Police reopen Jill Dando murder case after CCTV review breakthrough
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The Metropolitan Police have confirmed they have launched a new investigation into the unsolved murder of Jill Dando, who was shot on the doorstep of her home on Gowan Avenue, Fulham, on April 26, 1999. According to The Mirror, detectives are re-examining CCTV footage showing a wanted man who matches the features of Milorad Ulemek, an infamous Serbian paramilitary nicknamed Legija. Ulemek is serving a 40-year sentence in Serbia for his role in planning the assassinations of former President Ivan Stambolić in 2000 and Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić in 2003. The Mirror first linked Ulemek to the murder in 2024 after a facial comparison expert found similarities. Police said advances in CCTV enhancement technology have allowed them to return to 27-year-old footage from Putney Bridge tube station. Serbian outlets Blic and Mondo report that investigators are examining whether Ulemek is the mysterious 'Man X' who fled the crime scene. Dando, one of the BBC's highest-profile presenters in the 1990s, was killed in a case that became one of the biggest murder inquiries in modern British history, but her killer has never been found.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Jill Dando police launch new investigation over CCTV after Mirror 'Serbian assassin' probe. EXCLUSIVE: Police are examining footage of a wanted man, caught on CCTV in a tube station after the 1999 shooting, who looks li…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Latest Jill Dando update is a huge development and changes everything for police'. OPINION: "After investigating the unsolved murder with colleagues for nearly three years, I am hopeful that CCTV evidence we have…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Breakthrough in Jill Dando murder after 27 years brings hope for justice'. "A fresh probe will use state-of-the-art technology to look back to the day of the murder. CCTV enhancement could give investigators fresh…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Met Police 'launch new investigation' into Jill Dando's unsolved murder after 'CCTV breakthrough' - with Serbian assassin under suspicion. Jill Dando was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home on Gowan Avenue, Ful…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
All we know as police launch new investigation into Jill Dando's unsolved murder. BBC Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, London, in April 1999 - her death launched one of the bigge…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Jill Dando detectives launch new probe into Crimewatch presenter's unsolved murder after CCTV breakthrough. Metropolitan Police re-examining CCTV from the night of the Crimewatch presenter’s murder in Fulham, west Londo…
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GB News (outlet profile)
New probe launched into Jill Dando murder 27 years after BBC presenter was shot on doorstep. A new probe has been launched into the unsolved murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police ar…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Jill Dando murder: Detectives review enhanced CCTV in new hope for cold case. Police are re-examining CCTV of a man at Putney Bridge station after the Crimewatch presenter was shot
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Blic (outlet profile)
LEGIJA UBIO BRITANSKU TV ZVEZDU!? Policija ponovo češlja snimke: Ispituje se da li je Milorad Ulemek zloglasni "Muškarac X" koji je pobegao sa mesta zločina. Nakon novog forenzičkog napretka u obradi video-snimaka, brit…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Met Police issue fresh update on Jill Dando murder investigation
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N1 Srbija (outlet profile)
Londonska policija za N1: Ponovo analiziramo snimke u slučaju ubistva Džil Dando. Londonska Metropoliten policija potvrdila je za N1 da istražitelji, zahvaljujući napretku tehnologije, ponovo analiziraju originalne snim…
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Mondo (outlet profile)
Da li je Legija misteriozni "Muškarac X" koji je ubio voditeljku u Londonu? Novi obrt u istrazi zločina iz 1999
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Police re-examining CCTV footage in Jill Dando murder case
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Police re-examining CCTV footage in Jill Dando murder case. Advances in ‘CCTV enhancement technology’ have allowed detectives to return to 27-year-old footage of Putney Bridge tube station, the Met said.
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Police to re-examine CCTV footage in Jill Dando unsolved murder case. CCTV footage from soon after Jill Dando was shot dead 27 years ago is being reviewed by police over her unsolved murder following advances in "enhanc…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Who killed Jill Dando? The theories about what happened to BBC presenter 27 years after unsolved murder. Jill Dando, one of the BBC’s most high profile presenters in the 1990s was killed outside her own home
Factual core
- Police are re-examining CCTV footage in the unsolved murder case of Jill Dando.
- Advances in CCTV enhancement technology have enabled detectives to return to the old footage.
- The murder of Jill Dando remains unsolved.
- Jill Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, London, in April 1999.
- Police are re-examining video recordings to determine whether Milorad Ulemek, known as the infamous 'Man X', fled the crime scene.