good.' The Australian said the bones were being tested to see if it was Peter.īut Northern Territory Police later said it was incorrect. The force's Assistant Commissioner Michael White added: 'Northern Territory Police would like to advise the public that speculating on the identity on any missing person causes unwarranted grief and trauma to the family and friends.' Police have dashed hopes that the remains of backpacker Peter Falconio (pictured, with his girlfriend Joanne Lees) may have been discovered Peter and girlfriend Joanne Lees were in a campervan when they were pulled over by drug-runner Bradley Murdoch (pictured right) who shot Mr Falconio and tried to abduct Ms Lees Joan Falconio (pictured with Peter's father Luciano) is still tormented by the loss of her son on a remote stretch of road between Alice Springs and Darwin Multiple newspaper reports in Australia claimed that bone fragments have been found near Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, a few hundred miles from where he was murdered while crossing the country with girlfriend Joanne Lees in a Volkswagen campervan. The convicted killer has refused to admit responsibility or reveal where the 28-year-old's body was left. Mr Falconio was shot dead by Bradley Murdoch in July 2001. Speaking from her home in Yorkshire, Mrs Falconio said: 'Our hopes had been raised and dashed again. ![]()
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