Muriel McKay
| Muriel McKay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1914 |
| 1970 (aged 55–56)1970 (aged 55–56) | |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | kidnap victim |
Muriel McKay was kidnapped on December 29, 1969.[1][2] She was married to Alick McKay, a close associate of Rupert Murdoch, and, according to The Independent, her kidnapping and murder were a failed attempt to kidnap Murdoch's wife, Anna Murdoch.[3] The confusion arose when the McKays made use of one of Murdoch's vehicles, when the Murdochs were on vacation in Australia.[4]
The two men who were convicted of her kidnapping and murder, Arthur Hosein and Nizamodeen Hosein, served 20 year sentences, and had their likenesses on display at Madame Tussaud's wax museum.[3] It gained some attention as the prosecution managed to win a murder conviction without a body. It was never established what happened to her body, but it has been suggested that the Hosein brothers fed it to the pigs at their pig farm.[5]
In 2017, Kelvin Mackenzie's review of Ink, a play about the history of Murdoch's flagship Newspaper, The Sun described the portion of the play about McKay's kidnapping as its "most dramatic moment".[4] Jane Martinson, in her review in The Guardian, described that portion of the pay as its "most uncomfortable moment".[6] Martinson quoted playwright James Graham on how to decide how to "ethically and morally report on these difficult stories", like McKay's kidnapping and murder.
According to The Great Pictorial History of World Crime the Hosein brothers decided to kidnap Murdoch's wife after watching David Frost interview him.[1] Police apprehended them when they tried to retrieve the one million Pound ransom. McKay's body was never found.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Jay Robert Nash (2004). The Great Pictorial History of World Crime, Volume 2. Scarecrow Press. p. 710-711. ISBN 9781461712152. Retrieved 2017-09-26. Search this book on
- ↑ Joseph, Francis. "Englishwoman missing for 39 years | Archives". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Archived from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Ian Burrell (1997-09-07). "Death row millionaire may be set free". The Independent. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
Adam Hosein was questioned but not charged over the McKay killing, which stemmed from a bungled attempt to kidnap the wife of Rupert Murdoch. Instead the 55-year-old wife of the newspaper executive Alick McKay was abducted.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Kelvin MacKenzie (2017-07-01). "Almeida's new play about the Sun is exactly as I remember it, says Kelvin MacKenzie". The Spectator (UK). Retrieved 2017-09-26.
For me the most dramatic moment in the play came with the true story of the kidnapping and murder — although the body has never been found — of Muriel McKay, the wife of Rupert’s trusted deputy chairman Sir Alick McKay.
- ↑ [1]
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Jane Martinson (2017-07-03). "James Graham: 'Rupert Murdoch? He has a weird kind of loneliness'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
The play’s most uncomfortable moments are those involving the real-life kidnap and eventual murder of Muriel McKay, the wife of the Sun’s deputy chairman.
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