Hardened Criminal Finally Imprisoned For Brutally Murdering Backpacker

Bradley Murdoch still hasn’t revealed the location of the body.

Jules
5 min readJan 22, 2022
Bradley Murdoch | Photo Credits: BBC

This 2001 crime shook Australia by its haunches- after all, it was an innocent backpacking couple inflicted by horrific violence. The suspect, Bradley Murdoch, was caught entirely by chance while he was being acquitted of rape charges for another case. To this day, the body of the murdered man hasn’t been found: his girlfriend and family await closure.

No Shortage Of Crimes Committed

Geraldton, Western Australia | Photo Credits: Australia’s Coral Coast

Bradley was born in Geraldton, Western Australia and was only 15 years old when he got involved with biker gangs. He left high school and resorted to a life of underworld crime. Even though he met his partner Diane in 1980 when 22 years old, both were separated within six years due to domestic violence.

As apparent by his many altercations with the law, Bradley took a turn for the worse. He was accused of smuggling large amounts of cannabis and was even involved in a driving homicide case in 1980, where a motorcyclist lost his life. Over time, Bradley developed white supremacist…

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Jules

Psychology Expert | MSc Social and Cultural Psychology