So sad. She was planning her wedding while someone was planning her murder.

ALMOST 2 HOURS? YOURE SPOILING US

PLEASEEEE cover princess dianas case. Like I’m literally BEGGING 🥲🥲

“The student body president” in the urban American accent is sending me😭😭😭

OMG I can’t believe you’re covering this!!! The man that got prosecuted for it I met him by accident outside of my student accompdation we were both waiting for the bus. He started talking to me and opened up the convo to show me a news article on his arrest! I was freaked tbh

😂😂 you listen to case files & reports while you do chores like the rest of us do to YOUR stories while we do our chores😂😂

“It’s a Serbian hit man!” Police sketch artist: Draws picture of Al Pacino

Ellie, as a 52 year old mom, I have to say you are the most gracious person when explaining to new generations what communications and internet-less life was like😂

Jill went through so much. My son was also born with two holes in his heart, and he was blue too. He would have to choose between breathing and drinking bottles. He would wheeze 24/7 and could barely sleep. At 6 months old he also had open heart surgery and he became a brand new baby. He and his twin brother will be 4 in July and he is just the same size and has the same amount of energy as his twin. I’m so proud of him. Jill, rest in peace. You were given a second chance to live and someone took that away... it’s not fair.

The clarification of what BBC stands for made me giggle a little 😂

So i’m american, and when she was explaining what BBC meant, I JUST now realized what ABC means…i am too for far in my life to just now realize this

i love how she doesn't just talk about the death. ive seen so many people treating muder victims as an interesting story and not people. its why i love this channel so much

to add to the sleeper spy theory, it would make sense that the police were reluctant to investigate suspects if they already knew the perpetrator was a spy and therefore wasn't any of the other potential suspects. they can't openly admit to letting a spy infiltrate england and murder a public figure, but also shouldn't put an innocent man in jail just to cover it up. so instead they play it dumb. however, the constant pressure from the media and the public likely pushed detectives to find someone to take the blame: someone that could fit the stalker stereotype, someone that would struggle to defend themselves in court, someone that could be easily portrayed as a violent outcast that the public were bound to dislike.

The un-usual disclaimer took me by surprise! It feels very appropriate for the channel. A fitting tonal shift.

Would you consider covering the brutal murder of my previous teachers at Malmölatinskolan, Victoria Edström and Sara Böök and also the outrageous claims of the defence lawyer, Anders Elison, trying to explain away the planned attack with autism which was enraging, then the murderer Fabian Cederholm, 18 years old, a student at the school. They were killed at a place where they should've been able to feel safe..and so brutally taken as well, I think it was with an axe if I remember correctly.. It's a Swedish case so it isn't really talked about much internationally..but not even in Sweden anymore which just breaks my heart because it just feels so forgotten and that doesn't feel fair whatsoever! It has been two years now since it happened and I've graduated, which feels very weird to say. I've managed to get through and graduate and leave a lot of the trauma behind thankfully but it still affects me and many people to this day. I think it has affected me a lot because my friend was a room away from where it happened, made you think, it could've been her, could've been me, could've been anyone, but I was also home that day.. I don't know but for a long time I wish it had been me. Even though I wasn't there I often got vivid images of the attack in my head and got a lot of trauma from it and I'll be honest probably didn't get enough support because I was already struggling to be in school so wasn't too noticed when it took about 6 weeks to be able to get to a lesson. Though the school was doing their best with what they knew because they weren't prepared for something like this, how could they? Might sound selfish but also for some sort of closure..? This case has really affected me, I think also because my friend was literally right next to where it happened, it could have been her, it could have been anyone..at times I even wish it had been me.... I for some reason was home that day. Either way it's been really hard and I think it could bring quite a bit of peace knowing people are talking about them and sharing their story. Not only do their names and stories deserve to be known I think you could learn a lot from the case. Like how to prevent these things from happening and also to learn what to do if you ever got into a situation like this at school and how to support the students and teachers as much as possible. And I'd be more than glad to help out if you needed inside stories or translation help. Hope you would consider it at least. And I'd gladly help with translation or with inside information. I know I've rewritten and posted this comment a lot it would just really mean a lot to me and I hope you can at least consider it. Much love x (And for those wondering, yes, I have made a video case request.)

As an American, I learned what Head Boy and Head Girl was in Harry Potter....lol

I’m not usually a big “it was a hit man” believer, but damn the way she was killed really does sound like a hit. My problem with Barry being the killer is that he seemed to be a potential sexual predator (the stalking, hiding in bushes with rope and a knife) and I don’t think he would have just killer her quickly, it’s not really a match to his type of crimes. Allegedly.

Does anyone else find it soo weird that not only do Jill and Princess Diana look very similar, Jill was known as TV’s version of princess Dianna, They were similar in age and they also Died only 2 years apart. Like that is something that has just always blown my mind. *Edit* - (omg, I knew they were similar in age but just found out Jill was 37 when she died and that is how old Princess Diana was when she died as well. (If I’m not mistaken) so that is yet another similarity. So now my mind is now even more blown than it already was.) I remember when Princess Diana died and I remember when Jill Dando died. I was only young but remember it very well. And I just can’t believe how long it has been. Scary to think how fast time actually goes.

Whilst I understand the reasoning for the retrial (the gunpowder residue), I’m still shocked that he was found not guilty. Surely the fact that he was spotted in the area, was a known stalker, tried to arrange an alibi with the taxi company, and was once found in Princess Diana’s bushes with a hunting knife, surely all of the circumstantial evidence was strong enough to convince the jury that he was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt! Or I am a missing something?

I was born in Yugoslavia and lived through that war... the horror of it...

This case effected so many people emotionally, especially around the area. She was so beloved.

You ARE the 'People's Princess' Eleanor, of the True Crime commentators on You Tube! I think you're an absolute doll, both inside & out! I'm sure I'm not alone in thinking this! Thank you for all your hard work you & your awesome team put in, in every video! ❤

LMAOOOOO "The st00dent body president" 😂 girl i love you so much

Jill was such a bad ass, one of the coolest women in recent history . if she was still here with us, i know she wouldve accomplished so much more. she is still such a huge inspiration and her work has provided so many of us with the courage to achieve what we want in life. i hope shes resting easy knowing she will not be forgotten anytime soon

I saw the notification and i was like: "Is it spooky friday?"

I would love for you to cover the case of princess diana it has plenty of conspiracies about her death and it would just be amazing to dig into!

PLEASE do a whole video on princess diana that would be everything!!

THAT JAMES BULGER ONE WAS HORRIFIC

Eleanor, you made a comment at 28:16 when you said, it's like a class. You are a teacher because I learn a lot when watching your videos. I saw a true crime episode about James Bulger (sp?). It is a devastating story that stuck with me for the longest time. Mainly for what they did to young James but, the age of the perps. I have 2 sons, so it hit too close to home for me. I know you mentioned if someone said you were beautiful like Princess Diana you would be extremely happy. I think you look a lot like Princess Fergie when she was younger. I wish I could post the picture that I am speaking of. You also have the same look as me in my early 20's but you are so much prettier than I ever was. Thank you for all the research that you do for your videos. Your dedication shows through your work!!!

Every time I hear about this case I think about John Walsh. Two legends in the true crime community. One whose career began as an unsolved true crime case, the other ended as one.

So strange to be here this early…….love you eleanor from Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲.

tbh as a serbian, the sleeper agent theory is crazy. the country was in shambles internally and most they could do at that time is make threats. i think the ex hired a hitman.

The green looks AMAZING on you ❤ it might be worrying that I find a lot of comfort in these videos but I've got some horrible news today and I just needed this to unwind and distract myself from grief. thank you so much

I would LOVE a Princess Diana video!

I love that your videos are slowly getting longer and longer. I’ve been manifesting this for years

I watched basic mobile phones turn to colour, then having cameras then video cameras, infrared... Bluetooth, now we all have mini computers in our pockets. What a time to be alive

I was a teen in the 90s and YES after Columbine, both dark music and trench coats were highly criticized and seen as suspicious, to an absurd degree. A kindly monk could have been seen in a trench coat and people would have crossed the street. It was wild.

1:45?!?? OH MY EVENING IS SORTED

My grandfather lived 92 years with a hole in his heart

If you cover Diana, please show her as the complicated and complex woman she was, not just the myth of her being sweet and kind and charming. she was those things. but she was also difficult, manipulative, had multiple affairs of her own. she was a shining beautiful light for a lot of causes, but she was more than that. she was a whole complicated person. please show the whole Diana, not just the sweet angel pie (coup is pronounced coup)

This is such a fascinating case, and I'm so glad you're covering it with your care and nuance. You really give the victims a voice and let us get a feeling for who they were, and I really appreciate that. Faxes - We still have a fax machine at my work that rarely gets used, but it still is there. I am right in the age bracket where I grew up with the first computers so I know what fax machines are and how they work but never really used one very often. But I have NEVER heard it referred to as a "old text message" and that is quite possibly the most BRILLIANT comparison I've heard.

this is forking WILD because RedHanded the podcast covered this exact same case today omfg

honestly your american accent wasn’t bad, you just sounded horribly confused 😭

My mother had the same problem and was one of the first to have surgery to fix it in 1951.

My second son had a medium hole in his heart, doctors found there was an issue on his 6 week check. Then it was lots of test, then monitoring and he had the hole patched up at 4 years old. Scary as hell as a parent but it is amazing what they can do. My son is 18 and other then checks every 4-5 years and the advice of doctors to never smoke or have tattoos or piercings its all normal after, oh and the massive scar down your chest.

14-year age gap 😂😂 I am sitting here watching this with my husband of 12 years. 14 years between us 😂😂😂

Jill was visiting her Gowan avenue home every week on a Monday morning at around 10/1030 am , her fiancé stayed there with her a week previously. Anybody could've pick up on this routine. The random version is bs from Hamish Campbell's blinker visionary on Barry George. If you listen to Richard Hughes , Jill's immediate neighbour. He stated in the reconstruction it was Jill's time home. He heard her distinctive car alarm. This explains why a man was hanging around an hour earlier, Jill was particularly late that morning by an hour almost. He was acting agitated as she hadn't turned up at her normal time.

I struggle to understand how the police cleared Bob Wheaten so quickly. He owed Jill 35,000 pounds and showed he had the money. However, he had not attempted to pay Jill back. That to me is suspicious, not proof he didn't have her killed. They had been separated for years and yet he had not settled his debt. Could he have been jealous Jill was moving on without him? Was he upset she was now talking of marrying, settleing down and starting a family?

Theory you can take with a grain of salt - Jimmy Saville hired the hit (didn't have to be the entire BBC in on it) because Jill Dando could've found out or was close to finding out about what he was doing. The hitman could've been a Serbian hitman, and given the professional work of hitmen and the people who hire them, the person seen wearing a trench-coat and the angry guy in the car were diversions. And Jon Roseman being her agent might've brought it up to someone from the BBC that she would be going back to her home that day to pick up her faxes (or she mentioned it herself - after all, if her killer or the person who hired her killer knew, they probably wouldn't tell the police they knew). Of course, it could be people being posted around her home or being followed from her fiancé's home in a car (or if diversions were ready, multiple different cars). Regardless, if they knew she wasn't home often, maybe they expected less witnesses - add that with diversions and it's even harder to link to an unaffiliated assassin. But eh, just a far-fetched random theory.

I remember this. I couldn’t believe how anyone could do this to Jill Dando.

I heard that the reason nobody heard a gunshot was because it was pressed so close to her head that her head absorbed most of the sound.. so sad

YES! Cover Princess Diana for one of your shows. I am the exact age she would be and it was great to live through the Diana Years. You will have so much to cover. RIP to Jill and Diana. Tragic.

Honestly i love just putting elanore's videos on in the background of doing stuff, her voice is really comforting tk me and the cases are interesting in themselves-! I havent finished this video yet but im already intrigued

‘The student body president’ 😂😂😂 it actually wasn’t bad. I couldn’t do a British accent if my life depended on it😂

I so so so appreciate the time and effort you and your team put in these video's. I love the fact that you cover every important detail of a case, so we have the full picture.

i was just a child when this happened. i remember it like it was yesterday, shook my whole town.

LMAOO “The- the student body president?” yes Eleanor you nailed it tbh that accent caught me off guard it was kinda good

I was born with tetralogy of Fallot and double outlet right ventricle.... I was a blue baby too... I have had 6 heart surgeries... I have pig and cow valves in my heart to fix it, and a patch for the hole... I also have little tiny wires holding my ribs together from where they have had to be cut open... Pretty cool stuff. Don't need anymore surgeries though! Yay!!! Oh, and I also died once.... I have brain damage from complications from being on the heart lung machine for so long and many many times. I have damaged vocal chords... from being intubated too many times and improper removal of them... Love my life now though and honestly I wouldn't trade it for anything... also have scoliosis… but I’m perfectly imperfect. Great video, as always!!!

I always think of this case and how her life was just ended in broad daylight.. awful.

Nothing better then crocheting and watching Eleanor talk about true crime cases XD

Coup is pronounced "coo," the p is silent ❤

I think her agent should be investigated more. He was the only one who knew she was going to her house and they let him off just cos he was a charming guy and he swore he had no beef with her? The timing of the kill had to be so exact, since she just showed up at her house and the killer was already prepared. No sign of struggle or forced entry. Allegedly no sign of someone stalking her. So how would the killer know to camp at her house?

please cover princess diana!! i’m a silent viewer who has watched you for years. love your videos ellie

IM SO GLAD YOUR DOING THIS ONE WOW ITS WILD

I am kind of surprised you didn't mention that the bullet used to kill Jill Dando had been altered to use a smaller charge, likely to make it subsonic. This is usually done because most of the noise a gun makes is the actual bullet breaking the sound barrier and when combined with a silencer can make a weapon as quiet as a movie silencer. It also speaks of a lot of knowledge about gun 'science', the cartridge that you are firing, your ability to craft ammo, and is in general not something that you would expect from anyone in Britain who is not on the government's payroll as an actual assassin. It is standard ammo for ex-Yugoslav hitmen though...

My daughter has congenital heart disease. She had a critically stenosised bicuspid aortic valve. She had 3 balloon cath procedures that got us to 8 months old until open heart surgery. She is now turning 7 in 2 weeks. She is a normal kid ,no meds. She however will need intervention and valve replacement through her whole life but right now she is great.

Love that crimewatch is back it's so useful it should never have been cancelled I remember some of those huge cases being talked about including Peter Tobin which was in my area

A Serbian subscriber here 🙋🏼‍♀️ Wow I had no idea about the recent developments regarding Ulemek being connected to this case (I've known about this case for a while), funny how I found out about them from you because that's not covered by the Serbian media at all. Serbia is a very corrupt country (even today) when it comes to government affairs, Ulemek is serving time for the assassination of our PM at the time and I remember the trial being televised and him claiming that he was actually good friends with the PM (there were a lot of connections between Ulemek and our government at the time, it is believed that he basically acted as a henchman, which makes sense when you look at his military history). I personally am torn on his role in the assassination of the PM, since it is possible that the PM himself had connections that would've wanted him gone. That aside, it is possible that Ulemek obeyed the task from the government and had something to do with Dando's murder. Definitely interesting, I'll look it up!

I live in Weston super mare and we have a Jill Dando remembrance garden in the park in the Center of town. When it first opened thousands of people came to see it. I really hope this lead goes somewhere. X

I love how while describing Jill, you perfectly described yourself bringing smiles to millions of ppl! I absolutely adore 🥰 your down to Earth nature ❤️💛🧡

AHH I LOVE YOUU! this case is so sad. im always so excited for your posts💗🙏

I know the James bulger case is on this channel cause I went all the way back to your first video and watched every single one of your videos😂😂

genuinely i would love nothing more than a deep-dive about Princess Diana! i think you'd do a great job covering everything

This case really hits, my parents were friends with jill they became friends in the 80s when jill moved to devon. I spent many weekends at her house while my parents and their friends and children had game nights and drinks. She was absolutely lovely i remember her well. My parents remained friends until her passing. They had many conversations about her job offer in London and were so happy she took the leap. She was so lovely and caring my parents often speak of her to this day they lost a great friend the day she was taken ❤

Im actually surprised you’ve never seen a fax machine!! I was born 1999 (almost 25) & they are still used here in the US !!! (I work at a bank and people come in to ask if we can fax for them more often than you’d think, I’ve even done it once or twice to other banking departments, most everything is digital now though!)

So excited for this case, I read about it ages ago.

And the gun didn't have a suppression device attached to it, the projectile/casing would've had a distinctive marking. The bullet was perforated, most likely emptied of gunpowder, then filled with cordite to lower gun sound bar and flash emissions. With cordite it dissipates the gunpowder odour. The crimping/folding was an individual design, not the conveyer belt manufacturer from Russia or Serbia.

Honestly I’ve missed your old videos so I’m so happy to see this!

*For all those born post 2000 :* please take a moment to google, with volume on, what a fax machine sounds like if you accidentally call one…..

Im so happy your covering this case you are the one true crime youtuber I love to listen to

I love this slide show before you start. You’ve come a long way. Beautiful to see

this is perfect timing i was just coming to watch more cases

been binge watching your videos all week!!! love from South Africa xx

I was born with the same congenital heart defect and I have to give so many thanks to science. So many people lost their children decades ago because of lack in medical technology. It’s amazing to hear the success stories, even though the device still doesn’t have a ton of research on long term effects. Also thank you for always telling the best stories, and making every video personable and enjoyable!😊

My brother had the same surgery at 2 years old in 1989. That procedure had come such a long way by then, thank God. He’s great 35 years later. It is so heartbreaking when someone comes through something like that and is a fighter only to be taken away by murd*r.

Its weird how true crime reporters have fallen prey to mysterious deaths or as accused in real life. Same thing happened to Sohaib Iliyasi who reported real life crime show in India and was allegedly accused of his own wife's murder. Eleanor, may be you should cover this case too.

Nice to see you! I need this right now❤❤❤❤

The American accent was hilarious! I hadn’t heard the story at all at that point and immediately gave the video a thumbs up! Love your channel! Didn’t lose my American subscription ❤

Yes I would love a Princess Di Freaky Friday! I've heard this story once before but it's still so wild and sad, you did a fantastic job covering it!

I dnt think ive ever gotten on this early to one of your videos! 😊 This case is so very tragic, as they all are .. but, this woman was just trying to have a voice for the ppl who no longer have one. Heartbreaking. Thanks Eleanor 🧡💛❤️

i would LOVE a princess Diana video!!!!

I just came across your channel, and this story is fascinating. Being in my early 20s in the States and a new mom to boot at the time of these events, I have never heard this story, so please forgive me if there is information that is common knowledge in the UK that I don't know, but had anyone ever looked into the possibility that Barry George was activity stalking her and while creeping around her house that day accidently witnessed her murder? If he was scared enough of the murderer or traumatized enough by the event, it would explain his bizarre behavior with the taxi company, possibly being identified as the trench coat guy and if he touched her after the assassin left it would explain the gun powder residue. I know this is a major theory with NO evidence or knowledge other than this video to go on, but it popped in my head.

Hi Eleanor! Just wanted to let you know that for some reason your voice/delivery is really easy to listen to. Whenever I watch other crime documentaries I just lose concentration and stop listening either because I get bored or the way they speak doesn't grab my attention - never happens when I'm listening to your videos! I don't know what it is, but the way you deliver your content is really engaging!

I genuinely enjoy the way you tell a story!

Ngl I’m starting to believe the Serbian connection. I’m Eastern European, and this is very possible UPDATE: just reached the 1:42:30 mark and YESSSS IT COULD BE A SERBIAN HITMAN AFTER ALL God, my instincts are so good

Just came back from work, and I just started two days ago with this new job. Thanks for keeping me company ❤

I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying your videos lately, you seem so happy and have the right balance between the seriousness of what you're talking about, and the personality we all love. Its so great to see

I cannot keep listening to true crime before I fall asleep.. the dreams I have when listening to this stuff is so scary.

You doing a Princess Diana deep dive would be amazing!!!

perfect video to listen to while I drive to the airport!