Netflix ‘are making new documentary about Jill Dando’s infamous unsolved murder case’ nearly 24 years on from her tragic death
Netflix are said to be making a new documentary on the unsolved murder of Jill Dando.
BBC Crimewatch presenter Jill was tragically shot in the head outside her west London home in 1999, prompting Britain’s biggest police investigation since the Yorkshire Ripper. She died aged 37.
Now the streaming giant are reported to be putting together a documentary about Jill’s final movements and her murder in broad daylight, which shocked the nation.
Mystery: Netflix are said to be making a new documentary on the unsolved murder of Jill Dando
‘Netflix docs have a reputation for producing new information which changes the way major crimes from the past are viewed,’ a source told The Sun.
‘So hopes will be raised that they may produce something similar as they revisit the murder of a much-loved figure whose demise shocked the nation.’
MailOnline has contacted Netflix for comment.
Tragic: BBC Crimewatch presenter Jill was tragically shot in the head outside her west London home in 1999, prompting Britain’s biggest police investigation since the Yorkshire Ripper
Case: Her murder prompted a huge investigation led by Metropolitan Police and resulted in Barry George being sent to prison for murder in July 2001, he was later unanimously acquitted
In 1987, Jill worked for Television South West, then BBC Spotlight before being transferred to London the following year where she went on to achieve national fame.
The shooting shocked the capital and the population as a whole. At the time of her death, her television work included co-presenting the BBC One programme Crimewatch with Nick Ross.
The presenter was found by neighbours slumped against her front door in a pool of blood after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head.
So sad: These are the haunting last images of Jill Dando-pictured just 40 minutes before she was assassinated outside her home
Unsolved: Jill is pictured with her fiancé Alan Farthing in 1999, months before she was shot dead on the doorstep of her home in Fulham
Jill’s murder prompted a huge investigation led by Metropolitan Police and resulted in Barry George being sent to prison for murder in July 2001.
However, he was granted a retrial on appeal and was unanimously acquitted by a jury in August 2008.
It has long been suspected that Jill was shot by a professional assassin.
A blue Range Rover that was parked illegally on the street where she lived, Gowan Avenue, was caught on CCTV driving away at speed from the area.
Career: In 1987, Jill worked for Television South West, then BBC Spotlight before being transferred to London the following year where she went on to achieve national fame
