Jill Dando
Jill 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.
Jill Dando | |
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| Born | Jill Wendy Dando 9 November 1961 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Died | 26 April 1999 (aged 37) Fulham, London, England |
| Cause of death | Murder by gunshot |
| Resting place | Ebdon Road Cemetery |
| Alma mater | South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, television presenter, newsreader |
| Years active | 1979–1999 |
| Employer(s) | BBC, Weston Mercury |
| Partner | Alan Farthing (engaged) |
On the morning of 26 April 1999, Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, south-west London, prompting the biggest murder inquiry conducted by the Metropolitan Police and the country's largest criminal investigation since the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. A local man, Barry George, was convicted and imprisoned for the murder, but after eight years in prison he was acquitted following an appeal and retrial. No other suspect has been charged with Dando's murder and the case remains unsolved.