The Cheese Wire Murder: The Killing of George “Dodd” Murdoch

2026-07-29

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On a quiet summer evening in Aberdeen, two teenage boys out riding their bikes stumbled upon something they could never have imagined; a murder in progress.Unbeknownst to them, they became the only known witnesses to the killer of George Murdoch. Despite one of the largest murder investigations in Scottish history, that person has never been identified.More than 40 years later, the brutal killing remains unsolved. With fresh forensic techniques, countless theories, and a case that has continued to haunt detectives for decades, one question...

On a quiet summer evening in Aberdeen, two teenage boys out riding their bikes stumbled upon something they could never have imagined; a murder in progress.

Unbeknownst to them, they became the only known witnesses to the killer of George Murdoch. Despite one of the largest murder investigations in Scottish history, that person has never been identified.

More than 40 years later, the brutal killing remains unsolved. With fresh forensic techniques, countless theories, and a case that has continued to haunt detectives for decades, one question still remains...

Who killed George Murdoch?

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