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	Jill Dando
		Jill Dando (1961-1999) was a British television presenter who was murdered outside her home in London, leading to a nationwide hunt for her killer.
		Jill Dando was born in Weston-super-Mare[?] and worked as a journalist before going into television.
		The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science was founded in recognition of her role in fighting crime.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ji/Jill_Dando.html (137 words)

	Jill Dando - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dando was born in Weston-super-Mare, and was educated at Worle Comprehensive School and Broadoak Sixth Form Centre.
		Dando's status as a well-known public figure probably brought her into contact with thousands of people, and there was fevered speculation about the motive for her killing, including that her role as co-presenter of Crimewatch may have brought her into conflict with elements of Britain's criminal underworld.
		The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science was founded on April 26, 2001 (the second anniversary of her murder) at University College London.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jill_Dando (1084 words)

	THE JILL DANDO WEBSITE: A short biography
		Jill Dando was born in Weston-super-Mare, with a hole in the heart which was not discovered until she was 18 months old.
		Dando was involved, among many others, with Crimewatch programmes which shed light on the 1996 murders of Lin and Megan Russell and generated the telephone calls which led to the identification of Michael Stone, who was later jailed for life.
		JILL DANDO was that rarest of women - the object of fantasy for men of a certain age and yet equally admired and respected by women.
	www.muswell-hill.com /dando/profile.html (1502 words)

	Jill Dando - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jill Dando (November 9, 1961 – April 26, 1999) was a British television presenter who was murdered outside her home in London, leading to a nationwide hunt for her killer.
		In 1986, Dando made a move from regional to national television when she moved to London in 1986 to present the breakfast news on BBC1, and was later a stand-in newsreader for the BBC News at 6.
		The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science was founded on 26 April 2001 at University College London in recognition of Dando's role in fighting crime.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Jill_Dando (589 words)

	Jill Dando, RIP
		Jill Dando was undoubtedly a great personality, a natural as a TV presenter and she will be sorely missed by many.
		It was thus that the murder of Jill Dando, 37, UK news reporter and television presenter on the 26th of April, 1999, made for depressing news.
		Whilst suppositions that Dando had been executed because of her media involvement, by an unknown assassin, were bandied about across the UK; the fact that nearly a dozen others, for the same reason, had been killed, assassinated by design, by NATO bombs, merited no such condemnation.
	www.hippy.freeserve.co.uk /dandorip.htm (1263 words)

	Jill Dando \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		The news and current affairs department thought she was; discussions were prolonged and Dando realised that serving under conflicting bosses was to risk a very brief career indeed.
		Jill Dando was born and grew up in Weston-super-Mare, and in early childhood was the subject of a successful hole-in-the-heart operation.
		Clogs and jeans were the new 'uniform' and Dando adapted just as easily to that, although she recalled that her jeans were always pressed with vertical creases.
	www.guardian.co.uk /jilldando/story/0,,477329,00.html (756 words)

	Jill Dando in Hammersmith
		The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science is in memory of the BBC Crimewatch presenter, who was murdered outside her Fulham home three years ago.
		Jill Dando began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Devon, before going on to become one of the BBC's favourite presenters on programmes such as the Six O'clock News, Breakfast news, Crimewatch and Holiday.
		Jill Dando became engaged to gynaecologist Alan Farthing after they met on a blind date - and announced her desire for a less frantic life.
	www.myhammersmith.co.uk /hammersmith&shepherdsbush/celebs-jilldando.htm (590 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| Dando trial
		Jill Dando's killer was convicted on "compelling" evidence, but it remains a perplexing case.
		The defence in the Jill Dando murder trial says the man accused of shooting the TV presenter had never stalked her.
		A friend of the television presenter Jill Dando is close to tears as she tells a court about finding her lifeless body outside her home.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_depth/uk/2001/dando_trial/default.stm (212 words)

	the jill dando fund - about jill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jill was one of a rare breed of presenters who are able to project the warmth of their personality across the television screen.
		A congenital heart problem made Jill a sickly baby and at the age of eight she underwent life saving pioneering surgery in Bristol to correct the defect.
		Jill would not expect this, in fact she would have been surprised by the attention, but she certainly deserved to be honoured by all those who so admired her.
	www.theglobalvoyage.com /jd/jill.html (530 words)

	Public Speaking Tips - Jill Dando Eulogy
		Later Jill was to have her own great "Why?" Jill loved both her parents dearly, but I think it is true to say that she had a very close empathy with her mother.
		Jill, the beautiful girl next door, known to every family in the country, was shot dead.
		On December 5 1976, a young Jill Dando was baptised by immersion at Milton Baptist Church.
	www.speaking-tips.com /Eulogies/Jill-Dando-Eulogy.aspx (1163 words)

	Special report: Jill Dando \| Special reports \| Guardian Unlimited
		July 30: Lawyers for the man convicted of killing Jill Dando are proposing to take his case to the House of Lords after yesterday's decision by the appeal court to dismiss outright their claims of a miscarriage of justice.
		Barry George yearned to be Gary Glitter, posed as an SAS soldier, pretended to be a professional stuntman and insisted he was the cousin of Freddie Mercury.
		October 16: The head of one of Britain's leading prosecution bodies has said she believed that Barry George, sentenced to life last July for the murder of the TV presenter Jill Dando, would never have been convicted if he had been tried by a judge alone, because the evidence against him was so weak.
	www.guardian.co.uk /jilldando/0,,441476,00.html (736 words)

	BBC to show Jill Dando's last series
		JILL DANDO'S final television series begins on BBC1 tonight, more than five months after she was murdered.
		He is investigating two theories - that a crazed fan or stalker killed Miss Dando, or that a person close to her in the past, such as a disgruntled former boyfriend, hired a hitman.
		Detectives have ruled out the possibility that any of Miss Dando's former boyfriends were at the scene, but are investigating whether one could have been involved in a conspiracy to kill her.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/09/05/njill05.html (341 words)

	Jill Dando (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jill Dando was born in Weston-super-Mare, and was educated at Worle Comprehensive School and Broadoak Sixth Form Centre.
		In 1986, Dando made a move from regional to national television when she moved to London in 1986 to present the hourly, daytime, tv news summaries.Dando went on to present the BBC television programmes Breakfast News, the Six O'Clock News, the travel programme Holiday, and occasionally Songs of Praise.
		As she reached her front door at about 11.30 a.m., she was shot in the side of the head at close range with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol.Her body was discovered shortly afterwards by a friend, and she was taken to the nearby Charing Cross Hospital where she was declared dead on arrival at 13.03 BST.
	www.netmemorials.co.uk /jill_dando1.htm (298 words)

	CNN.com - Life for murderer of TV star Dando - July 2, 2001
		Dando was a leading presenter for the BBC, working on flagship programmes, including Breakfast News, Crimewatch and the Six O'Clock News.
		Early in the investigation, police speculated Dando might have been targeted by a hitman because of her role as co-host of "Crimewatch," a true-life crime programme that seeks the public's help to solve cases.
		The backgrounds of Dando and her alleged killer were outlined to the jury by Pownall.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/07/02/dando (656 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - Showbiz - EXCLUSIVE: WAS JILL DANDO KILLED BY MISTAKE?
		CAMPAIGNERS trying to free Jill Dando's murderer have persuaded law chiefs to investigate claims Jeffrey Archer was behind it.
		Allegations that Dando died in an identity mix-up by someone trying to kill Archer's former secretary Angela Peppiatt are to be probed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
		Dando, 37, was engaged to gynaecologist Alan Farthing when she was murdered.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/showbiz/tm_objectid=15721709&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=exclusive--was-jill-dando-killed-by-mistake--name_page.html (584 words)

	The Studio - London : Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science, based at University College London is the first Institute in the world devoted to Crime Science.
		The JDI was formed in 2001 upon the second anniversary of Jill Dando's murder, marking an end to the campaign to raise funds.
		The Studio were briefed to create an identity to reflect both public opinion and popularity of Jill Dando, it seemed fitting that the floral tribute chosen should be a Forget-Me-Not.
	www.thestudio-london.com /case_study_jilldando.shtml (194 words)

	Jill Dando tribute page.
		Jill's contribution to national and international broadcasting on the BBC has been immense, but most of all, she will be remembered for that infectious smile.
		Jill was a beacon, for all that is good within the human spirit, although it is hard to comprehend her tragic passing, somehow, how spirit must continue.
		Jill wasn't on much television in the USA but i used to live in Britain a few years ago and everyone knew her - she was as well known as a newsreader as Trevor McDonald was to the Brits now.
	www.weston-super-mare.com /jilldando (6521 words)

	RTE News - Man arrested in connection with murder of Jill Dando
		Miss Dando died after being shot in the head on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, Southwest London April 26 last year after returning from a shopping trip.
		Ms Dando's role as presenter of the BBC1 series Crimewatch UK raised speculation about a possible link to her murder.
		In 1988, Ms Dando was bothered by an obsessive fan, though the individual concerned appeared to have been discounted by police early on.
	www.rte.ie /news/2000/0525/dando.html (400 words)

	BBC Online - Devon - News - Jill Dando, the golden girl of TV, began her career at BBC Radio Devon
		Former BBC Radio Devon and Spotlight presenter Jill Dando was murdered outside her west London home in April 1999.
		A talented presenter, Miss Dando was able to turn her hand to both light entertainment and news.
		Miss Dando cut her teeth as a newspaper journalist in her home town of Weston-super-Mare, in South West England, after training in south Wales.
	www.bbc.co.uk /devon/news/072001/02/dando_background.shtml (610 words)

	The Hindu : Jill Dando 'killer' sentenced to life
		Dando, known as British television's ``golden girl'' and remembered for her presentation of such prime-time shows as ``Crimewatch U.K.'' and ``Holiday'', was shot dead at her doorstep in west London, on April 26, 1999, for no apparent motive, which prompted questions whether the police got the wrong man.
		There was no history of his obsession with Dando, though he lived only a few yards away from her home and the prosecution admitted that it was ``impossible to determine (the motive) with any degree of certainty''.
		Dando was a household name, and one of BBC's most familiar faces.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2001/07/04/stories/03040004.htm (714 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| BBC presenter shot dead
		BBC television presenter Jill Dando has died after she was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home.
		Jill was respected for her professional ability, admired by all who met her and adored by anyone who got to know her.''
		Jill Dando was hugely popular among BBC viewers, her bright presenting style proving a hit in a variety of programmes.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_328000/328804.stm (764 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Jill
		JILL DANDO: SHE TOUCHED ALL OUR LIVES; Jill Dando was the girl next door.
		My daughter was a drunk driver; at 16, Jill had never missed her curfew; then came the call that changed our family forever.
		The Murder of Jill Dando: This Is All So Appalling; Tears of TV partner Nick as tributes pour in for friend who was so admired.(News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Jill (418 words)

	Reviews of 'Cutting Edge' documentary, 'Did Barry George Kill Jill Dando?', compiled by Don Hale.
		Dando's death is a mystery that is only slightly more baffling than the mystery of how a jury found George responsible for it.
		There was considerable confusion among the eyewitness accounts of the man seen at the time of the shooting, with several insisting that the suspect had shoulder -length hair, including one of the Crown's most important witnesses.
		Shortly before her death, the Radio Times published a provocative cover photograph of Dando that could easily have swung her into the crosshairs of a psychotic looking for a target.
	www.mojuk.org.uk /bulletins/cuttingedge.html (1385 words)

	jill dando bbc tv (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Detectives investigating the murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando are studying security television footage to see if anyone followed her home before she was shot.
		Television presenter, Jill Dando, was gunned down in cold blood on her own door step on the 26th of April 1999.
		Jill Dando was undoubtedly a great personality, a natural as a TV presenter and she...
	www.money-smash.com /articles/17/jill-dando-bbc-tv.html (1044 words)

	The Murder of Jill Dando / Royal Wedding / Brit-Mystery Showdown
		On April 26th she was shot once in the head as she stood on the doorstep of her West London home in a crime as inconceivable and nation-shattering as was the sudden tragic death of Princess Diana.
		Jill Dando worked her way up from local reporting in her hometown of Weston-super-Mare to regional work with BBC Radio to the BBC News national desk and finally to the presenter's chair for the BBC Breakfast News where she became a national favorite for her natural and unpretentious manner and bright, inviting personality.
		Jill Dando was nearly perfect, a consummate professional, known as "one shot Dando", who never took herself so seriously that she distanced others.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/british_television/21433 (504 words)

	Nick Ross - articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It had its origins in a routine letter received by Jill's agent setting out in sturdy but not unreasonable tones that Serbs were not all bad and had a good deal of justice on their side.
		Nobody realised Jill was heading for Gowan Avenue (unless she had made a secret assignation, which those of us who knew her regard as laughable).
		In fact the prospect of Jill being 'acquainted' with someone suffering with an extremely rare psychopathic condition - provided a person with such a condition exists in the UK - is close to 100%.
	www.nickross.co.uk /articles/jilldandotrial.html (3504 words)

	Police hunt caller who phoned Jill Dando's namesake
		However, though she had received calls in the past about Miss Dando, the 10-minute conversation stuck in her memory as unusual when she was contacted by officers hunting the killer.
		The call, the only similar enquiry to someone with the name of Dando known to police in the months before her death, was disclosed yesterday by Det Chief Insp Hamish Campbell, who heads the murder team.
		Miss Dando, 37, was killed by a single bullet outside her home in Gowan Avenue, Fulham, west London, on Monday, April 26, last year.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/04/20/njill20.html (426 words)

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