Family of Muriel McKay to travel to Trinidad to meet killer
She was kidnapped and murdered in Hertfordshire and her body was never recovered
Last updated 30th Jan 2024
The family of Muriel McKay, murdered in Hertfordshire 54 years ago and whose body was never recovered, are travelling to Trinidad today to meet her killer.
After a lifetime of unanswered questions, her family is hoping to gather detailed information regarding the location of her body.
In the long-awaited meeting, Muriel's family will be showing convicted killer, Nizamodeen Hosein, a range of documents and photographs in the hope to fill the gaps.
"This meeting will be quite an interesting meeting for both of them, but the nub of it is we want a location for my grandmother..."
Mark Dyer, Muriel's grandson, said: "We are going to Trinidad on the weekend, my mother and myself, and we are going to meet up with Nizam Hosein."
"This meeting will be quite an interesting meeting for both of them, but the nub of it is we want a location for my grandmother and that, we're going to get."
"We're also going to get some answers to some other questions we've got."
Muriel McKay was kidnapped in 1969 by Nizamodeen Hosein, after being mistaken for Rupert Murdoch's wife for which the kidnappers demanded a £1 million ransom.
Hosein, who had been deported to Trinidad after serving a life sentence for murder, signed an official oath in December giving the family the exact location of her body at a farm in Hertfordshire.
"It's going to be a one-off meeting with two people who thought would never speak to each other."
Since then, they have been working hard to explore every possible option to retrieve her body.
Mr Dyer said: "It's going to be a one-off meeting with two people who thought would never speak to each other."
"She was 28 and he was 21. He just got life in prison and my mother had nothing."
"The last time my mother saw Nizam in person was at the Old Bailey in September 1970."
"Everything seems to be going our way and I think that the meeting with my mother is going to be very interesting."
Ahead of his trip to Trinidad, Mark Dyer told Greatest Hits Radio how he is preparing both mentally and professionally.
He said: "I don't want to overthink it too much but I am also planning it in great detail, with all the bits and pieces we're taking, so that the meeting can be successful."
"I don't want to leave anything behind."
"Everything seems to be going our way and I think that the meeting with my mother is going to be very interesting."
Muriel's family is hoping this meeting will enable them to get one step closer and build a strong case for one final search of the property her body is said to be buried at.
A previous search, carried out by the Met Police in 2022, proved unsuccessful.
Muriel's family however believes the search to have been limited with no warrant obtained to dig up the farm at which she is said to be buried.
"The investigation remains live and we continue to review and assess new information, keeping an open mind to all available options to recover Muriel."
A spokesperson for the Met Police said: "We understand how frustrating and difficult this matter has been for Muriel’s family and remain in contact with them."
"An extensive search for Muriel’s remains was carried out in March 2022 at a farm in Hertfordshire, unfortunately it concluded with nothing found."
"At that time there was no legal power to apply for a search warrant in these circumstances and so the search took place with the consent of the landowner."
"The investigation remains live and we continue to review and assess new information, keeping an open mind to all available options to recover Muriel."