The Vanishing Backpacker – Peter Falconio’s Unsolved Murder

Dive into the heart of Australia’s remote wilderness with host Alexander Lawson in this gripping episode of Outback Shadows, a true crime podcast exploring the darkest mysteries Down Under. On a fateful night in 2001, British backpacker Peter Falconio vanished along the Stuart Highway after a roadside ambush, leaving his girlfriend Joanne Lees to fight for her life in the scrub. With no body ever found and killer Bradley John Murdoch taking his secrets to the grave in 2025, we unravel the evidence, controversies, and lingering questions that haunt the outback. Perfect for fans of unsolved cases and chilling road trip tales—listen if you dare, but watch your rearview mirror. New episodes weekly on Spotify.