DNA Tests Prove Inconclusive in Falconio Case
Australian police investigating the disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio today said the DNA profile of a man arrested did not match that of the suspect they are looking for. It was hoped that the arrest could lead to a breakthrough in the case, which led to one of...
Australian police investigating the disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio today said the DNA profile of a man arrested did not match that of the suspect they are looking for.
It was hoped that the arrest could lead to a breakthrough in the case, which led to one of Australia's biggest manhunts when Mr Falconio's disappearance.
The Northern Territory's assistant commissioner of crime, John Daulby, said that there was no match with the DNA profile located on the clothing of Mr Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees.
Mr Falconio and Miss Lees, both 28, were ambushed on July 14 last year as they travelled in their camper van on the deserted Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs.
Miss Lees, from Almondbury, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, told police the attacker tied her up but that she managed to struggle free and escape into the bush, where she hid for six hours while he searched for her with his dog.
She said she heard a gunshot and police have been working on the theory that the hijacker murdered Mr Falconio, from Hepworth, near Huddersfield, and dumped his body, which has never been found.
It was hoped that the arrest could lead to a breakthrough in the case, which led to one of Australia's biggest manhunts when Mr Falconio's disappearance.
The Northern Territory's assistant commissioner of crime, John Daulby, said that there was no match with the DNA profile located on the clothing of Mr Falconio's girlfriend, Joanne Lees.
Mr Falconio and Miss Lees, both 28, were ambushed on July 14 last year as they travelled in their camper van on the deserted Stuart Highway north of Alice Springs.
Miss Lees, from Almondbury, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, told police the attacker tied her up but that she managed to struggle free and escape into the bush, where she hid for six hours while he searched for her with his dog.
She said she heard a gunshot and police have been working on the theory that the hijacker murdered Mr Falconio, from Hepworth, near Huddersfield, and dumped his body, which has never been found.
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