![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/undercover-model-couldve-been-the-real-target-of-hitman-who-killed-jill-dando/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1_BBC.jpg&description=One theory behind Jill Dando's mystery murder outlined in French court documents states she could have been the target of a hit on another female journalist who looked like her A British woman who went undercover as a model could have been the real target of a professional hit on Jill Dando, according to legal documents. Crimewatch star and BBC newsreader Dando, 37, was gunned down on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, West London, in 1999 in a crime that shocked the nation. A man named Barry George was convicted in 2001 of her murder but was later acquitted, and her killer has never been found. Surrounding the release of a new Netflix series into the unsolved case named Who Killed Jill Dando?, shocking claims have resurfaced that the killing could have been a case of mistaken identity. Lisa Brinkworth joined the Elite agency in 1998 as part of an investigation for BBC series MacIntyre Undercover, which aimed to expose the secrets of the industry. But the show drew a furious reaction from then-boss Gerald Marie, and he successfully sued the broadcaster for £1.7 million in damages. The fashion tycoon was later accused of sexual assault and rapes by multiple women, including Mrs Brinkworth, and a set of legal papers filed by French law firm Bourdon & Associes against him stated that she was the intended victim of Jill Dando's fatal shooting. The allegations were based off recollections of a former executive at the company, who said he saw him instruct a member of the Russian mafia to "deal with a problem". It stated: "Shortly thereafter… a BBC journalist, Jill Dando, was shot dead in April 1999". The documents go on to outline how a mistaken identity may have occurred, detailing how they were both blonde female journalists in their 30s living nearby who had "similar facial features" and were "of the same height and stature". Both women also had people in common, including Jill Dando's fiancé Dr Alan Farthing, who had Ms Brinkworth as a patient. Speaking about the cla){kind=link}
One theory behind Jill Dando’s mystery murder outlined in French court documents states she could have been the target of a hit on another female journalist who looked like her
A British woman who went undercover as a model could have been the real target of a professional hit on Jill Dando, according to legal documents.
Crimewatch star and BBC newsreader Dando, 37, was gunned down on the doorstep of her home in Fulham, West London, in 1999 in a crime that shocked the nation. A man named Barry George was convicted in 2001 of her murder but was later acquitted, and her killer has never been found.
Surrounding the release of a new Netflix series into the unsolved case named Who Killed Jill Dando?, shocking claims have resurfaced that the killing could have been a case of mistaken identity.
Lisa Brinkworth joined the Elite agency in 1998 as part of an investigation for BBC series MacIntyre Undercover, which aimed to expose the secrets of the industry. But the show drew a furious reaction from then-boss Gerald Marie, and he successfully sued the broadcaster for £1.7 million in damages.