Met Police 'launch new investigation' into Jill Dando's unsolved murder after 'CCTV breakthrough' - with Serbian assassin under suspicion

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Leng, C. (2026, September 25). Met Police 'launch new investigation' into Jill Dando's unsolved murder after 'CCTV breakthrough' - with Serbian assassin under suspicion. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16161261/Met-Police-new-investigation-Jill-Dandos-unsolved-murder-CCTV-Serbian-assassin-suspicion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-25 · by Caitlin Leng

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The Metropolitan Police have launched a new investigation into the 1999 unsolved murder of BBC presenter Jill Dando, following advancements in CCTV technology that allow for a closer look at footage from Putney Bridge train station taken shortly after the crime. This renewed interest centers on an unidentified man, known as Man X, who was captured walking along what is believed to be the assassin’s escape route. The police are now considering whether this man could be Milorad Ulemek, a notorious Serbian war criminal currently serving 137 years in prison for his involvement in Yugoslav war crimes, due to similarities between Man X and Ulemek's appearance as revealed by facial comparison analysis.
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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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📰 Jill Dando Murder Investigation Renewed
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Evening Standard · 0.96 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 3 of 18 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe a new investigation into Jill Dando's unsolved murder initiated by the Metropolitan Police due to a CCTV breakthrough, focusing on the same man known as 'Man X' captured near Putney Bridge station.”
BBC News · 0.92 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 1 of 10 📰 publisher trust 69
“Both articles discuss the Met Police launching a new investigation into Jill Dando's unsolved murder based on recent advancements in CCTV technology, focusing on the same specific footage from Putney Bridge train station.”
Evening Standard · 0.88 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 11% hedged 1 of 9 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles discuss the new investigation into Jill Dando's unsolved murder involving re-examining CCTV footage, confirming it is the same specific event.”
The Guardian · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 3 of 21 📰 publisher trust 67
“While both articles discuss reviewing old CCTV footage in connection with Jill Dando's murder case, Article A specifically mentions a new investigation launched by the Met Police due to a breakthrough, whereas Article B clarifies that it is part of existing inquiries and not a new investigation.”
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Caitlin Leng
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Dando PERSON · 9× Man X PERSON · 6× Ulemek PERSON · 6× Jill Dando PERSON · 3× Serbian NORP · 3× Yugoslav NORP · 3× Fulham ORG · 2× Milorad Ulemek PERSON · 2× The Met Police ORG · 2× Daily Mail ORG · 1×

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They said: 'Recent advancements in CCTV enhancement technology have provided investigators with the opportunity to re-examine original footage from Putney Bridge train station.' Ulemek, 58, was first named in connection with Ms Dando's murder in 2024 by The Mirror after he was found to have similar features to Man X by a facial comparison expert. A new investigation into the unsolved murder of Jill Dando has been launched by the Met Police following a CCTV breakthrough Notorious assassin Milorad Lukovic Ulemek is thought to be Man X, who was captured walking along the assassin's likely escape route around 20 minutes after Ms Dando's murder The first image shows CCTV footage of Man X.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-26
🔮 The Met Police has confirmed it will now re-examine original footage taken at Putney Bridge train station of an unidentified man, known as Man X, captured walking along the assassin's likely escape route around 20 minutes after Ms Dando's murder.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Police have launched a new investigation into the unsolved murder of Jill Dando following a CCTV breakthrough. The BBC Crimewatch presenter, 37, was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home on Gowan Avenue, Fulham, in April 1999. asserted
presenter → see → April
Her killer has never been found. asserted
killer → find → ?
The Met Police has confirmed it will now re-examine original footage taken at Putney Bridge train station of an unidentified man, known as Man X, captured walking along the assassin's likely escape route around 20 minutes after Ms Dando's murder. asserted
it → confirm → murder
The man is believed to closely match the features of suspect Milorad Ulemek, a notorious Serbian assassin and paramilitary commander who is currently serving a 137-year prison sentence for Yugoslav war crimes. asserted
who → believe → crimes
A spokesperson for Met said investigations remain 'ongoing.' asserted
investigations → say → Met
They said: 'Recent advancements in CCTV enhancement technology have provided investigators with the opportunity to re-examine original footage from Putney Bridge train station.' Ulemek, 58, was first named in connection with Ms Dando's murder in 2024 by The Mirror after he was found to have similar features to Man X by a facial comparison expert. A new investigation into the unsolved murder of Jill Dando has been launched by the Met Police following a CCTV breakthrough Notorious assassin Milorad Lukovic Ulemek is thought to be Man X, who was captured walking along the assassin's likely escape route around 20 minutes after Ms Dando's murder The first image shows CCTV footage of Man X. asserted
image → say → X.
The second shows Milorad Ulemek wearing a stripy blue tie like the one worn by Man X CCTV footage taken from Putney Bridge tube station, located around one mile from Ms Dando's home, captured Man X walking close to the murder scene around 20 minutes after she was shot on April 26, 1999. It is understood cold-case officers spent 10 months this year finding and digitising the original footage of Man X, using modern forensic imaging technology aimed at determining if Ulemek was in the station on the night of Ms Dando's murder. asserted
Ulemek → show → murder
Authorities were originally told of Man X by an eyewitness who had been driving on Fulham Palace Road at the time of Ms Dando's murder. asserted
who → tell → murder
She told detectives she saw a man dressed in a suit 'running for his life,' and picked out Man X as the man she had seen springing on the CCTV footage one month later. But her evidence was dismissed by police, who claimed the woman's description did not match Man X - despite both men having similar colouring and being dressed in a suit and tie. asserted
men → tell → suit
A second witness told authorities he was '80 per cent' certain it was Ulemek who ran in front of his vehicle on the same road. asserted
who → tell → road
Gowan Avenue, Fulham, London, where Jill Dando was shot dead in 1999 The journalist's tragic and brutal death has long been the subject of intense speculation Former French Foreign Legionnaire Ulemek is an infamous paramilitary commander whose units were implicated in the atrocities of the Yugoslav wars. asserted
units → shoot → wars
One month before Ms Dando died, Ulemek was asked to murder a 'leading journalist', a court heard previously. asserted
court → die → journalist
But he declined, he said, because he was needed in Kosovo. asserted
he → decline → Kosovo
At the time of her death, Ulemek led a squad of assassins targeting those opposing Yugoslav and Serbian politician dictator Slobodan Milosevic. asserted
Ulemek → lead → Milosevic
But in the time following her death, the BBC received a call saying she was targeted in revenge for a recent Nato attack on a TV station in Belgrade, Serbia, in which 17 people died. asserted
people → follow → which
Weeks earlier Ms Dando had hosted a television appeal that raised £54 million for Kosovan refugees who fled Serbian paramilitaries during the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. asserted
who → host → Yugoslavia
The Crimewatch star once admitted that her role on the show left her in fear of retribution from the criminals she sought to expose. asserted
she → admit → criminals
It has long been suspected that she was shot by a professional assassin. asserted
she → suspect → assassin
Brit Barry George was tried and convicted of Ms Dando's murder but was later cleared on appeal in 2007. asserted
George → try → 2007
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