Jill Dando
Jill Wendy Dando (9 November 1961 – 26 April 1999) was a British television presenter.
Jill Dando | |
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| Born | Jill Wendy Dando 9 November 1961 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England |
| Died | 26 April 1999 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | Assassination by gunshot |
| Resting place | Ebdon Road Cemetery |
| Alma mater | South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education |
| Occupation | Journalist, television presenter and newsreader |
| Years active | 1979–1999 |
| Employer | BBC |
| Partner(s) | Alan Farthing (engaged) |
Life
Dando's parents were Jack Dando (February 1918 – February 2009) and Winifred Mary Jean Hockey (August 1928 – January 1986). Her older brother, Nigel, worked as a journalist for BBC Radio Bristol before retiring in 2017. Before working for the BBC, he worked as a journalist in local newspapers. Jill grew up in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. She moved to London in the 1980s.
Dando worked as a journalist and newsreader. She presented the travel programme Holiday as well as Crimewatch. She was engaged to Alan Farthing for the last few months of her life.
Death
On April 26, 1999, Dando was shot on her doorstep in Fulham, west London. She was taken to Charing Cross Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.[1]
Trial
Barry George was convicted of her murder in 2001. He was freed in 2008 when his retrial found him not guilty.[2]
Jill Dando Media
Dando's garden in Weston-super-Mare
References
- ↑ Campbell, By Duncan; Hopkins, Nick; Carroll, Rory (27 April 1999). "TV star Dando murdered by single shot" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ George not guilty of Dando murder. BBC News. 1 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7536815.stm. Retrieved 1 August 2008.