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	Joanne Lees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bradley John Murdoch was arrested and was found guilty of the murder on 13th December 2005.
		Bradley John Murdoch was arrested primarily because he was found to have left Alice Springs at a time and in a direction that may have led to him being at or about Barrow Creek at the time of the alleged offence.
		Bradley John Murdoch did not match the descriptions given by Joanne Lees, nor was his description, that of his car, or that of his dog even remotely similar to the detailed descriptions given by Lees.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joanne_Lees (842 words)

	Bradley John Murdoch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bradley John Murdoch (born 1958) is a convicted Australian murderer, currently serving life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 28 years for the July 2001 murder of disappeared British backpacker Peter Falconio.
		In 1995 Murdoch served 15 months imprisonment for shooting at Aborigines who were celebrating at a football match in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia.
		In December 2005, Murdoch was convicted by the Supreme Court in Darwin for the murder of Peter Falconio on a remote stretch of road in outback Northern Territory on July 14, 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bradley_John_Murdoch (411 words)

	Tell us where the body is - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Murdoch was arrested for Mr Falconio's murder by police investigating the rape of a 12-year-old girl.
		Prosecutors had alleged that Murdoch raped a 12-year-old girl before abducting her and her mother "for insurance" while in a state of drug-fuelled paranoia that police were framing him in the Falconio case.
		Murdoch had a violent past and had already served 21 months in jail for shooting at a group of Aborigines after he claimed that they were harassing him.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /news/5046782.html (930 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Profile: Bradley Murdoch
		Bradley Murdoch is a gun-obsessed thug whose repeated answer to claims by police that he was responsible for violence, sex offences and murder was that he had been framed.
		Two years ago, Murdoch stood trial for the rape of a 12-year-old girl, whom prosecutors claimed he had abducted with her mother "for insurance" while in a drug-fuelled psychological state as police investigating the Falconio murder closed in.
		Murdoch's defence barrister in both cases, Grant Algie, said outside court during the trial in 2003 that his defence for both the alleged rape and the Falconio murder "has always been that he was set up".
	www.guardian.co.uk /australia/story/0,12070,1666543,00.html (931 words)

	Murdoch takes the stand to deny murder - National - theage.com.au
		BROOME mechanic Bradley John Murdoch yesterday denied that he murdered Peter Falconio but told a Supreme Court jury he was in Alice Springs at the same time as the British backpacker and his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, in 2001.
		Murdoch said that at about 8pm that day, when Ms Lees said Murdoch flagged down their van, he was somewhere around the Aboriginal settlement of Yuendumu, 300 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs, on the Tanami Track.
		Murdoch denied that he was the man captured on security footage at an Alice Springs truck stop on July 15, 2001, a few hours after the alleged murder or that his vehicle was also there.
	www.theage.com.au /news/national/murdoch-takes-the-stand-to-deny-murder/2005/11/29/1133026468287.html (1216 words)

	Bulletin - The real Bradley Murdoch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Any discussion of Murdoch’s guns and holster had been ruled inadmissible at a pre-trial hearing because in order to explain the weapons, the jury would have to be told the context of how they were found when he was arrested on suspicion of the rape.
		Murdoch wore long shirts to court every day in order to conceal his sleeve-length tattoos, including one which he is proud of - a fl boy being lynched.
		In this assault, the girl said Murdoch, who was staying on a bush block with her and her mother in South Australia, had one night come over all angry and menacing.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/site/articleIDs/F63FEB327328649ECA2570D900065D3B (2120 words)

	Scotsman.com News - International - Murdoch gets life for backpacker murder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bradley John Murdoch, 47, was also convicted of abducting and assaulting Joanne Lees, Mr Falconio's girlfriend, in the attack which took place on the Stuart Highway, near Barrow Creek, about 200 miles north of Alice Springs, on 14 July, 2001.
		Murdoch, a mechanic, had flagged down the couple, who were touring the Outback in a camper van.
		Murdoch had told the mother and daughter, who thought they were his friends, that he was "on the run" because the police had framed him.
	news.scotsman.com /international.cfm?id=2403952005 (792 words)

	Northern Territory Police News GKCNN Online
		Lees has accused Bradley John Murdoch of Peter Falconio death but until the alleged strong DNA evidence appeared late in the police investigation there was probably no case at all.
		Wild told the court that Murdoch's DNA was also identified on the gearstick of Mr Falconio's kombi van and on the hand ties that were allegedly used to bind Ms Lees on the night her boyfriend went missing.
		Forty-seven-year-old Bradley John Murdoch has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Peter Falconio and the assault and deprivation of liberty of Joanne Lees.
	www.geocities.com /publik18/archive05/2005d55.html (1428 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - JOANNE PLEA TO THUG WHO KILLED LOVER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Murdoch will be sentenced to life for the murder but must wait for a judge to decide the minimum term.
		Murdoch shot Peter, from Huddersfield, at point-blank range in the head after he flagged down the combi he was driving along the Stuart highway, 200 miles north of Alice Springs, on July 14 2001.
		Murdoch's DNA was found on her T-shirt, on adhesive tape he used to make her makeshift handcuffs and the gearstick of the couple's VW camper-van.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/tm_objectid=16481664&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=tell-me-where-peter-s-body-is--name_page.html (700 words)

	Bulletin - Murdoch trial draws to a close (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Murdoch was a “knockabout sort of bloke, a man’s man perhaps,”said Algie, who talked fondly about “the Brad Murdoch we’ve come to know” during the course of the trial.
		Murdoch - admittedly a big-time drug runner, who took speed and had armed himself with a.38 Beretta and a.357 Colt revolver on his travels - was in the wrong place at the wrong time and just got caught up in this terrible mess.
		Murdoch has been clearly agitated throughout the trial, muttering and cursing under his breath, drawing breath and shaking his head in apparent disappointment or disgust.
	bulletin.ninemsn.com.au /bulletin/site/articleIDs/A58C58C53677CFBCCA2570CF0081F9AF (2307 words)

	Murdoch guilty of murder: now tell us where the body is, says Lees - National
		THE drug smuggler Bradley John Murdoch was last night found guilty of murdering the British backpacker Peter Falconio in the Northern Territory outback in 2001.
		Murdoch told the court he was at the same restaurant in Alice Springs as Mr Falconio and Ms Lees the same day as them in 2001.
		The Crown's case against Murdoch was based on circumstantial evidence, including that his DNA was found on the back of Ms Lees's T-shirt, on handcuffs that were used to restrain her and on the Kombi's gear stick.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2005/12/13/1134236063893.html?from=rss (748 words)

	Jury convicts Murdoch of outback murder - Wikinews
		Murdoch flagged down Mr Falconio and Ms Lees on a remote Central Australian highway in July 14, 2001.
		Murdoch told them he saw sparks coming out of the exhaust of the couple's orange Kombi van and took Mr Falconio to the back of the vehicle to show him.
		DNA matching Murdoch's was found on the T-shirt Ms Lees was wearing when she was found.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Jury_convicts_Murdoch_of_outback_murder (579 words)

	The NT Drug News Vault: 'I DIDN'T DO IT'
		But Murdoch said he knew the vehicle on the security footage was not his vehicle because it was not towing a camper trailer, it had an after-market exhaust pipe, where his was standard, and it had a different bullbar.
		Murdoch said he did not know how his blood came to be on the T-shirt worn by Ms Lees on the day her boyfriend disappeared.
		Murdoch also denied ever trying to sell a gun to a woman he met travelling across the Nullarbor and said a witness's account of seeing him sitting at a table with a silver gun was untrue.
	www.napnt.org /2005/11/i-didnt-do-it.html (701 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Drifter's DNA 'on cuffs used to bind Joanne'
		Miss Lees began giving evidence on the first day of the trial of Bradley John Murdoch, a former lorry driver who is charged with trying to abduct her and murdering her boyfriend, Peter Falconio, on a remote road in July 2001.
		Murdoch, 47, was flanked by two uniformed security guards and spent much of the day writing in a notebook.
		Murdoch allegedly flagged them down, claiming there were sparks coming from the exhaust pipe of their van.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/18/wfalc18.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/18/ixworld.html (850 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Murdoch guilty of Falconio murder
		Murdoch had denied killing Mr Falconio, 28, of Hepworth, Huddersfield, on an outback highway north of Alice Springs in July 2001.
		Murdoch's lawyer, Grant Algie, said his client would be launching an appeal.
		In his evidence, Murdoch admitted he was a drug smuggler who transported "large quantities" of cannabis through central Australia.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/4524476.stm (612 words)

	WTOP: Australian Convicted of Killing Backpacker
		Murdoch showed no emotion as he was sentenced, and his lawyer, Grant Algie, said he would appeal.
		Murdoch was convicted after an eight-week trial even though police never found Falconio's body or a murder weapon, or presented a clear-cut motive.
		Tests found DNA matching Murdoch's in the cable ties that were used to bind Lees' hands and in a spot of blood on the T-shirt Lees was wearing on the night of the attack.
	www.wtopnews.com /?nid=391&sid=647379 (361 words)

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		She said Murdoch agreed to drive in front of her because his headlights were better.
		Ms McPhail said she had told Murdoch she was looking for a "lady's pistol" with a pearl handle but the gun Murdoch showed her was not the right one.
		Murdoch fired the gun into the bush and offered her a go, but she "wasn't comfortable" with that and left, the witness said.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=9025106&postID=113276540448795956 (526 words)

	Falconio family fly in for murder trial - News - channel4.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bradley John Murdoch also faces charges of abducting and assaulting Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees.
		Bradley John Murdoch, 47, will face trial in the Northern Territory Supreme Court on Monday October 17, charged with the murder Falconio beside a lonely outback highway in July 2001.
		Murdoch is also charged with the unlawful assault and deprivation of liberty of Lees.
	www.channel4.com /news/content/news-storypage.jsp?id=547174 (253 words)

	iafrica.com \| news \| world news Outback murderer gets 28 years
		Chief Justice Brian Martin also urged Murdoch to reveal the location of Falconio's body, which was never found, but held out little hope the 47-year-old truck driver and admitted drug trafficker would comply.
		A Supreme Court jury in the northern city of Darwin on Tuesday found Murdoch guilty of the murder of Falconio and the assault and kidnapping of his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, on a remote highway in outback central Australia.
		Murdoch will also concurrently serve four years for depriving Lees of her liberty, and two years for assaulting her.
	iafrica.com /news/worldnews/702804.htm (352 words)

	The World Today - Forensic expert gives new DNA evidence in Falconio case
		Murdoch has pleaded not guilty to the murder of British tourist Peter Falconio on a remote highway near Barrow Creek, and the assault and deprivation of liberty of his girlfriend Joanne Lees.
		And in the prosecutor's opening case, in fact, it was said that the DNA on these cable ties was an exact match with Bradley Murdoch, and as I said, it's Jonathan Whitaker's evidence or tests that showed that.
		Certainly the defence lawyer for Bradley Murdoch, Grant Algie, has raised a lot of questions about the potential for cross-contamination between the cable ties in particular and other possessions that belonged to Bradley John Murdoch.
	www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2005/s1497088.htm (677 words)

	Guardian \| Man charged with Falconio murder
		Flanked by five police officers, 45-year-old Bradley John Murdoch sat silently through a brief appearance in Darwin magistrates court, during which the charges were read to him.
		Mr Murdoch is also charged with abducting and assaulting Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees, during an attack in the outback on the night of July 14 2001.
		Mr Murdoch, who faces life imprisonment if convicted, was arrested in the southern city of Adelaide on Monday after his acquittal on unrelated rape charges.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4797473-110732,00.html (366 words)

	Murdoch urged to reveal body location
		Broome mechanic Bradley John Murdoch was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment after a jury last night unanimously found him guilty of killing 28-year-old Mr Falconio.
		Murdoch then threatened Ms Lees with a gun, punched her in a head and bound her with cable-tie restraints, but she later managed to escape.
		The prosecution suggested Murdoch may have killed Mr Falconio either because he thought he was following him, or because he saw Ms Lees driving the vehicle earlier and thought she was alone.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=75133 (643 words)

	Murdoch: Ambushed by Prosecution : Melbourne Indymedia
		Murdoch's defence team was furious at the new DNA evidence.
		Claiming his client had been ambushed by the prosecution, Ian Baker, QC, made an application to have the hearing stopped and the trial date, which is set for 3 May, put back to allow his side to have its own DNA tests done on the cable ties.
		Murdoch, who is charged with the murder of Mr Falconio, 28, from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and the abduction and aggravated assault with a gun of Ms Lees, on 14 July 2001 at Barrow Creek, 200 miles from Alice Springs, has always maintained his innocence.
	melbourne.indymedia.org /news/2005/04/91016.php (768 words)

	Gulf Times â€“ Qatarâ€™s top-selling English daily newspaper - Europe/World
		Murdoch, 47, was also found guilty by a jury in the Northern Territory Supreme Court of assault and the attempted abduction of Falconioâ€™s English girlfriend, Joanne Lees, on a moonless night in remote central Australia.
		During the trial, witnesses testified that Murdoch ran illegal drugs across outback Australia and prosecutors said he may have killed Falconio either because he thought he was following him, or because he saw Lees driving the vehicle earlier and thought she was alone.
		Murdochâ€™s defence lawyer had sought to discredit the 32-year-old Lees over inconsistencies in her memory of the attack and had alluded to indications her relationship with Falconio was on the rocks at the time of his disappearance.
	www.gulf-times.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=64548&version=1&template_id=39&parent_id=21 (999 words)

	Radio New Zealand - Falconio-accused admits to cannabis sales operation with NZer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Bradley John Murdoch was called by his defence lawyer to testify, following the closure of the prosecution's case in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.
		Murdoch said he took four different routes between Sedan in South Australia, and Broome in Western Australia, including the Tanami Track.
		Murdoch also said he had difficulty coming to terms with his father's death earlier this year.
	www.radionz.co.nz /news/bulletins/radionz/200511291638/1d8bcca2 (261 words)

	www.indymedia.org
		Dr Katrin Both said she did not accept the technique used to link Bradley Murdoch with the attack on Miss Lees and the alleged murder of her boyfriend Peter Falconio as a valid scientific method.
		Murdoch was carrying 20 pounds of cannabis and a gun for protection - may have thought someone was following him and "dealt" with them, as he 'allegedly' told a friend in Broome after returning from the July 2001 drug-running journey, Mr Wild said.
		Murdoch has pleaded not guilty to murder, and to assaulting Mr Falconio's girlfriend Ms Lees and depriving her of her liberty beside the outback Stuart Highway, near Barrow Creek.
	www.indymedia.org /de/2005/12/829886.shtml (2632 words)

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