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Jill Dando
B. November 9, 1961 – d. April 26, 1999 (aged 37)
Jill Dando was an English journalist and television presenter who worked for the BBC for more than fifteen years. When she was murdered in April 1999, the Metropolitan police mounted a high-profile hunt for her killer. The Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science at University College London is named after her in recognition of her contribution to the fight against crime.. (Full article...)