Crimewatch host Jill Dando murder update 25 years later

In a shocking development in the Jill Dando murder investigation 25 years after the crime was committed, a man has been revealed to bear a remarkable semblance to a feared Serbian hitman.

Barry George, the man who was wrongfully convicted for the celebrated TV presenter's murder and spent eight years behind bars before his acquittal, also demanded an inquiry into this recent revelation. Mr George, a 64 year old neighbour of Dando with learning difficulties, said: "If he's the person who committed that crime then he should face the full letter of the law and be brought from Serbia to the UK and be dealt with through the courts.

He urged for a comprehensive probe. "This should include a full forensic examination of the original CCTV of the unidentified man, all recovered finger and palm prints and to ascertain the movements of Ulemek at the time." The report by the expert concluded with a cautious note: "Within the imagery limitations, no differences were found between Man X and Mr ."

The brutal murder of Jill on her doorstep just after 11.30am on Monday April 26, 1999, sent shockwaves across the nation and sparked one of the largest homicide investigations in UK history. At the time, detectives suspected the killer intended to meet a getaway driver in a blue Range Rover spotted before and after the shooting. Detective Chief Inspector Hamish Campbell stated at the opening of Dando's inquest in May 1999 that a man resembling the suspect in the e-fit was seen boarding a number 74 bus minutes after the murder.

Like the descriptions of the suspect, Ulemek was in his 30s at the time and of a similar build, height and hair colour. He is Serbia's most infamous paramilitary soldier and human rights groups say his units were responsible for some of the worst atrocities in the Yugoslav wars of the 90s. Jill was grabbed from behind and forced down so her head was nearly on the ground by the killer who had been laying in wait for her.

Eyewitnesses described the unmasked killer as he calmly closed the gate of Jill's residence at 29 Gowan Avenue and even slowed his pace when he realised he was being observed.

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