Barry George guilty of Dando murder

Jill Dando was one of the most popular personalities on British television. There was shock across the country when she was shot dead outside her London home in April 1999 by a single shot to the head, fired at point blank range. A year later, police arrested Barry George and charged him with murder. He has now been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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2 July 2001

George shot Miss Dando with a single bullet

The jury of six women and five men took five days to weigh up the evidence before reaching their verdict. By a majority of 10 to one they found 41 year old Barry George guilty of murdering Jill Dando. The jury had not been told that George had a history of assaults on women including a conviction for attempted rape.

The verdict is delivered
 The BBC's Nick Witchell reports on the conclusion of the trial

The police investigation
 The BBC's Stephen Cape reports on how the police tracked down Jill Dando's killer

Jill's family and friends
 Jill Dando's family and friends give their reaction to the verdict

Barry George considering appeal
 Barry George's lawyer, Marylin Etienne, reads a statement prepared by his family

Profile of a killer
 The BBC's David Shukman reports on the personality of the man who murdered Jill Dando

Police news conference
 Senior police officers who led the investigation give their reaction

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14 June 2001

Michael Mansfield QC suggested a Serbian link to the killing

Opening the case for the defence, Michael Mansfield QC said Jill Dando was killed by a professional hitman, and that the case against her alleged killer was "hanging by the merest of threads".

 The BBC's Nicholas Witchell reports from the Old Bailey

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4 May 2001

The trial began some two years after Jill's murder

As the trial of the man accused of murdering television presenter Jill Dando opened, an Old Bailey courtroom was told by the prosecution that Barry George was obsessed by famous people and all things military.

 The BBC's Nicholas Witchell reports

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21 May 1999

A private funeral for a public personality

The funeral of murdered BBC presenter Jill Dando heard of her kindness, warmth and "sensitive humanity". The service took place in her home town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset. Hundreds lined the streets to pay their final respects to one of the town's most famous daughters.

 Click here to listen to the funeral service in full, with readings from Alan Farthing, Nick Ross and Cliff Richard.

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26 April 1999

The murder scene - Gowan Avenue in Fulham

BBC television presenter Jill Dando died after she was shot in the head on the doorstep of her home. Her death provoked tributes from a nation in shock and sparked a massive murder hunt, as the BBC's Kate Adie reported.

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