Murder in the Outback: promo

Four part documentary Murder In The Outback: The Falconio & Lees Mystery will screen on Seven in July.

The series was commissioned by Channel 4 in the UK and produced in Australia by CJZ (Undercurrent, The Good Cop, Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy, Bondi Rescue). On Seven it will screen under the Seven News Presents banner.

It features former profile lawyer, Andrew Fraser who was himself the subject of a miniseries, Killing Time, on Foxtel.

The story later became a telemovie, Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback starring Joanne Froggatt.

This screened in the UK earlier this month.

“From the heart of the Australian outback, the inside story of the terrifying murder that shocked the world.

“This blockbuster four-part true crime series investigates the 2001 disappearance of British backpacker Peter Falconio in outback Australia.

“Every detail and the dramas that have surrounded this extraordinary case from day one are examined in this comprehensive re-investigation, featuring powerful first-hand accounts of those closest to the case.

“With exclusive access to the never-before-seen original defence case documents, the documentary will re-examine the evidence put forward at the trial of the man convicted of Falconio’s murder – Bradley John Murdoch.

“Some of the evidence doesn’t add up and debate remains about whether Murdoch was correctly identified. What really happened on that night in the outback? Is there more to this story?”