When was jill dando murdered

There are also other reasons to be at least sceptical when it comes to all theories suggesting Ms Dando was murdered by a hitman. During their investigation, they looked into and discounted up to 30 people with clear reason to resent Crimewatch. Convicted contract killers were also visited in jail and questioned about likely suspects before the possibility of a revenge hit was rejected by police. And outside the realm of TV and film, there has to be at least a question mark over whether a professional assassin really would be happy to assume that his first shot had killed their target.

A professional who knew what he was doing would not have allowed [that to happen]. Forensic examination of the shell casing and bullet suggested the murder weapon was something like a modified starting pistol or a reactivated firearm with a low muzzle velocity — not the kind of gun you would normally associate with a professional hitman. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Jill Dando: one discounted theory suggested she had been killed on the orders of a besotted Russian crimelord whose advances she spurned while filming the Holiday programme in Cyprus. Recommended Jill Dando: A rising star soon to wed. Then the unthinkable happened George not guilty: so who did kill Jill Dando? The theories: Why was Jill Dando shot dead?

Jill Dando: golden girl of television Key events in the Jill Dando murder case. One theory is that Jill Dando was killed by a Serb hitman in revenge for British jets bombing Belgrade. It has also been suggested that underworld figures ordered the killing of Jill Dando because of her work presenting Crimewatch.

More about Jill Dando murder Conspiracy Theories. Already subscribed? The show speaks with Graham Johnson, a former investigations journalist. He covered the case of John Haase, who in the early s was convicted of smuggling kilos of heroin into the UK. But Hasse and his nephew, Paul Bennett, only served 11 months out of an 18 year sentence when they were given a controversial royal pardon for giving information that led to the discovery of multiple firearms.

Jill Dando murder: how the Crimewatch host was killed, and why Barry George was wrongly convicted over her death. They were the same bullets. There is no suggestion Hasse or Bennett are associated with the death of Dando. Dando was murdered at point blank range with one shot, which took the killer less than 30 seconds to execute her and escape. All the signs point to this not being a novice — and unlikely to be an stalker, obsessed fan or other person who may fumble around using a gun.

He is alleged to have dumped the car he was driving in outside Gatwick Airport before flying back. The link is suggested to be Kenneth Noye, who was convicted of killing Stephen Cameron in a road rage murder in Cable then went into hiding, as it made her a target. The programme asks, did Dando covering this crime also make her a target? The show suggests that there is evidence that links John to Noye, and that he was in financial debt to Noye. Subscription Notification. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details.

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