Article: Jill Dando detectives to start all over again with cold case review

But friends of the murdered TV presenter hold out little hope that a reopening of the inquiry will yield results after eight years

Scotland Yard has been warned that a "cold case review" into Jill Dando's murder, in the wake of the acquittal of Barry George, is unlikely to solve the case.

A team of detectives - some possibly coming out of retirement for the special assignment - will run through the evidence afresh. The review could take months to complete and there was concern among Ms Dando's friends yesterday that it could be a fruitless task.

Her agent, Jon Roseman, said: "I don't think the police will find her killer now. There's no new evidence, no new witnesses after eight years."

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