Where was Muriel McKay abducted from?

Muriel McKay was abducted from her home in Wimbledon, south London in December 1969.

Who mistook Muriel McKay for?

Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, the brothers who abducted Muriel McKay, mistook her for the wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

What new lead has the McKay family uncovered about Muriel's remains?

The McKay family is pursuing a lead from a deathbed confession by an East End tailor, Percy Chaplin, that Muriel's body was secretly moved and reburied in the garden of his shop in Bethnal Green.

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Murdered Mother's Remains Possibly Found Behind Betting Shop

14 Nov

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Summary

Police admit Muriel McKay may be buried behind betting shop in East London
McKay was abducted in 1969 by brothers who mistook her for Rupert Murdoch's wife
Family pursuing lead from tailor's deathbed confession about body's secret relocation

Murdered Mother's Remains Possibly Found Behind Betting Shop

In a shocking development, police have acknowledged that murdered mother Muriel McKay may be buried behind a betting shop in East London. McKay was abducted in December 1969 by Arthur and Nizamodeen Hosein, who had mistaken her for the wife of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.

The family has been pursuing a lead from an East End tailor, Percy Chaplin, who made a deathbed confession that McKay's body was secretly moved from the farm where she was held and killed, and then reburied in the garden of his shop in Bethnal Green. Chaplin's children reported this information to police in 2023, but the authorities did not inform the McKay family at the time.