Difference between revisions of "Jill Dando"
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| + | '''Jill Dando''' was a [[BBC]] journalist who was shot dead in 1999. | ||
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| − | Jill Dando was shot dead with a single bullet to the head. | + | Jill Dando was shot dead with a single bullet to the head. The theory first adopted by [[UK police]] "was that of a crazed opportunistic individual".<ref>https://www.theweek.co.uk/94727/who-killed-jill-dando-six-theories-behind-her-murder</ref> |
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A local man with a history of sex offences, [[Barry George]], was charged and found guilty, but was freed on appeal after serving 8 years. | A local man with a history of sex offences, [[Barry George]], was charged and found guilty, but was freed on appeal after serving 8 years. | ||
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It was reported in 2014 that Jill Dando had received reports of a paedophile ring in the [[BBC]] and passed a file on the matter to senior management in the mid-1990s, and that some female workmates had told her that they had been groped or assaulted. However it turned out that that "no one wanted to know" and an investigation was never carried out.<ref>http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/490169/Dando-alarm-paedophile-ring-BBC</ref><ref>http://911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=169793#169793</ref> | It was reported in 2014 that Jill Dando had received reports of a paedophile ring in the [[BBC]] and passed a file on the matter to senior management in the mid-1990s, and that some female workmates had told her that they had been groped or assaulted. However it turned out that that "no one wanted to know" and an investigation was never carried out.<ref>http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/490169/Dando-alarm-paedophile-ring-BBC</ref><ref>http://911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=169793#169793</ref> | ||
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 Jill Dando    (Journalist, television presenter, newsreader) | |
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| Born | Jill Wendy Dando 1961-11-09 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Died | 26 April 1999 (Age 37) Fulham, London, England |
| Alma mater | South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Victim of | murder |
A high profile BBC TV presenter shot dead in front of her house. | |
Jill Dando was a BBC journalist who was shot dead in 1999.
Murder
Jill Dando was shot dead with a single bullet to the head. The theory first adopted by UK police "was that of a crazed opportunistic individual".[1]
Witness
Barry Lindsey, the last person to see Jill Dando alive, claimed in 2013 that detectives ignored his evidence, stating "We are looking at a local guy over this murder. He is called Barry George".[2]
False conviction
A local man with a history of sex offences, Barry George, was charged and found guilty, but was freed on appeal after serving 8 years.
VIPaedophile
It was reported in 2014 that Jill Dando had received reports of a paedophile ring in the BBC and passed a file on the matter to senior management in the mid-1990s, and that some female workmates had told her that they had been groped or assaulted. However it turned out that that "no one wanted to know" and an investigation was never carried out.[3][4]
Weblinks
References
- ↑ https://www.theweek.co.uk/94727/who-killed-jill-dando-six-theories-behind-her-murder
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jill-dando-murder-witness-comes-2071046
- ↑ http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/490169/Dando-alarm-paedophile-ring-BBC
- ↑ http://911forum.org.uk/board/viewtopic.php?p=169793#169793
