The documentary will also arrive on NOW.<\/p>
What happened to Muriel McKay?<\/h2>\n ![\""Alick\"]( "\\"\"the-wimbledon-kidnapping-true-story-muriel-mckay\"\\"")
<\/div> Alick McKay makes an appeal from his home in Wimbledon for the safe return of his missing wife Muriel<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nMuriel McKay, the wife of News Limited executive Alick McKay, was kidnapped on 29th December 1969 by two assailants, who broke into her Wimbledon home while her husband was working.<\/p>\n
He reported her missing at 8pm after returning home to find the front door unlocked, the contents of Muriel\u2019s handbag scattered and the telephone ripped from the wall.<\/p>\n
It soon transpired that the kidnappers had actually intended to abduct Anna Murdoch, the wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, with the assailants calling Alick hours later and telling him:\u00a0\u201cWe tried to get Rupert Murdoch\u2019s wife. We couldn\u2019t get her so we took yours instead. You have a million by Wednesday night or we will kill her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next morning, Alick received a letter supposedly from his wife which read: \u201cPlease do something to get me home. What have I done to deserve this treatment?\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the following 40 days, the kidnappers, who called themselves M3 (Mafia 3), sent letters to Alick and his adult children Ian and Diane threatening to kill Muriel and demanding money \u2013 however, attempts to deliver money to them proved to be unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
On 1st February, the kidnappers asked Ian McKay to bring half a million to the A10 crossroads and a policeman went in his place. However, the kidnappers became suspicious of police intervention and didn\u2019t turn up.<\/p>\n
Five days later, the kidnappers called again, demanding that Alick and his daughter Diane deliver money in two suitcases \u2013 although this time, a detective hid in the boot of their car. As instructed, the McKay\u2019s left the money in suitcases near a garage in Bishop\u2019s Stortford, however a bystander reported the suitcases to local police.<\/p>\n
The police spotted a car repeatedly driving past the drop off point and found that the licence plate was registered to Arthur Hosein, whose fingerprints matched those on the ransom notes. Police searched his property but did not find Muriel McKay and came to the conclusion that she was dead.<\/p>\n
Was Muriel McKay found?<\/h2>\n ![\""Arthur\"]( "\\"\"the-wimbledon-kidnapping-true-story-muriel-mckay\"\\"")
<\/div> Arthur Hosein (L) and Nazamodeen Hosein were convicted of the Muriel McKay\u2019s murder.<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nPolice found plenty of evidence that 34-year-old Arthur Hosein had kidnapped Muriel McKay at his home Rooks Farm, including twine, a roll of tape, matching fingerprints and a notebook with torn pages matching the tears in McKay\u2019s letters, however they found no trace of Muriel at the farm.<\/p>\n
Hosein and his 22-year-old brother Nizamodeen were both arrested and put to trial on 14th September 1970, with the court learning that Hosein had been struggling financially and decided to kidnap Anna Murdoch after watching Rupert Murdoch being interviewed by David Frost following his purchase of the News of the World and The Sun.<\/p>\n
The Hoseins had followed Murdoch\u2019s Rolls-Royce to the McKay\u2019s Wimbledon address without realising that the McKays were using the company car while the Murdochs were in Australia, which is how they ended up mistakenly abducting Muriel McKay.<\/p>\n
Both brothers were convicted of murder, kidnap and blackmail and received life sentences, with Justice Shaw describing their conduct as \u201ccold-blooded and abominable\u201d, according to a Times<\/a> article at the time.<\/p>\nWhile the Hoseins were sent to prison for Muriel McKay\u2019s murder, her body was never found. Many suspected that the brothers had killed McKay and then fed her remains to the pigs on their Hertfordshire farm, according to BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\nAlick McKay enlisted the help of Dutch clairvoyant Gerard Croiset to try to find Muriel, with the psychic telling him that Muriel was being held at another farm and that if she wasn\u2019t found within 14 days, she would die.<\/p>\n
Police searched the Hertfordshire and Essex borders as well as the local area, but didn\u2019t find anything.<\/p>\n
The Wimbledon Kidnapping airs on Saturday 21st August on Sky Documentaries at 9pm and will be available to stream on NOW. You can also plan your viewing with our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Documentaries<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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![\""Alick\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-71210170-c1532d5.jpg?quality=90&resize=602%2C413"\" "\\"\"the-wimbledon-kidnapping-true-story-muriel-mckay\"\\"")
<\/div>Muriel McKay, the wife of News Limited executive Alick McKay, was kidnapped on 29th December 1969 by two assailants, who broke into her Wimbledon home while her husband was working.<\/p>\n
He reported her missing at 8pm after returning home to find the front door unlocked, the contents of Muriel\u2019s handbag scattered and the telephone ripped from the wall.<\/p>\n
It soon transpired that the kidnappers had actually intended to abduct Anna Murdoch, the wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, with the assailants calling Alick hours later and telling him:\u00a0\u201cWe tried to get Rupert Murdoch\u2019s wife. We couldn\u2019t get her so we took yours instead. You have a million by Wednesday night or we will kill her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next morning, Alick received a letter supposedly from his wife which read: \u201cPlease do something to get me home. What have I done to deserve this treatment?\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the following 40 days, the kidnappers, who called themselves M3 (Mafia 3), sent letters to Alick and his adult children Ian and Diane threatening to kill Muriel and demanding money \u2013 however, attempts to deliver money to them proved to be unsuccessful.<\/p>\n
On 1st February, the kidnappers asked Ian McKay to bring half a million to the A10 crossroads and a policeman went in his place. However, the kidnappers became suspicious of police intervention and didn\u2019t turn up.<\/p>\n
Five days later, the kidnappers called again, demanding that Alick and his daughter Diane deliver money in two suitcases \u2013 although this time, a detective hid in the boot of their car. As instructed, the McKay\u2019s left the money in suitcases near a garage in Bishop\u2019s Stortford, however a bystander reported the suitcases to local police.<\/p>\n
The police spotted a car repeatedly driving past the drop off point and found that the licence plate was registered to Arthur Hosein, whose fingerprints matched those on the ransom notes. Police searched his property but did not find Muriel McKay and came to the conclusion that she was dead.<\/p>\n
Was Muriel McKay found?<\/h2>\n ![\""Arthur\"]( "\\"\"the-wimbledon-kidnapping-true-story-muriel-mckay\"\\"")
<\/div> Arthur Hosein (L) and Nazamodeen Hosein were convicted of the Muriel McKay\u2019s murder.<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nPolice found plenty of evidence that 34-year-old Arthur Hosein had kidnapped Muriel McKay at his home Rooks Farm, including twine, a roll of tape, matching fingerprints and a notebook with torn pages matching the tears in McKay\u2019s letters, however they found no trace of Muriel at the farm.<\/p>\n
Hosein and his 22-year-old brother Nizamodeen were both arrested and put to trial on 14th September 1970, with the court learning that Hosein had been struggling financially and decided to kidnap Anna Murdoch after watching Rupert Murdoch being interviewed by David Frost following his purchase of the News of the World and The Sun.<\/p>\n
The Hoseins had followed Murdoch\u2019s Rolls-Royce to the McKay\u2019s Wimbledon address without realising that the McKays were using the company car while the Murdochs were in Australia, which is how they ended up mistakenly abducting Muriel McKay.<\/p>\n
Both brothers were convicted of murder, kidnap and blackmail and received life sentences, with Justice Shaw describing their conduct as \u201ccold-blooded and abominable\u201d, according to a Times<\/a> article at the time.<\/p>\nWhile the Hoseins were sent to prison for Muriel McKay\u2019s murder, her body was never found. Many suspected that the brothers had killed McKay and then fed her remains to the pigs on their Hertfordshire farm, according to BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\nAlick McKay enlisted the help of Dutch clairvoyant Gerard Croiset to try to find Muriel, with the psychic telling him that Muriel was being held at another farm and that if she wasn\u2019t found within 14 days, she would die.<\/p>\n
Police searched the Hertfordshire and Essex borders as well as the local area, but didn\u2019t find anything.<\/p>\n
The Wimbledon Kidnapping airs on Saturday 21st August on Sky Documentaries at 9pm and will be available to stream on NOW. You can also plan your viewing with our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Documentaries<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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![\""Arthur\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-515044180-594515d.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"the-wimbledon-kidnapping-true-story-muriel-mckay\"\\"")
<\/div>Police found plenty of evidence that 34-year-old Arthur Hosein had kidnapped Muriel McKay at his home Rooks Farm, including twine, a roll of tape, matching fingerprints and a notebook with torn pages matching the tears in McKay\u2019s letters, however they found no trace of Muriel at the farm.<\/p>\n
Hosein and his 22-year-old brother Nizamodeen were both arrested and put to trial on 14th September 1970, with the court learning that Hosein had been struggling financially and decided to kidnap Anna Murdoch after watching Rupert Murdoch being interviewed by David Frost following his purchase of the News of the World and The Sun.<\/p>\n
The Hoseins had followed Murdoch\u2019s Rolls-Royce to the McKay\u2019s Wimbledon address without realising that the McKays were using the company car while the Murdochs were in Australia, which is how they ended up mistakenly abducting Muriel McKay.<\/p>\n
Both brothers were convicted of murder, kidnap and blackmail and received life sentences, with Justice Shaw describing their conduct as \u201ccold-blooded and abominable\u201d, according to a Times<\/a> article at the time.<\/p>\n While the Hoseins were sent to prison for Muriel McKay\u2019s murder, her body was never found. Many suspected that the brothers had killed McKay and then fed her remains to the pigs on their Hertfordshire farm, according to BBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Alick McKay enlisted the help of Dutch clairvoyant Gerard Croiset to try to find Muriel, with the psychic telling him that Muriel was being held at another farm and that if she wasn\u2019t found within 14 days, she would die.<\/p>\n Police searched the Hertfordshire and Essex borders as well as the local area, but didn\u2019t find anything.<\/p>\n The Wimbledon Kidnapping airs on Saturday 21st August on Sky Documentaries at 9pm and will be available to stream on NOW. You can also plan your viewing with our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Documentaries<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Wimbledon Kidnapping is arriving on Sky Documentaries this weekend with a new look at the abduction and killing of Muriel McKay. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3390,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/what-happened-to-muriel-mckay-true-story-behind-skys-the-wimbledon-kidnapping.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Wimbledon Kidnapping is arriving on Sky Documentaries this weekend with a new look at the abduction and killing of Muriel McKay.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3389"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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