Bradley John Murdoch, known as the “Outback Killer” and convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio who vanished in arid central Australia 24 years ago, has died, authorities said Wednesday.

Murdoch, who was serving a life sentence for murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, died without revealing the location of Falconio's body. Murdoch was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2019 and was transferred from the Alice Springs prison to a hospital last month.