Police revisit CCTV footage in unsolved Jill Dando murder case

London’s Metropolitan Police are using advances in CCTV enhancement technology to review footage connected to the unsolved murder of BBC broadcaster Jill Dando. The footage comes from Putney Bridge Underground station and was recorded in 1999. Police said the review forms part of existing inquiries into the case and should not be understood as the opening of a new investigation.

Dando, who was 37, was shot outside her home in Fulham, west London, on April 26, 1999. An unidentified man, referred to by investigators as “Man X”, was captured on CCTV near Putney Bridge station, about a mile from the scene of the killing. A driver told investigators that she had seen a man running on Fulham Palace Road around the time of the shooting.

She later identified Man X in the station footage as the person she believed she had seen. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said numerous reviews had been conducted during the 27 years since Dando’s death to determine whether advances in technology and forensic methods could help progress the investigation. The force said the latest footage review should not be interpreted as a significant line of inquiry.

No suspect has been identified in the supplied material. In 2019, Hamish Campbell, the detective who led the inquiry, expressed doubt that the case would be solved. He said thousands of potential suspects or responsible people had been assessed, making the management of the investigation difficult.

Dando was known for presenting BBC programmes including Crimewatch, Holiday and The Antiques Inspectors. The supplied material does not report any arrest or new forensic finding.