Muriel McKay was kidnapped and murdered five decades ago after she was mistaken for media mogul Rupert Murdoch's wife — now her loved ones think they have found her resting place Muriel McKay's family believe this is her potential burial spot (Image: PA)

This may be the final resting place of a woman kidnapped and murdered 56 years ago after being mistaken for Rupert Murdoch’s wife. Now the woman's loved ones are calling for further investigations of the area in the hopes of finding vital information, or even the body itself.

Muriel McKay’s family yesterday asked the High Court court to allow a survey of the site, saying “she would like to come home for Christmas ”. Muriel, 55, wife of newspaper executive Alick McKay, was snatched in a £1million ransom plot in 1969.

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