Key Facts

• Peter Falconio, a 28-year-old British backpacker from Huddersfield, was shot in the head by Bradley Murdoch on July 14, 2001, while driving on a remote stretch of highway near Barrow Creek, about 186 miles north of Alice Springs.
• During his trial in December 2005, the court heard that Murdoch, then 43, pulled up beside Falconio's vehicle, claiming to have seen sparks coming from the camper van, and then shot Falconio as he inspected the vehicle.
• Bradley Murdoch was convicted of Falconio's killing by a unanimous jury verdict and was also found guilty of the assault and attempted kidnap of Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees, who managed to escape after her wrists were bound with cable ties.
• The Northern Territory Police Force has released previously unseen photographs, including a full-length picture of Murdoch staring straight at a camera during the police investigation, and images of Lees looking traumatized in the hours after the attack, as well as pictures of the crime scene and the abandoned orange Volkswagen Kombi van driven by the couple.
• A reward of up to A$500,000 is on offer for information leading to the discovery of Falconio's remains, with police remaining committed to bringing the investigation to its fullest conclusion.