The Dando Files: The Murder of Jill Dando

On April 26, 1999, Jill Dando – at the time one of the biggest names in British television - was shot dead in broad daylight outside her London home. Just over a year later, loner Barry George was charged with her murder. He was convicted of the crime - but 8 years later he was acquitted, following a successful appeal. I’m Mark Williams-Thomas and I’ve had exclusive access to the original Jill Dando police files – containing thousands of documents, intelligence reports…as well as photographs and footage never seen before.. *And I’ve uncovered evidence of a catalogue of police blunders that mean the real killer of Jill Dando may never be caught. *And I’ve discovered that police failed to properly follow up a threat to kidnap Jill, sent just weeks before she was murdered. *I can reveal for the first time that over 100 potential suspects were never eliminated from the inquiry *Eleven people seen near Jill’s house on the morning of her murder were never identified *Police used a discredited honeytrap operation to target their main suspect Barry George *I’ve uncovered evidence that both the detective leading the investigation and the current Director of Public Prosecutions lied. *And I’ve discovered that police failed to properly follow up a threat to kidnap Jill, sent just weeks before she was murdered. This is the story, revealed for the first time, of the failed police investigation into Britain’s most high profile unsolved murder.