14. Bradley John Murdoch – Wolf Creek
In 2001, British tourist Peter Falconio was abducted in the Northern Territory of Australia and his girlfriend was assaulted by Bradley John Murdoch. Murdoch grew up in Broome, Western Australia and worked as a mechanic and a truck driver. He had two previous convictions on his record which were for dangerous driving and shooting at people during a celebration over a football match.
Despite the evidence that Murdoch had murdered Falconio and assaulted Lees included DNA traces which were “150 quadrillion times more likely (to) belong to Murdoch”, he continued to deny all charges. Wolf Creek was based loosely on this true story. Although it was due for a 2001 release this was postponed until 2005 under a Northern Territory court injunction. It was believed by the court that the movie would influence the outcome of the trial.
In 2005, Murdoch was charged as guilty and sentenced to a life sentence with no parole for 28 years. The body of Falconio was never recovered even after exhausting attempts to find where the remains had been buried.
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