Jill Dando

Jill Wendy Dando (9 November 1961 – 26 April 1999) was a British television presenter.

Jill Dando
Born
Jill Wendy Dando

(1961-11-09)9 November 1961
Died26 April 1999(1999-04-26) (aged 37)
Fulham, London, England
Cause of deathAssassination by gunshot
Resting placeEbdon Road Cemetery
Alma materSouth Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education
OccupationJournalist, television presenter and newsreader
Years active1979–1999
EmployerBBC
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

References

  1. Campbell, By Duncan; Hopkins, Nick; Carroll, Rory (27 April 1999). "TV star Dando murdered by single shot" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. 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.