Breakthrough in the killing of George Murdoch

Police have been investigating the murder of George Murdoch, who was attacked with a cheese wire in his taxi, for more than 40 years. But on Thursday they made a breakthrough in the case. Authorities said that with advancement in forensic technology, they've identified 200 possible genetic matches to a DNA profile recovered from the scene of the crime, and are closer to finding the suspect. Mr Murdoch's nephew, Alec McKay says the family were "thrilled" with the DNA breakthrough, and that he has "never ever given up hope". Sky's Scotland Correspondent Connor Gillies has more on the story. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/george-murdoch-police-identify-200-possible-genetic-matches-to-dna-profile-left-at-scene-of-1983-cheese-wire-murder-13222269 #scotland #skynews #georgemurdoch SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales