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The day after Muriel McKay is snatched from her home, the police gather all the physical evidence they can, and tabloid reporters crowd the pavements outside the house, trying to get a piece of the action.

Muriel鈥檚 family are desperately trying to make sense of calls by a mysterious man, M3, who claims he has Muriel, and that he鈥檒l return her if the family delivers him a 拢1 million ransom. It鈥檚 only when he sends them a letter, in Muriel鈥檚 own handwriting, that they know for sure he鈥檚 the most credible suspect.

Worse Than Murder - A tragic case of mistaken identity that shook Britain and launched a tabloid war.

One winter鈥檚 night in 1969, kidnappers targeting Rupert Murdoch鈥檚 wife abducted Muriel McKay by mistake. She was never seen again. Jane MacSorley investigates this shocking crime which baffled police and, more than 50 years on, remains unresolved.

Presented by Jane MacSorley with Simon Farquhar
Produced by Nadia Mehdi, with extra production from Paul Russell and Megan Oyinka
Sound design and mixing by Basil Oxtoby
Story editor: Andrew Dickson
Executive producers: Neil Cowling, Michaela Hallam, Jago Lee and Rami Tzabar
Development by Paul Russell
Voice acting by Red Frederick
Original music composed by Richard Atkinson for Mcasso

A Fresh Air and Tell Tale production for 大象传媒 Radio 4