Jill Dando
CountryUnited Kingdom 
GenderFemale
Birthdaynov. 9, 1961
Death1999-04-26
BiographyJill Wendy Dando (9 November 1961 – 26 April 1999) was an English journalist, television presenter and newsreader. She spent most of her career at the BBC and was the corporation's Personality of the Year in 1997. At the time of her death, her television work included co-presenting the BBC One programme Crimewatch with Nick Ross.
On the morning of 26 April 1999, Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, London, prompting the biggest murder inquiry ever conducted by the Metropolitan Police and the country's largest criminal investigation since the Peter Sutcliffe case. A local man, Barry George, was convicted and imprisoned for the murder, but was acquitted eight years later following an appeal and retrial. No other suspect has been charged, and the case remains unsolved.
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On the morning of 26 April 1999, Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, London, prompting the biggest murder inquiry ever conducted by the Metropolitan Police and the country's largest criminal investigation since the Peter Sutcliffe case. A local man, Barry George, was convicted and imprisoned for the murder, but was acquitted eight years later following an appeal and retrial. No other suspect has been charged, and the case remains unsolved.
Biography from the Wikipedia article Jill Dando. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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