Falconio - Court Ruling

[Barrel of Fun]

Australian mechanic Bradley Murdoch has been jailed for life for the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio.
The jury at the court in Darwin, Australia, also convicted him of abducting and assaulting Mr Falconio's girlfriend Joanne Lees.

Murdoch, 47, of Broome, Western Australia, had denied killing Mr Falconio on an Outback highway north of Alice Springs in July 2001.

It took the 12 members of the jury eight hours to find Murdoch guilty.

He flagged the couple down in their orange camper van, shooting Mr Falconio and threatening Miss Lees by pointing a gun to her head before tying her up on the Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs, on 14 July 2001.

A total of 85 witnesses were called during the trial, including Miss Lees and Murdoch.

Murdoch was sentenced to life imprisonment with the minimum term to be set at a later date.

 

[Lammy]

What was the motive?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

No motive apparent as yet. Awaiting news of the judges closing speech. I assume that will be with sentencing.

Seems all very odd.

 

[Lammy]

No motive apparent as yet. Awaiting news of the judges closing speech. I assume that will be with sentencing.

Seems all very odd.

Bearing in mind that I'm commenting without knowing too much about the case so take with POS BUT!

I just can't get my head around a man who would kill one man and then just tie up his wife to tell the tale. All for no apparent reason.

My hunch is she did it.

 

[Dave the OAP]

one of the critical issues was that falconio's blood was found on his clothing and he said he couldn't explain why it got there.

 

[Scarface]

Didnt she escape? Rather than him letting her go.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I think it is very strange and you would have to be pretty agile to climb out of his big truck, whilst tied up. Plus I wouldnt think Murdoch would leave her behind, as you said.
Faked death?

It seems very convenient that a drug runner has gone down for murder.

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Murdoch is a psychopath. Psychopath's like hurting people but all a bit odd I agree. I quite fancy Joanne Lees.

 

[Gritt23]

This whole story has never sounded right to me. It's a dreadful thing to say, but the girlfriends story just doesn't ever quite add up in my mind.

Tied up in the back of the van, boyfriend already dead.

How exactly did she then getaway?

 

[Dave the OAP]

this thread is getting a bit like the Wragg thread

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Why didn't he kill her aswell? this is what I don't understand, surely if your going to kill her boyfriend, then surely you want to kill his girlfriend aswell. All were they having a secret affair?

 

[Dave the OAP]

All where they having a secret affair?

do you mean......"Or were" they having a secret affair?

 

[Gritt23]

Why didn't he kill her aswell? this is what i don't understand, surely if your going to kill her boyfriend, then surely you want to kill his girlfriend aswell. All where they having a secret affair?

Absolutely, her story has never made sense to me. Tied up? Why? Where was he taking her? If the motive was murder, he'd do it right there, if he planned to rape, her, he'd also have done it right there.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

do you mean......"Or were" they having a secret affair?

Yes that what i mean't DTG.

 

[Dave the OAP]

"That's" what I meant

"I" in capitals mate.

Come on, it's not difficult is it?

 

[Basil Fawlty]

"I" in capitals mate.

Come on, it's not difficult is it?

Ok DTG.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

why would she kill her boyfriend ? Call me old-fashioned but I'd have said it was easier to dump him.

Why would a psycopath kill the bloke - but not the girl ? Mmmmm. I wonder.

Listen to the jury who heard the evidence.

 

[Dave the OAP]

why would she kill her boyfriend ? Call me old-fashioned but I'd have said it was easier to dump him.

Why would a psycopath kill the bloke - but not the girl ? Mmmmm. I wonder.

Listen to the jury who heard the evidence.

LOOK I AM GETTING FED UP OF PEOPLE BEING REASONABLE ON HERE...IF IT'S NOT THIS THREAD THEN IT'S THE WRAGG THREAD.

JURY'S KNOW NOTHING...BRING BACK KANGAROO COURTS....WHAT IS THE POINT IN MEN IN WIGS? THEY ARE ALL ON THE TAKE ANYWAY.

SHEESH

 

[Gritt23]

why would she kill her boyfriend ? Call me old-fashioned but I'd have said it was easier to dump him.

Why would a psycopath kill the bloke - but not the girl ? Mmmmm. I wonder.

Listen to the jury who heard the evidence.

So a van appears out of nowhere, kills him and disappears into nowhere, leaving her there at the roadside with her dead boyfriend.

Wasn't there a supposed "road rage" murder over here where the girlfriend claimed that. Turned out they had a massive row, she stabbed him to death and made the rest up.

 

[Dave the OAP]

So a van appears out of nowhere, kills him and disappears into nowhere, leaving her there at the roadside with her dead boyfriend.

Wasn't there a supposed "road rage" murder over here where the girlfriend claimed that. Turned out they had a massive row, she stabbed him to death and made the rest up.

that must be it then......it was her all along