Jill Dando murder revelation over unidentified suspect's distinct likeliness to Serbian secret services assassin
| Published date | 22 April 2024 |
| Publication title | MyLondon (England) |
Now 25 years later, an investigation by our sister site The Mirror reveals the similarities to 'Mr X' and a Serbian criminal. Facial comparison expert Emi Polito has now found multiple likeliness between “Man X” in the CCTV and twice-convicted murderer Milorad Ulemek, who is serving 40 years in a Serbian prison.
At the time Jill was killed, the 56-year-old led a feared squad of hitmen responsible for targeting opponents of brutal dictator Slobodan Milosevic. Jill’s brother Nigel, 72, told The Mirror: "I’m always interested in any new lines of inquiry about Jill’s death, especially if those lines of inquiry might lead to somebody being arrested and convicted of her murder."
Barry George, the man tried and convicted of the TV star’s murder only to be cleared after spending eight years in jail, has called on police to investigate. Mr George, 64, who lived nearby at the time and has 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.”
Michael Mansfield KC, who defended Mr George during the first trial, said of our findings: “I would call for there to be a review and for the investigation to be resuscitated. There was a recent Netflix show called ‘Who Killed Jill Dando’ Well, you may have the answer."
Mr Mansfield added: "The Metropolitan Police has a duty to Jill Dando's family and loved ones, to Barry George and the public to fully investigate this new line of inquiry uncovered by the Daily Mirror.
"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."
When Jill died, the Yugoslav war was raging and British planes were bombing Serbia as part of a NATO campaign. She had made an appeal for Kosovan refugees who were being massacred by Milosevic’s forces.
Within hours of her death, a call was made claiming the murder was in response to the bombings. Mr Polito, who gives expert evidence for the police, said Man X and the Serb killer have a similar shaped mouth, chin, hairline and right sideburn, while the general shape and sizes of their noses...
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