<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Notorious backpacker killer Bradley John Murdoch has died in prison after suffering throat cancer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was 67.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I can confirm that Bradley Murdoch passed away last night in the palliative care unit at Alice Springs Hospital," a Department of Corrections spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/victoria-cross-richard-norden-vietnam-war-australian-news-a-current-affair/58bba529-376e-4107-8410-532eee91ce5e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Vietnam War hero finally awarded Victoria Cross six decades on</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The death will be subject to investigation by the Northern Territory Coroner."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murdoch was serving a life sentence for the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio on the night of July 14, 2001.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He waved down Falconio, and Falconio's girlfriend Joanne Lees, when they were travelling in a Kombi van on the Stuart Highway, over 250km north of Alice Springs.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bradley-john-murdoch-peter-falconio-killer-dead-after-cancer-battle/d00e74ef-e0aa-4b21-9862-b1b7a45fd6c8" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murdoch, who was driving a white ute with a green canopy, told the couple he had seen sparks flying from their exhaust, prompting them to pull over.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murdoch then shot Falconio and bound Lees' hands, intending to put her in his ute.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/chatsworth-death-man-charged-with-manslaughter-after-baby-pulled-from-lake/bc38f380-15c9-41a9-89fa-43de194fd6a2" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Man charged with manslaughter after death of baby boy in Queensland</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, she was able to escape, probably when Murdoch was moving Falconio's body.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She evaded re-capture and was later able to flag down another driver who took her to safety.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Murdoch was convicted of Falconio's murder in 2005 and sentenced to life in prison.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He maintained his innocence and has never revealed the location of Falconio's body.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>