Kidnapped & Murdered,
Mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s Wife
Missing Since December 29th, 1969
£1 Million Reward
About the case of Muriel McKay
Muriel McKay, the wife of Alick McKay, Deputy Chairman at News International (formally “The News of the World Organisation”) and close friend of Rupert Murdoch, became the unfortunate victim of a tragic kidnapping case in 1969.
Mistakenly identified as Murdoch’s wife, Anna Murdoch — Muriel McKay was kidnapped.
The perpetrators behind this heinous act were two brothers, Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, who were later convicted of both the murder and kidnapping in September 1970.
The case gained notoriety as one of the early instances in the United Kingdom where a trial and conviction for murder occurred even in the absence of the victim’s body, as well as one of United Kingdom’s first largest ransom case.
“The disappearance became the first high-profile kidnap-for-ransom in the UK”
—Sky News
Sky Rushes – The Muriel McKay Case
Muriel McKay, the wife of Alick McKay, Deputy Chairman at News International (formally “The News of the World Organisation”) and close friend of Rupert Murdoch, became the unfortunate victim of a tragic kidnapping case in 1969.
Mistakenly identified as Murdoch’s wife, Anna Murdoch — Muriel McKay was kidnapped. The perpetrators behind this heinous act were two brothers, Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, who were later convicted of both the murder and kidnapping in September 1970.
In January 2024, Muriel McKay’s daughter, Dianne McKay, flew to Trinidad with her son, Mark Dyer, to meet Nizamodeen Hosein in person. During this meeting, the McKay family showed Nizamodeen various images of Stocking Farm, the location of Muriel McKay’s murder and burial. They compared new and old images from the time of the kidnapping, which allowed Nizamodeen Hosein to better pinpoint where he and his brother, Arthur Hosein, buried Muriel McKay’s body.
