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15,524. Bradley Murdoch styled himself as the king of the outback. One who demanded total obedience. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Evil Up Close: Killer in the Outback
15,525. In the darkness of the desert Bradley Murdoch cold-bloodedly kills one and then targets the other. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,526. Those around him described him as permanently ready for a fight. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,527. From 1990 to 1998 Bradley Murdoch successfully ferried drugs throughout those towns and cities of Australia which ringed the outback without once being arrested. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
14,517. Two British tourists are attacked by a stranger in the Australian outback. The incident triggers one of the biggest investigations in Australian criminal history. But there’s no trace of the attacker, no murder weapon, and no body. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Killer Trials s1e25, Investigation Channel 2013
14,518. She never sees Peter Falconio again. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,528. The DNA of an unknown man has been detected in a spot of blood on the T-shirt Joanna was wearing. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,529. Murdoch has already been found not guilty in the unrelated rape and abduction in south Australia. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,530. The most intimate details of her private life. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,531. The prosecution rests its case. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
15,532. Murdoch continues to protest his innocence. And Peter Falconio’s body has never been found. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
63,056. It was here in 2001 that two English backpackers travelling in their VW Kombi van met their fate and sparked the biggest manhunt in Northern Territory history. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Crimes that Shook Australia s2e1: Peter Falconio
63,057. When they pulled over to the side of the road, Peter got out to talk to the man. That moment would be the last time anyone ever saw Peter Falconio alive again. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
63,058. In 2001 Joanne Lees was abducted at gunpoint in a remote stretch of highway in southern Australia. She was kidnapped by an unknown assailant and her boyfriend Peter was missing. Joanne managed to escape into the bushland. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
63,059. The DNA evidence was pivotal … 43 year old Bradley Murdoch. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
134,381. Police in Australia say they fear the worst for a British tourist who disappeared … Peter Falconio was shot by a gunman who attempted to abduct his girlfriend Joanne Lees … Bradley Murdoch will spend at least twenty-eight years in prison. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Murder in the Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery I, Channel 4 2020, news clips
134,382. We found blood, we found the Kombi kind of hidden, and a drop of blood was found on the T-shirt Joanne was wearing. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. rozzer
134,383. Joanne was calling the shots and refusing to do interviews. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. journalist
134,384. The CCTV had a man arriving [garage] in a 4-wheel-drive … to some degree a person that Joanne had described. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
134,385. They found Murdoch’s DNA matched on Joanne Lees’ T-Shirt. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
134,386. Joanne Lees positively identified Murdoch; we found that he had a similar car and we had the DNA. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. rozzer
134,387. There was no body, there was no gunshot residue found … Was Murdoch really guilty? (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. journalist
134,388. Where’s Peter Falconio’s footprints? Where’s the offender’ footprints? Where’s the offender’s dog? (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. defence dude
134,389. In my opinion, based on the DNA and blood evidence, I would not expect today to have a guilty verdict recorded against anybody. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. legal dude
134,390. Who were the blokes in the red car? Who was ‘jelly man’? And what were they doing there? (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid
134,391. This was a real Agatha Christie thriller. No-one really knew quite what had happened. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Murder in the Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery II, reporter
134,392. This is a one-witness case. It revolves around Joanne Lees’ version of events. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. defence dude
134,393. Joanne Lees spoke to an Alice Springs’ journalist 72 hours after the attack. It would be 8 months until her next one on one media interview. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. caption
134,394. What she says doesn’t stack up with what was found at the crime scene. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. defence dude
134,395. A murder hearing has ended with a sensational admission: she is on her way home to England after revealing she cheated on her boyfriend shortly before he disappeared. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. television news
134,398. I said, I don’t think you realise how big this is going to be: I said, If you’re missing a boyfriend and a car, it’s going to be huge. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) Murder in the Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery III, bloke who picked up Joanne on highway
134,399. No gunshot residue. And there was no obvious motive, and that sounded alarm bells. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. journalist/author
134,400. The more you looked at the case afterwards, the more you realise the evidence didn’t quite add up. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
134,401. She [Lees] identified Murdoch as the man who attacked her. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
134,402. So, there was a bloke in the area on the night; he fits the description of the attacker, and there’s a witness who claims this bloke spoke to a girl who could be Joanne Lees. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. defence dude
134,403. One such theory that came to our attention is that Peter Falconio may have faked his own disappearance. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid.
134,404. It’s unlikely that that [figure in video of garage shop] is Murdoch. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice) ibid. body expert
134,405. DNA found on the T-shirt of British tourist Joanne Lees was 150 quadrillion times more likely to have come from Bradley John Murdoch that any other Northern Territory citizen. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) Murder in the Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery IV, newspaper article
134,406. The DNA testing in the Kombi and on the Manacles was the ‘low copy number method’ DNA … This controversial method has been called into question with critics saying it is ‘not reliable’ evidence. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. caption
134,407. The DNA from the manacles had been contaminated. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. professor
134,408. Their DNA can be transferred without them actually being involved. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. DNA expert
134,409. Why is their so little of Brad Murdoch’s DNA on Joanne Lees? (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. defence dude
134,410. There was very little clear evidence at all … The chance of identifying someone clearly is very small. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. DNA expert
134,411. This case is riddled with doubt. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. defence dude
134,412. The so-called crime scene: there is no shell casing, no blood spatter, no brain matter, drag marks: absolutely no evidence of a murder. More importantly there is no body. And there are other holes: the analysis of the CCTV footage taken at the truck stop that is said to be Murdoch may not today stand up to scrutiny. And the account given by the truck driver who picked up Joanne Lees could put a number of other people in the frame. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid.
134,413. He’s [Murdoch] not stupid. If you’ve got a load of drugs on, you don’t go mucking around up the highway shooting people and kidnapping women. It just doesn’t fit. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. truck driver
134,414. I do not believe that Bradley Murdoch should have been convicted. (Murder & Miscarriages of Justice & DNA) ibid. Professor Barry Boettcher, blood specialist