Overview
- Police confirmed on Saturday that cold‑case teams have located and digitised original Putney Bridge station footage and are applying new CCTV enhancement techniques to reassess images linked to Jill Dando’s 1999 murder.
- The footage shows an unidentified man known as 'Man X' walking on a likely escape route about 20 minutes after Dando was shot outside her Fulham home, and officers are analysing whether enhanced images can identify him.
- Press reports and a facial comparison expert first linked Man X to Milorad Ulemek in 2024, but those comparisons are media‑driven and not conclusive evidence of his involvement.
- Inspectors spent roughly ten months this year finding and digitising the raw tapes from police archives, and the Met has warned the review is part of ongoing enquiries and should not be taken as a confirmed breakthrough.
- The re‑examination recalls long‑standing context around the case, including early anonymous calls referencing NATO strikes and the quashed conviction of Barry George, and it could prompt further forensic or international checks if new leads emerge.