Peter Marco Falconio ( 20 September 1972 – 14 July 2001 ) was the third of four sons , in a family who lived in Hepworth , West Yorkshire , England . In 1996 , he started a relationship with Joanne Lees ( born 1973 ) after meeting her in a local nightclub , and she began living with him the following year in Brighton , where Falconio was studying at Brighton University . On 15 November 2000 , the couple embarked on a trip to Nepal , Singapore , Malaysia , Thailand , Cambodia , and Australia ( though recent news of the Backpacker murders , the Port Arthur killings , and the Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire there had made their families anxious about that final leg of the trip ) . By 16 January 2001 , the couple had arrived in Sydney on a working holiday visa , and on 25 June , they departed on a road trip planned as Sydney to Canberra , Melbourne , Adelaide , Darwin , and Brisbane
Port Arthur killings
Port Arthur massacre (Australia)
Murder of Peter Falconio