The Kidnap That Changed British Policing: The Muriel McKay Case | Real Prime Suspect S2E1

Former detective Jackie Malton reopens one of Britain’s most extraordinary and haunting crimes — the 1969 kidnap and presumed murder of Muriel McKay, wife of Rupert Murdoch’s deputy, Alec McKay. Mistaken for Murdoch’s wife, Muriel was abducted from her Wimbledon home by the Hussein brothers in a botched ransom plot that gripped the nation. Despite their conviction, her body was never found. Jackie retraces the investigation from the first ransom call to the chilling court case, uncovering how the press chaos, psychic tips, and forensic breakthroughs shaped a case that changed how British police handle kidnaps forever. A story of greed, tragedy, and unfinished business — where one man still holds the secret of what really happened to Muriel McKay.