Who killed Jill Dando? The unsolved BBC murder

BBC Television Centre, London. Photo: Panhard, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative only.

Status · Unsolved — CCTV re-examination announced 2026

What happened

BBC Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando was shot dead outside her home in Fulham, London, on 26 April 1999. Barry George was convicted in 2001; the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction in November 2007 and he was acquitted at a retrial in August 2008. Nobody else has been charged and the case remains unsolved. In September 2026 the Metropolitan Police said it would re-examine CCTV footage using newer enhancement technology.

Written from the official records below. Links checked 08 Nov 2026.

Official record

R v George [2007] EWCA Crim 2722
Court of Appeal (BAILII) · published 15 Nov 2007

Main headlines

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Met to re-examine CCTV footage from unsolved Jill Dando murder
BBC News · 26 Sept 2026
Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later
The Guardian · 26 Sept 2026
Police to re-examine CCTV footage in Jill Dando unsolved murder case after advances in enhancement technology
Sky News · 26 Sept 2026

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