MURDER: Jill Dando

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Not Your Mom Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On a quiet Monday morning in 1999, the shocking murder of beloved British television presenter Jill Dando rocked the nation. Gunned down on her doorstep in broad daylight with a single shot, her death sparked one of the most high-profile investigations in UK history. With unexpected twists, unanswered questions, and a verdict that would later be overturned, this case remains one of the most puzzling in modern crime history. Tune in to unravel the mysterious story of Jill Dando’s tragic death.

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0:00.0	On a quiet Monday morning in 1999, one of Britain's most beloved television presenters was gunned down on our own doorstep.
0:07.3	The killing shocked the nation not just because of who she was, but because of how it happened.
0:12.9	In broad daylight, with a single shot. What followed was one of the most high-profile investigations in UK history.
0:22.5	It's a case filled with twists,
0:28.0	questions, and a verdict that would later be overturned. This is the story of Jill Dando.
0:54.6	Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend Melissa. Hi, Melissa. Hi, Mandy. How are you? Melissa, I'm exhausted to tell you the truth. I know. I even said that peppy and I was like, eh, doesn't feel like that. Yeah. I feel like I'm calling that part in.
1:04.5	Yeah. We've, we've, we have recorded a lot, not just this week, but really last week as well. I feel like we've just been recording queens, if you will.
1:11.4	Absolutely. are going out of town and it just tis the season. My kids were on spring break. It was my husband's birthday. There's just been a lot going on and we've recorded a lot and I can say it's catching up to
1:17.7	me now. Yeah. Well, part of the reason we've been recording a lot is because we wanted to kind of
1:23.8	explain this a little better. We kind of lately have been doing things and then explaining
1:28.2	them after. And I don't know how great that is to people that like change, including myself. I don't
1:32.9	really love that kind of a change. So I like to know when, you know, different things are happening.
1:37.4	So if you're listening to this episode, it's a Tuesday or it came out on Tuesday. This is our
1:42.8	regular episode, Melissa and Mandy, momsoms and Mysteries, nothing is changing.
1:47.0	Here for you.
1:47.7	Yes.
1:48.1	Here for you.
1:49.8	Thursdays, we are now doing a bonus episode.
1:52.4	We're not sure how long we're going to do.
1:54.2	We just thought we would add something to the mix that could be a little different, like
1:58.5	mailbag or maybe some update episodes, just to give you guys
2:02.3	something more. So that's Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you see Wednesdays pop up on your thing,
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