Hopes of Falconio breakthrough dashed

The DNA of a drifter held in Sydney for murder does not match a sample believed to be from the attacker of a British backpacker, police said today.

Hopes of Falconio breakthrough dashed
Fri, 14 Jun, 2002 - 15:49

The DNA of a drifter held in Sydney for murder does not match a sample believed to be from the attacker of a British backpacker, police said today.

The announcement dashed hopes of a breakthrough in the 11-month probe into the disappearance of Peter Falconio from Huddersfield.

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