<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The death of notorious outback killer Bradley Murdoch has ignited hope in the search for British backpacker Peter Falconio's remains.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators today declined an interview request from 9News, saying their focus remains on finding the victim's body.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands police have been processing tip-offs since the reward for information leading to the discovery of Falconio's remains was increased to $500,000 last month.</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><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-courts-martin-nguyen-refused-bail-over-555-million-dollar-meth-haul/5f7f6564-9d08-46d1-802d-6ce4d2a0f4a5"><strong><span>Man accused over failed $555 million meth plot denied bail</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities believe Murdoch's death may encourage a third party previously unwilling to cooperate to come forward because while Murdoch never divulged crucial information to detectives, he may have confided in someone close to him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Now that he's passed, perhaps someone may feel less intimidated or controlled by him to come forward, enticed by the reward that the Northern Territory Police offered," former chief investigator Colleen Gwynne said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say the case won't be closed until they solve the decades-old mystery and deliver some degree of closure to the Falconio family, who are waiting desperately for answers.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/bradley-murdoch-death-hope-finding-peter-falconio-remains/b5451cda-ec17-452e-aae3-734cc6dd2de7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>