Jill Dando The Murder That Shocked Britain! Infamous Crimes Series…
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- In the hallowed halls of investigative journalism few cases remain as haunting and enigmatic as the murder of Jill Dando. Join our unyielding guide ex-Strangeways prison officer Sam Samworth as he unravels the web of intrigue surrounding this high-profile crime.
The Victim: Jill Dando:
A beloved television presenter, Jill’s charisma graced our screens but behind the smile lay a relentless pursuit of truth. On that fateful April morning in 1999 her life was extinguished in the quiet streets of Fulham.
The Whispers of Conspiracy:
Was it a professional hit? A personal vendetta? Or a random act of violence? Sam delves into the theories, the silenced lovers, the shadowy figures and the elusive assassin.
The Silent Bullet
Jill fell victim to a silenced weapon, a calculated choice to avoid detection. The streets remained eerily quiet as if the city itself held its breath.
The Controversial Suspect:
Barry George the man convicted and later acquitted remains an enigma. Did he act alone? Was he a pawn in a larger game?
Legacy and Unanswered Questions:
Jill’s legacy transcends headlines, Her memory fuels the relentless pursuit of justice.As Sam says “Behind every unsolved crime lies a truth waiting to be unmasked.”
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Barry George still has not been given any compensation because the courts ruled that he was not " innocent enough ". Disgraceful.
@freespeechadvocate7492
That is a disgrace, he certainly came across as a bit of an oddball but that is no reason not to give him compensation for the troubles they put him through.
Courts make the rules up to suit them.
That sums up the British justice system, the guy who done 12 years of a life sentence before being released as proven innocent- was awarded compensation but they kept money back from the payment for 12 years room and board- you couldn’t make it up 🤷🏻♂️
T C Campbell was up to his ears in the murder of the Doyle family in Glasgow, yet he walked off with nearly £1m compo...why wasn't BG?
She was on to Savilie. Knowing what we know about him now it makes sense. And he did it because he couldn't victimise her into silence. She was too strong for him, and he abhorred that.
Defo. She was going to do an expose documentary.
... Was going to mention a royal too.
@@williampotato1221 Who?
I heard this theory as well so many times. Strange how no body has been caught for her murder though
Savile was probably an MI5 asset.
Doing the same thing Epstein was doing for M0$$@d.
That's who'll have organised it.
Blair has a lot of blood on his hands
Good video, just one name Blair He should be in jail, Responsible for mass murder.
Absolutely.
B-liar,what a lump of greedy plop he and his terrible wife are.
They’ve just knighted him 😕
@@davidhuddleston3127 No suprise there David
I was doing my c and r training when this happened Sam the world is so corrupt 😤 i hate the world we live in now
Very sad state! Take care
Corruption mass scale
Is it getting worse or just coming to light? That's what I wonder...
@RufusToots420 very true 👍
Horrible, isn't it, a right shithole, and getting worse. I'm glad I'm old, and don't have to grow up in this dung heap.
was she onto savile? just a thought
I heard that too. Would make sense as to why no-one else spoke out.
Its like Dr David Kelly ?
yeah he was murdered for saying there was no weapons of mass destruction
Great vlog Sam. Keep 'em coming.
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.
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.
Early life
Jill Wendy Dando was born at Ashcombe House Maternity Home in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She was the daughter of Jack Dando (February 1918 - February 2009 and Winifred Mary Jean Hockey (August 1928 - January 1986), who died of leukaemia aged 57. Her only sibling, brother Nigel (born 1952), worked as a journalist for BBC Radio Bristol before retiring in 2017, having previously worked as a journalist in local newspapers since the 1970s. Dando was raised as a Baptist and remained a devout follower. When she was three years old, it was discovered that she had a hole in her heart and a blocked pulmonary artery. She had heart surgery on 12 January 1965.
Dando was educated at Worle Infant School, Greenwood Junior School, Worle Community School, and Broadoak Sixth Form Centre, where she was head girl, and completed her A-levels. She then went on to study Journalism at the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education.
Dando was a member of Weston-super-Mare Amateur Dramatic Society and Exeter Little Theatre Company, with whom she appeared in plays at the Barnfield Theatre. She was a volunteer at Sunshine Hospital Radio in Weston-super-Mare in 1979.
Career
Dando's first job was as a trainee reporter for the local weekly newspaper, the Weston Mercury, where her father and brother worked. After five years as a print journalist, she started to work for the BBC, becoming a newsreader for BBC Radio Devon in 1985. That year, she transferred to BBC South West, where she presented a regional news magazine programme, Spotlight South West. In 1987, she worked for Television South West, then BBC Spotlight in Plymouth. In early 1988, Dando moved from regional to national television in London to present BBC television news, specifically the short on-the-hour bulletins that aired on both BBC1 and BBC2 from 1986 until the mid-1990s.
Dando presented the BBC television programmes Breakfast Time, Breakfast News, the BBC One O'Clock News, the Six O'Clock News, the travel programme Holiday, the crime appeal series Crimewatch (from 1995 until her death) and occasionally Songs of Praise. In 1994, she moved to Fulham. On 25 April 1999, Dando presented the first episode of Antiques Inspectors. She was scheduled to present the Six O'Clock News on the evening of the following day. She was featured on the cover of that week's Radio Times magazine (from 24 to 30 April). Dando was also booked to host the British Academy Television Awards 1999, alongside Michael Parkinson, at Grosvenor House Hotel on 9 May. On 5 September, BBC One resumed airing of Antiques Inspectors, the final series to be recorded by Dando. The series had made its debut on 25 April, with filming of the final episode completed two days before that. The programme was cancelled following her death, but it was decided later in the year that it should be aired as a tribute to Dando. The final episode aired on 24 October.
At the time of her death, Dando was among those with the highest profile of the BBC's on-screen staff, and had been the 1997 BBC Personality of the Year. Crimewatch reconstructed her murder in an attempt to aid the police in the search for her killer. After Barry George was charged with the murder but acquitted, Crimewatch made no further appeals for information concerning the case.
Personal life
From 1989 to 1996, Dando engaged in a relationship with BBC executive Bob Wheaton. She then had a brief relationship with national park warden Simon Basil. In December 1997, Dando met gynaecologist Alan Farthing, later Queen Elizabeth II's personal physician, on a blind date set up by a mutual friend. Farthing was separated from his wife at the time. A couple of months after Farthing's divorce was finalised, the couple announced that they were engaged on 31 January 1999. Their wedding was set to take place on 25 September.
Murder
On the morning of 26 April 1999, 37-year-old Dando left Farthing's home in Chiswick. She returned alone, by car, to the house she owned at 29 Gowan Avenue, Fulham. She had lived in the house, but by April 1999 was in the process of selling it and did not visit it frequently. The purpose of her visit was to collect contract documents which had been faxed to her there by her agent Jon Roseman. As Dando reached her front door at about 11:32 BST, she was shot once in the head. Her body was discovered about fourteen minutes later by neighbour Helen Doble. Police were called at 11:47. Dando was taken to the nearby Charing Cross Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival at 13:03.
As Dando was about to put her keys in the lock to open the front door of her home in Fulham, she was grabbed from behind. With his right arm, the assailant held her and forced her to the ground, so that her face was almost touching the tiled step of the porch. Then, with his left hand, he fired a single shot at her left temple, killing her instantly. The bullet entered her head just above her ear, parallel to the ground, and came out the right side of her head.
- Bob Woffinden, The Guardian (July 2002)
Forensic study indicated that Dando had been shot by a bullet from a 9mm Short calibre semi-automatic pistol, with the gun pressed against her head at the moment of the shot. The cartridge appeared to have been subject to workshop modification, possibly to reduce its charge. Richard Hughes, her next-door neighbour, heard a scream from Dando ("I thought it was someone surprising somebody") but heard no gunshot. Hughes looked out of his front window and, while not realising what had happened, made the only certain sighting of the killer - a six-foot-tall (183 cm) white man aged around 40, walking away from Dando's house.
Investigation
After the murder, there was intense media coverage. An investigation by the Metropolitan Police, named Operation Oxborough, proved fruitless for over a year. Dando's status as a well-known public figure had brought her into contact with thousands of people, and she was known to millions. There was huge speculation regarding the motive for her murder.
Within six months, the Murder Investigation Team had spoken to more than 2,500 people and taken more than 1,000 statements. With little progress after a year, the police concentrated their attention on Barry George, who lived about half a mile from Dando's house. He had a history of stalking women, sexual offences and other antisocial and attention seeking behaviour. George was put under surveillance, arrested on 25 May 2000 and charged with Dando's murder on 28 May.[28]
George was tried at the Old Bailey, convicted, and on 2 July 2001 was sentenced to life imprisonment. Concern about this conviction was widespread on the basis that the case against George appeared thin. Two appeals were unsuccessful, but after discredited forensic evidence was excluded from the prosecution's case, George's third appeal succeeded in November 2007. The original conviction was quashed and a second trial lasting eight weeks ended in George's acquittal on 1 August 2008.
After George's acquittal, some newspapers published articles which appeared to suggest that he was guilty of the Dando murder and other offences against women. In December 2009, George accepted substantial damages from News Group Newspapers over articles in The Sun and the News of the World, following a libel action in the High Court.
I used to work at the funeral directors in Weston super mare that carried out Jill Dandos funeral.
And ?
@@user-sz8km9dy5v rude!
@@user-sz8km9dy5v you’re rude and clearly ignorant 🤡
Wow! I did not know anything about the Serbian connection! Thank you for making this video!
Sam….your videos are so well presented. It doesn’t matter where you do them….but the way you talk is so very engaging. Your insight is without a doubt top notch….but it’s your personality that makes your videos so interesting. You keep it simple,low key,no posh studio….just you and Stephen. And that’s what makes your channel so watchable. People relate to you..because your just an ordinary down to earth bloke who obviously has so much life experience. It’s also clear your a very nice guy as well. Top man 👍
I met Dando. An absolutely stunning woman. Beautiful and a wonderful person.
Great analysis…truly shocking that this case has never reached a conclusion.
Brilliant content thank you.
Thanks Sam. 🙏👏👏
She was assassinated, end of.
Love your work mate! across the board, totally accurate 100% no nonsense stuff!
😮😮 that description! 😮
That is a piece of art.
Top prose.
I really appreciate the beauty.😀
Brilliant job! 😄
Hope you have a great weekend Sam. 🙂👍🏼
who knew she was going to the house that she rarely visited
Apparently her agent had sent documents there by fax for her to collect but it has all the hallmarks of a professional hit, even the way the assailant grabbed her and shot her once in the head.
So refreshing to hear from someone like you who was “on the other side” talk like this. I never did time but was once battered by four police officers for domestic violence, they beat me senseless and when I arrived in the custody suite and they mocked me and threatened me with jail time until they realised they had the wrong person. They the decided to do me for resisting arrest instead. All I did was ask what’s going on? What’s this all about? I was innocent. But like I say, it’s good to hear from what is usually perceived to be “the enemy”
Bless ya dude, all the very best!
You’re a legend Sam
What a fucked up world we are living in it's crazy sad .one love
Jill Dando had Princess Diana vibes ❤
And she was good friend with Diana .
It all makes sense now. Cracking video Sam.
Another great video…top man
She was about to spill the beans on cliff ,charles ,andrew , gordon ,etc.etc.etc...
Thanks
Great vid sam, thanks
Saville, cliff Richards, and a host of others she new about.
Totally agree.
Don't forget Charles and Andrew
Quality this mate. I was just a young ankle biter at the time so it’s a bit before me. Fascinating insight though 🇬🇧
HEY SAM THIS WAS COVERED UP SOOOOO MUCH. LUCY LETBY WAS STITCHED UP AS WELL TRUTH WILL OUT SAM FROM DAVID CROMER 🏐🥅⚽🙏🌈♥️🌊
I think that Jill was about to expose Saville and “Kitty” x
Like that suitcase murder by who dunnthat
Same Establishment 'pet detective' was put on that job,Hamish Campbell
I remember seeing the news report on this incident found it really shocking she really was a national treasure my heart goes out to her family and everyone else affected rip Jill Dando thank you for sharing your thoughts on this its extremely important to do so
Jill was about 2 do a bbc doc bout Saville royal family got rid ov her simple as people's
Cliff Richard aka kitty had it done
Exactly
Sam, I thought it all had to do with the Saville thing and was pretty well put to sleep. Now 20 odd years on we have a new "tin of worms" with what would appear to have logic and evidence but was never mentioned at the time, am I missing something or is this all a connected, tangled web? I am so confused mate.> Cheers.
She definitely got to close
Why was this woman murdered
Howard... corruption, and bribes
Rodger Vincent told me he was the first one questioned about her murder… hmp fullsutton
Id forget The Serbian Connection.
Froth...all ties back to Liverpool
She was doing a expose on top wronguns,f about And find out,she found out
Anyone that exposes them gets offed apart from a nobody like me I could scream on the hills about it and no one would listen All your favourite actors and musicians and all into that kiddy fiddling crap.
Those Balkan states have lived by the vendetta for centuries.
Also loads of mercenaries for hire, that our government could use without having to use their own lads, and risk possibly getting found out.
ay up!
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Gs1150 like mine in the background 🤗
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@@RealPorridgePodcast good choice
Yet again Towny Blaire is involved.
WHAAAAAT.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
Tommy Mair was fitted up too. There is no way he killed Jo Cox imo.
He was a patsy the same as Barry George and many others.
Is that an R1150GS?
Indeed👊
Its not Milorad ulemek, facial recognition expert should've gone to spec savers. Ears are too small. Plus man in Putney bridge station feet are bigger. Hairline could be anybody's , he could be Simon basil , Jill's ex partner. He has the exact same match. The Serbian hitman theory is just another spin, misdirection. Just like Barry George was fitted up too. The killer was left handed, BG was right handed, the killer was seen with a mobile phone, BG didn't possess or own one either. The killer also slammed Jill's gate so hard , that her neighbour Richard Hughes heard it. Plus her heavy doormat was skew whiff. Indicating an emotional struggle and angry exit. Look how long it took Jill to reach her front door from setting her car alarm too. He must've conversed with Jill. Barry Lindsey a witness saw Jill arguing with a man. A crime of passion.
Wheres the £1000 jv
She was about to lift the lid on pedos in high places..now ask why she was killed and who could make it happen. Smoke screen for what actually happend
Was about to blow the whistle on mps savile Epstein ted heath cliff Richard etc.
Exactly pal
At the time when it was on the news everyday and on one program I can't remember which one it was said she was shot with a smooth barrel gun and that gun had been handed to the police during a weapon clean up campaign
noiw this might be in the relams of a conspiracy theory but persoanlly i think the shooter who killed jill dando was cliff richard the photo fit of the shooter is cliff richard and cliff richard isnt who you think he is telling you mate look at the e fit of the shooter then look at cliff richard there the same person
How do Sam 👍
How do👊
How exactly is Charles Linton esteemed? As toilet tissue? 🚻
Wow! I did not know anything about the Serbian connection! Thank you for making this video!
HEY SAM THIS WAS COVERED UP SOOOOO MUCH. LUCY LETBY WAS STITCHED UP AS WELL TRUTH WILL OUT SAM FROM DAVID CROMER 🏐🥅⚽🙏🌈♥️🌊
Wow! I did not know anything about the Serbian connection! Thank you for making this video!