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Scots true crime podcast says 'time running out' to solve cheese wire murder
24.09.2023 - 11:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The man behind a new podcast series on the Scots cheese wire murder has said 'time is running out' to solve the 40-year-old murder mystery.
The producer and presenter, Ryan Ogilvie, 45, has interviewed family, neighbours and senior police about the killing of Aberdeen taxi driver George Murdoch in 1983. The five-part 'Who is the Cheese Wire Killer' podcast will see the first episode being released on major streaming platforms on September 29 to mark the anniversary.
Ryan grew up in the Granite City but was only vaguely aware of the horrific crime when growing up, reports Aberdeen Live.
However, after learning more about the case, he has decided his first true crime podcast will examine the circumstances in a bid to bring more information to light, with Ryan himself making no money from the production. George was strangled to death with cheese wire after taking a punter to Pitfodels Station Road, and the crime remains unsolved despite one of the north-east's largest manhunts.
On the night of his death, George had radioed into his control room to say that he had picked up a customer who wanted to travel from Aberdeen to Peterculter. Witnesses then spotted him being attacked on Pitfodels Station Road – more than four miles short of his stated destination. A police dog handler found George lying in a pool of blood, with severe injuries to his head, face and neck.
The new documentary and drama styled podcast will feature hard-hitting interviews and dramatised re-enactments with actors voicing George and his wife Jessie.
Ryan told Aberdeen Live: "I have an audio production business called Mind the Gap Creative and we produce radio commercials and podcasts but this is the first true crime podcast we have done.
"I met the family and
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