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Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later

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Rawlinson, K. (2026, September 26). Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/26/jill-dando-murder-technological-advances-police-cctv

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Scotland Yard is re-examining CCTV footage from 27 years ago using new technological advancements in an ongoing investigation into the unsolved murder of BBC broadcaster Jill Dando, who was shot outside her home in Fulham on April 26, 1999. The review focuses on a man seen near Putney Bridge Underground station shortly after the incident, but police emphasize this is part of existing inquiries rather than a new investigation.

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The Metropolitan Police have launched a new review into the unsolved 1999 murder of Jill Dando, a BBC Crimewatch presenter who was shot dead on her doorstep in Fulham, west London. The investigation is focusing on CCTV footage taken from Putney Bridge train station, about one mile away from the crime scene, where an unidentified man known as "Man X" was captured walking near the time of the murder.

In 2024, a facial comparison expert noted that Man X resembled Milorad Ulemek, a notorious Serbian assassin serving a 137-year prison sentence for Yugoslav war crimes. The Met Police is now using advanced CCTV enhancement technology to re-examine original footage in an attempt to identify Man X and determine if he was connected to the killing.

Despite these developments, the police caution that this review does not constitute a new investigation but rather part of ongoing inquiries into the case. Jill Dando’s murder remains unsolved after 27 years, one of the most high-profile cases in British history.

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BBC ORG · 3× Dando PERSON · 3× Man X PERSON · 2× Scotland Yard ORG · 2× Fulham ORG · 1× Jill Dando PERSON · 1× Jill Dando’s PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× Met ORG · 1× Mirror ORG · 1×

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She began as a reporter at her local paper The Weston Mercury in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, before moving to the morning programme Breakfast Time, which later became BBC Breakfast.

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2026-09-26 · The Guardian

Jill Dando murder: technological advances allow police to review CCTV 27 years later · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 3 hedged)

Technological advances are allowing police to review old CCTV footage in the unsolved murder of the BBC broadcaster Jill Dando, Scotland Yard has revealed. asserted

Yard → allow → broadcaster

Advances in CCTV enhancement technology have allowed detectives to return to 27-year-old footage of Putney Bridge Underground station, Scotland Yard said. asserted

Yard → allow → station

But detectives stressed that the review was part of existing inquiries – not a new investigation. asserted

review → stress → inquiries

The former Crimewatch presenter was 37 years old when she was shot and killed outside her home in Fulham, west London, on 26 April 1999. asserted

she → shoot → April

An unidentified person, referred to as “Man X”, was captured on camera near Putney Bridge station – about a mile from Dando’s home – shortly after the attack. asserted

person → refer → attack

A driver had seen a man “running for his life” on Fulham Palace Road around the time of the shooting, the Mirror reported. asserted

Mirror → see → shooting

She later picked out Man X in the station CCTV as the person who had been sprinting. asserted

who → pick → person

A Met spokesperson said: “In the 27 years since Jill Dando’s murder, the investigation has been subject to numerous reviews, aiming to identify whether matters could be progressed with advances in technology and forensics. uncertain

matters → say → technology

“Recent advancements in CCTV enhancement technology have provided investigators with the opportunity to re-examine original footage from Putney Bridge train station. asserted

advancements → provide → station

“The review of CCTV footage forms part of ongoing inquiries and should not be interpreted as a significant line of inquiry nor as a new investigation being opened on this matter.” asserted

review → form → matter

Outside her work on Crimewatch, Dando was also seen during the 1980s and 1990s on BBC shows including travel show Holiday and The Antiques Inspectors. asserted

Dando → see → Holiday

She began as a reporter at her local paper The Weston Mercury in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, before moving to the morning programme Breakfast Time, which later became BBC Breakfast. asserted

which → begin → programme

In 2019, the detective who led the inquiry into Dando’s murder expressed doubt the case would ever be solved. asserted

case → lead → doubt

Speaking in a BBC documentary to mark 20 years since the television presenter’s shooting, Hamish Campbell said he did not think any new suspects would ever be brought to court. asserted

suspects → speak → court

“Do I think somebody will come back to court? asserted

somebody → think → court

Sometimes, I felt we were a day away from solving it and other times, I thought: ‘No, we’re a long way away’. asserted

we → feel → it

Senior officers were asking: ‘What are the likelihoods of this case being resolved?’ asserted

case → ask → ?

“We had over 2,000 people named as potential suspects or responsible. asserted

We → have → suspects

Some actions to trace and eliminate one person might take a day. uncertain

actions → trace → day

One action might take two weeks. uncertain

action → take → weeks

But there’s thousands of them and that’s the issue of managing stranger homicides.” asserted

that → ’ → homicides