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Jill Dando was one of the most high profile personalities in England in 1999.\\xa0 She had been named BBC Personality of the Year and her career as a journalist was going from strength to strength.\\xa0 She was the host of \\u2018Crimewatch\\u2019 \\u2013 a show similar to America\\u2019s Most Wanted, and she presented the television news daily.
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\\nHer personal life was also flourishing.\\xa0 She was engaged to Dr Alan Farthing (Queen Elizabeth\\u2019s personal doctor), and their wedding was set for later in 1999.
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\\nOn April 26, 1999, Jill went to her house in Fulham, London.\\xa0 She was selling the property because she had moved in with Alan.\\xa0 She went to her own place sporadically to get mail.\\xa0 As she put her keys to the lock, a man ambushed Jill.\\xa0 He pressed a gun to her head and fired.\\xa0 Jill Dando was murdered in cold blood. \\xa0
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\\nNow, almost 24 years later, Jill\\u2019s murder remains unsolved.\\xa0 A man named Barry George was arrested for the crime and was later acquitted.\\xa0 Was Barry really responsible?\\xa0 Could her murder have been the result of a jilted lover?\\xa0 Was Jill murdered as retribution for her role in Crimewatch? Or was she targeted for her journalistic involvement in the Kosovo War?
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\\nIn this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the unsolved murder of \\u2018Crimewatch\\u2019 host Jill Dando. \\xa0
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\\nIf you\\u2019d like to skip straight to Jill\\u2019s story, please go to (7:52)
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\\nRead our blog for this case - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/03/27/the-unsolved-murder-of-crimewatch-host-jill-dando/
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