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| − | 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]]".<ref>http://www. | + | 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]]".<ref>http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jill-dando-murder-witness-comes-2071046</ref> |
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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:// | + | 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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Revision as of 14:59, 11 April 2015
 Jill Dando    | |
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| Victim of | murder |
A high profile BBC TV presenter shot dead in front of her house. | |
Murder
Jill Dando was shot dead with a single bullet to the head.
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".[1]
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.
BBC Paedophilia Allegations
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.[2][3]
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