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Dando killer 'may never be found' Dando killer 'may never be found'
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Jill Dando's former agent has said he never believed Barry George was the television presenter's killer.Jill Dando's former agent has said he never believed Barry George was the television presenter's killer.
Jon Roseman told the BBC her murder will be "one of those terrible crimes that will never be solved".Jon Roseman told the BBC her murder will be "one of those terrible crimes that will never be solved".
Mr George, 48, of Fulham, west London, was found not guilty of shooting 37-year-old Miss Dando on her doorstep on 26 April 1999. Mr George, 48, of Fulham, west London, has been found not guilty of murdering 37-year-old Miss Dando, who was killed on her doorstep on 26 April 1999.
He was first convicted in 2001 but a retrial was ordered after doubt was cast on gunshot residue evidence. He was first convicted in 2001, but a retrial was ordered after doubt was cast on gunshot residue evidence.
On Friday, the jury at the Old Bailey decided Mr George, a loner and epileptic who suffers from a mental illness, was not capable of carrying out a professional-style killing. On Friday, the jury at the Old Bailey decided Mr George, a loner who has epilepsy and suffers from a mental illness, was not capable of carrying out a professional-style killing.
In a statement issued through his solicitor Jeremy Moore, Mr George said he was "overwhelmed" by the verdict.In a statement issued through his solicitor Jeremy Moore, Mr George said he was "overwhelmed" by the verdict.
Mr George added: "I want to thank my family, my legal team, my medical team and all the people who have supported me at Belmarsh, Whitemoor and Manchester prisons, and all my supporters."Mr George added: "I want to thank my family, my legal team, my medical team and all the people who have supported me at Belmarsh, Whitemoor and Manchester prisons, and all my supporters."
But Mr Moore said: "This is not a time to celebrate. Barry George, an innocent man, has spent eight years in prison for a crime he did not commit.But Mr Moore said: "This is not a time to celebrate. Barry George, an innocent man, has spent eight years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
Barry George's solicitor reacts to the verdictBarry George's solicitor reacts to the verdict
"Those eight years could have been better served by the police in searching for the real killer.""Those eight years could have been better served by the police in searching for the real killer."
Mr Moore said he would not be surprised if Mr George, who left the Old Bailey in a taxi, sought compensation for the time wrongly spent in jail.Mr Moore said he would not be surprised if Mr George, who left the Old Bailey in a taxi, sought compensation for the time wrongly spent in jail.
The latest chapter in what is one of the most high-profile murder cases in recent history dominates Saturday's papers.The latest chapter in what is one of the most high-profile murder cases in recent history dominates Saturday's papers.
They pore over all the evidence and highlight some which the jury did not hear.They pore over all the evidence and highlight some which the jury did not hear.
Forensic evidenceForensic evidence
Jacqui Hames, who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years and worked alongside Miss Dando on the BBC's Crimewatch programme, was one of many people to give their reaction to the verdict.Jacqui Hames, who served in the Metropolitan Police for 25 years and worked alongside Miss Dando on the BBC's Crimewatch programme, was one of many people to give their reaction to the verdict.
"Any result like this is always difficult for family members because it re-opens all the old wounds," she said."Any result like this is always difficult for family members because it re-opens all the old wounds," she said.
"And that line drawn underneath what happened has now disappeared and there is the prospect of at least a review if not a re-investigation into the case." Mr George was arrested on 15 May 2000, a year after the shooting in Gowan Avenue. "And that line drawn underneath what happened has now disappeared and there is the prospect of at least a review if not a re-investigation into the case."
Mr George was arrested on 15 May 2000, a year after the shooting in Gowan Avenue.
Forensic evidence about a tiny speck of gun residue found in Mr George's coat pocket after his arrest helped secure his original conviction.Forensic evidence about a tiny speck of gun residue found in Mr George's coat pocket after his arrest helped secure his original conviction.
The prosecution said this proved that he had fired the fatal shot and he was convicted by a majority of 10 to one. The prosecution said this proved that he had fired the fatal shot, and he was convicted by a majority of 10 to one.
But last year, the Court of Appeal ruled new scientific doubts over the evidence meant the conviction had to be quashed and ordered a retrial. But last year, the Court of Appeal ruled new scientific doubts over the evidence meant the conviction had to be quashed, and ordered a retrial.
'Local nutter''Local nutter'
Mr George's sister Michelle Diskin, who has led the fight for his release, said she hoped police will launch a reinvestigation. Mr George's sister Michelle Diskin, who has led the fight for his release, said she hoped the police would launch a reinvestigation.
"We are really delighted to finally have justice," she said."We are really delighted to finally have justice," she said.
"A huge thank you to the jury. They obviously worked very hard to ensure they correctly interpreted the circumstantial evidence in this case..."A huge thank you to the jury. They obviously worked very hard to ensure they correctly interpreted the circumstantial evidence in this case...
"We hope that the police will now look again into the murder of Jill Dando.""We hope that the police will now look again into the murder of Jill Dando."
The court heard that Mr George has an IQ of 75, in the lowest 5% of the population, and he was painted as a fantasist who had an obsession with women and celebrities.The court heard that Mr George has an IQ of 75, in the lowest 5% of the population, and he was painted as a fantasist who had an obsession with women and celebrities.
Defence counsel William Clegg QC said: "The only reason that the prosecution say that this is the work of the local loner, the local nutter, the man with these serious psychological problems, is because that is the man they arrested,Defence counsel William Clegg QC said: "The only reason that the prosecution say that this is the work of the local loner, the local nutter, the man with these serious psychological problems, is because that is the man they arrested,
"But if you look at the facts of the case they will give you a very different story.""But if you look at the facts of the case they will give you a very different story."