About this episode
The episode discusses the unsolved murder of TV presenter Jill Dando and the subsequent legal proceedings involving Barry George.
Back in 1999 Jill was a firm TV favourite appearing on many high profile BBC programmes, but most notably as one of the presenters of Crimewatch. The country was in shock when, on the morning of the 26th April 1999 the news came through that Jill had been shot dead on her doorstep. Having no leads the police did a re-enactment the following week on Crimewatch and after a year a man called Barry George was arrested and sent to prison for the murder. Following a re-trial 8 years later, Mr George was acquitted and released and there the case remains to this day, unsolved. Support the show! For one time support Buy Me a Coffee: Blue Murder Club Link to all things Blue Murder Club including all of the Socials - We look forward to hearing what you think about us bluemurderclub | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree Events: London 2026 | The Ultimate True Crime Event | CrimeCon UK - Get a tasty discount using our code BLUE and Crimecon even do a payment plan to spread the cost! Come and see your girls in London this year 💙💙 Artwork by Stuart Whiffen Photography by Jessica George Written and Presented by Carol Hughes Whiffen & Lauren Strutt Hosted on Acast. See…
People in this episode
Hosts: Carol Hughes Whiffen, Lauren Strutt
Topics covered
- true crime
- unsolved cases
- media impact
- murder investigation
- legal system
Keywords
- Jill Dando
- murder
- Crimewatch
- Barry George
- unsolved case
- BBC
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC, Crimewatch, Push FWD Network
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