[22] Bailey was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison on 31 May 2019.[23]. The murder rate in Ireland was so low that there was only one state pathologist, and it took him 28 hours to reach the scene. Indeed, this is mentioned throughout the new documentaries, and led Gardai in 1996 to believe the killer must have been a local. Netflix's 'poisonous propaganda' series is gripping", "Death in December: The story of Sophie Toscan du Plantier", "The Murder of Sophie: How I Hunted and Haunted the West Cork Killer", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Sophie_Toscan_du_Plantier&oldid=1139420637, The murder was the subject of a 2018 true-crime podcast miniseries titled, This page was last edited on 15 February 2023, at 01:38. Photograph: Daniel Newman. Bailey was also tied to the crime by a witness who'd told police he'd been in the vicinity of du Plantier's farmhouse on the night of the murder. But as Chinn says: Were not here to do the job of the police or the lawyers. I wont be watching the Sky series because Im fed up with it all and I just think that chap Sheridan is just trying to make a name for himself.. Please, Jules Thomas owns two separate properties in Lissacaha. It is this property he first rented from Jules when they first met as friends, and before their relationship developed. Sarah Lambert, the producer of Netflixs new documentary, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, struggles to underline how big a deal this was. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. Site contains certain content that is owned A&E Television Networks, LLC. for him [Bailey], There seems to be a lot of interest in it all again, I get people texting me from Dublin wondering what the real story is, but in a way it has never gone away and Schull will always be associated with it.. He also agreed to be interviewed in a podcast about the murder three years ago, and comes off straight out of Agatha Christie, desperate to get attention for a crime he insists he did not commit. She was married to fellow French film producer, Daniel Toscan du Plantier. [5] Her longjohn bottoms were caught on a barbed-wire fence. Photograph: Daniel Newman. Given the time that elapsed before his arrival, it was impossible to pinpoint a time of death. The house belonging to Sophie du Plantier and the cross which marks the spot where she was murdered. Per Irish Times, the Parisian film producer would often retreat to her Irish holiday home, as it was so far removed from her celebrity life in France. Bookmark. It was very voyeuristic and every time there was some comment or story in the newspapers, they used to start coming. People were fascinated, remembers Lambert, who grew up in Ireland and was a child when the murder happened. Two days before Christmas 1996, Sophie Toscan du Plantier's body was discovered by a neighbour in an isolated laneway beside the house her husband, Daniel, had bought her in west Cork. Though Bailey has sometimes seemed to enjoy his notoriety, he has also spent decades as a murder suspect. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found murdered at this cottage in Cork, Sophie travelled to her holiday home alone in 1996, Sophie's body was found battered in rural Ireland, Suspect Ian Bailey lived three miles from Sophie, Netflix releases the trailer for new documentary series, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork. Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (442642b). For the American actor, see, Last edited on 15 February 2023, at 01:38, phone calls at Garda stations had been secretly recorded, Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform v Bailey, "Statuant Selon la Procdure de Dfaut Criminel; Affaire Ian Bailey: motivation insrer l'arrt criminel", "The Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier", "From Paris to west Cork and back: The story of the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation", "Sophie Toscan du Plantier tue en Irlande", "Where is the 'Sophie Tuscan du Plantier house' in West Cork? Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified On 23 December 1996, the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was discovered outside her remote. I didnt want to be involved in a voyeuristic project. Who was Sophie Toscan du Plantier? The most obvious and straightforward road route is "over the top" via Dunmanus, but there is a road route that goes via Kealfadda Bridge too. On February 10, 1997, Bailey was arrested, as was his partner, but both were released without charges. Her body was left outdoors until the arrival of State Pathologist 28 hours later. Du Plantier's family remain convinced of Bailey's guilt, but his conviction hasn't resolved the mystery surrounding du Plantier's death for everyone. As we learn in the docuseries, Toscan du Plantier worked as a film producer in France, where she often crossed paths with the French elite. [1] She was a French television producer [2] and lived in Paris with her husband and a son from her first marriage. The story of her death has haunted Schull, which was otherwise known for its welcoming attitude toward people from all walks of life. Pierre-Louis Baudley-Vignaud, the only son of murdered French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier, pictured in Bantry. Great, Click the Allow Button Above More so in Ireland than a lot of other countries, Christmas is such a family time. In December 1996 Sophie went to Toormore alone, intending to spend a few days there before returning to Paris for Christmas. ', According to the Irish Mirror, a spokesperson for the Justice for Sophie campaign in France described the development as 'dynamite'. Although it has been 25 years since Mrs Toscan du Plantier was killed, Gardai continue to investigate. When she was 22 years old, she married Pierre Jean Baudey, and shortly after the birth of their son, Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud, the marriage ended, After toying with the idea of being a lawyer, she fell into producing after climbing the ranks at . She might have been chased there, but I do not think so. However, Toscan du Plantier's scenic getaway is attracting more than a grieving son. Bailey lost a libel case against six newspapers in 2003. In 2019, Bailey was convicted of murder by the Cour d'Assises in Paris, France, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. 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France was hoping to secure an extradition from Ireland on the basis of this sentence but on October 12, 2020, Ireland's High Court ruled that Bailey could not be extradited. On 11 January 1997, a woman who lived in Schull rang the Garda from a payphone using an alias to state she saw a man on Kealfadda Bridge at 3am on the night of the murder. 'An Garda Sochna does not comment during investigations on interactions it may or may not have had with individuals with information. "Sophie: A Murder in West Cork" has spurred true crime lovers to take interest in this devastating story. Friends also revealed that Bailey had made a confession about going "too far" to them, and a local teenager who'd received a lift from Bailey in early February 1997 told authorities that the reporter said to him, "I went up there and smashed her brains in with a rock.". In promotional interviews, the producers of A Murder in West Cork provided the usual talking points about wanting to humanize Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Where is Sophie Tuscan du Plantier's house? Thomas subsequently retracted that account and said Bailey had got out of bed about an hour after they had gone to bed at 10pm, and returned at 9am with a new injury to his forehead. And the person who is the suspect, he loves the publicity and thrives on it.. He was tried in absentia in France after winning a legal battle against extradition. By Samantha Bambino / Jan. 19, 2022 11:32 am EST. A former neighbour of Toscan du Plantier told The Irish Times that shed seen it all before, reporting that, We had people bring their grannies and their small children to look at the cross marking where Sophie was found. Locals expect it will be the same following the release of this new documentary series, as the publics interest is revived. Their relationship had experienced problems, but was considered a happy one at the time of her murder. [17] This was appealed to the Supreme Court by Bailey. The announcement to her husband . But the director of public prosecutions was never satisfied that there was enough evidence to bring him to trial. Justice is abstract when its not your loss, Gazeau says, but for a family, it is something in your blood. However, a forester said that the type of tree Bailey climbed was unlikely to produce such wounds. There has been a 'dynamite' new development in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case, which could prove to be very significant going forward. Im here 40 years the overwhelming sentiment and my grasp of it, such as it is, is that people feel sorry for him [Bailey]. He thinks most locals don't believe Bailey had anything to do with Ms Toscan du Plantier's murder and that he was treated unfairly by the Garda. Toormore, West of Schull town, is a scenic area. 'Throughout this investigation An Garda Sochna has appealed to any person with any information in relation to the investigation to come forward in order to assist us. While Ian Bailey, a local journalist during the time of the murder, remains the sole suspect in the investigation, the true-crime case is still legally unresolved. Main Street, Schull: As the villages brightly painted cafes and pubs shook off a year or more of Covid restrictions, the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has still not gone away. The eyewitness who'd placed Bailey near the scene of the crime recanted her testimony in 2005, with the explanation that she had been pressured by police to name Bailey. We all get on with our lives, people come down from Cork, but whenever I go, say, down to Kerry, the murder comes up when I tell people Im from Schull and everyone mentions it. Bloodstains were present on a gate as well as a nearby piece of slate and a concrete block. Updated: 14:00, 29 Jun 2021 SOPHIE Toscan du Plantier was found murdered at a cottage in Cork in December 1996. In fact, the case has never been solved. [24] Later that same month, the Irish State decided not to appeal the High Court's finding,[25] effectively ending all attempts to extradite Bailey. ", "Sophie Toscan du Plantier, un drame sans fin", https://www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-news/sophie-toscan-du-plantiers-west-20962469, "Court hears Bailey wrote newspaper articles about murder inquiry", "A 23-year investigation: What next for the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder case? 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved. These grabs from Google maps show just how sparsely populated and remote this area is. Her death transfixed the media in both Ireland and Paris, partly because it was just so jarring. No signs of sexual assault were found. She was 39 years old and a regular visitor to Ireland from Paris, where. For other inquiries, Contact Us. In the days following the murder, Bailey was noted to have multiple scratches to his forearms as well as an injury to his forehead. Du Plantier had visited Ireland several times as a teenager, and in 1993, she decided to buy a holiday home in Schull, near Toormore. Between 1975 and 1985, he was director-general of the Gaumont Film Company and from 1998, he was the president of Unifrance - an organisation . It appeared she had been trying to run away from her attacker the previous night. 5 hours ago, by Njera Perkins Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. The commission concluded that while there was evidence Garda were "prepared to contemplate" altering or suppressing evidence that Bailey had not committed the murder, there was no evidence Garda had actually done so. Its the perfect place to escape the confines of Pariss creative society, and thats just what Toscan du Plantier did. Speaking to me from London, he describes the process of humanising the story. 5 hours ago, by Alexis Jones The third was to treat the story with dignity and humanity to talk about emotions rather than evidence.. In 2015, under oath, she named the man as a since deceased man from Longford.[12]. But even after investigating the case for years, there is still no definite answer as to who committed this violent crime, or why. But for me personally, a woman has been murdered and she was somebodys wife, somebodys mother, somebodys daughter, somebodys sister and thats the really sad thing, and I think all this kind of circus act has just followed it. And Bailey had a history of violence, having beaten his partner, artist Jules Thomas, on at least two occasions prior to du Plantier's murder. He called the proceedings a "farce," but three judges at the Cour dAssises found him guilty and issued a 25-year sentence. In 2020, Ireland's High Court ruled that Bailey could not be extradited. But he [Ian Bailey] loves the attention, its an opportunity for him to sit out and watch people watching him.. Advertisement In 1996, Sophie was was found dead outside her . Two days before Christmas in 1996, the battered body of 39-year-old French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier was discovered outside her isolated vacation home in Ireland. Irish courts ruled against extraditing Bailey following his 2019 conviction. Located on the far westerly coast of Ireland, its full of magnificent views as the rugged coastline gives way to the wild Atlantic sea. Authorities in France received the Irish case files and exhumed du Plantier's body to conduct their own examination. [26], In 2014, when it came to light that phone calls at Garda stations had been secretly recorded, there were claims that some recordings from Bandon Garda station had evidence of irregularities in the Toscan du Plantier investigation. The 39-year-old was bludgeoned to death at her holiday home in Ireland, with. I just think its awful its just taking away from the horror of what happened and how violent and brutal it was because it was a shockingly violent crime. I think if people want to pay attention to the murder, they will but if they dont, they just really turn off because its too traumatic for them, she said. Partly because Sophie was really beautiful. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Other forensic evidence may have been lost due to this delay. As new Netflix documentary Sophie: A Murder in West Cork details, the small town of Schull was rocked by the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier back in December 1996. The main suspect, Ian Bailey, was a journalist and poet, an extraordinary character, attention-seeking, narcissistic, grandiose, incredibly irritating to almost everyone and, as one neighbour describes, persistently violent to his partner. Whats fascinating about this documentary is that it manages to elicit both responses by turns. (A modern house might boast an A2 rating). [19] All five judges upheld the appeal on the ground that the French authorities had no intention to try him at this stage; four of the judges also upheld the argument that the European Arrest Warrant prohibited surrendering Bailey to France because the alleged offence occurred outside French territory and there was an absence of reciprocity. Sharing a driveway with the Toscan du Plantier residence, the home belonged to Shirley Forster and the late Alfie Lyons who sadly passed away this year. The body of the glamorous 39-year-old TV producer was discovered near her remote Irish cottage with her skull crushed. No forensic evidence was found to tie him to the murder. Three miles up the road in Lissacaha, Ian Bailey - a prime suspect in the murder - lived with Welsh artist Jules Thomas after they moved in together in 1991. Du Plantier considered her Irish farmhouse a refuge from her busy life in France alongside her famous film producer husband, Daniel Toscan du Plantier. It is this property he first rented from Jules when they first met as friends, and before their relationship developed. Another woman, who also declined to be named, had come to live in Schull relatively recently, and said she too had become familiar with the grim story. BUSINESS NEWS: 12 Cork businesses to receive funding from 5m national Online Retail Scheme, How accessible is Cork City Centre? Enjoying spectacular panoramic views to the Fastnet Rock the property is c. 1 mile north of Toormore on the scenic Mizen Head peninsula.. Alfie Lyons lives with Shirley Foster in a house around 80m from Sophies in the same lane. Over the course of three installments, viewers hear from loved ones and investigators who recount those harrowing days of trying to seek justice for Sophie. Ms Toscan du Plantiers former neighbour, Shirley Foster, who discovered the film producers body that fateful morning, says she wont be watching the documentaries but she has seen it all before media publicity leading to a surge in people coming to the house. Du Plantier's body, dressed in a T-shirt and leggings, was left outside until the pathologist arrived the next day. As new Netflix documentary Sophie: A Murder in West Cork details, the small town of Schull was rocked by the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier back in December 1996. The force has made it clear in recent times that the case is not a cold case and it remains an active investigation. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. A neighbour who found the body of tragic Sophie Toscan du Plantier has put her West Cork home on the market. By Roger L. Kennedy Throughout the investigation, journalist Ian Bailey was a prime suspect. However this garage is not the property known as The Studio. Ian Bailey, whom garda say remains a suspect for the murder and who was convicted in his absence and without legal representation at a trial in France in 2019 of the voluntary homicide of Ms Toscan du Plantier, has repeatedly denied any involvement in the killing. A local shop owner, who often has people stop in and ask for directions to the cottage, described the boost in tourism as "awful" because it takes away from the "horror of what happened and how brutal it was ", Another West Cork native added that many longtime members of the community are "embarrassed" by what happened in their beautiful area. He moved to Ireland in 1991 and lived with his partner in Goleen from 1992 onwards. "It's like going to see her. O n the morning of 23 December 1996, Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found murdered in a lane near Schull, West Cork. Shirley Forster, who made the horror discovery at the front gate of Sophie's house on . Another woman, who would not be named, said: I think the murder is like a cloud over the town really, which is a pity because its a beautiful place and people here are really embarrassed by it and they dont like to focus on it because a lovely person, who loved it here, was killed. As Netflixs new documentary, Sophie: A Murder in West Cork is due to be released this week, there no doubt will be renewed interest in the sleepy village of Schull. THE murdered Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier was in the early stages of pregnancy at the time of her brutal death. The one bit of DNA found at the crime scene that didn't belong to du Plantier has not been identified. Unfortunately, the name Toormore is now infamous for being the location of the 1996 violent murder of French citizen Sophie Tuscan du Plantier. He attributed these to cutting down a Christmas tree on the morning of the 22nd. I saw her two or three times a week. Yet he could face extradition outside of Ireland. It seems important whether the gate was open when Sophie arrived at it. The case also drew media attention. Journalist Ian Bailey was arrested twice and convicted in absentia in relation to the murder, but maintains his innocence and has never been convicted in Ireland. But he said to one editor that he'd committed the murder to reignite his career. The 39-year-old mother of one had come to view her Irish holiday home as a retreat from her celebrity life in Paris until she was found brutally murdered near her home two days before Christmas 1996. On the morning of 23 December 1996, Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found murdered in a lane near Schull, West Cork. Photograph: Collins Courts, I'm here 40 years the overwhelming sentiment and Schull postmaster Tommy Newman thinks the good, decent people of Ireland want somebody to be charged they want the murderer to be found. Its such a visual story. And Daniel, who spoke to du Plantier on the phone a short time before the attack, was in France. Any tourists who happens to be near the area should note there is nothing to actually see there apart from a small cross. I slept at her house because her, her son and me, we were like a trio. The devastation her son describes of losing her in his teens is so hard to hear. There is no way anyone present in the main house could know anything of the actions of a person in the studio house. Created by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, "West Cork" is an investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. The house is a large cottage with an outbuilding, like a garage, with a lean-to greenhouse shown extensively in the Sky documentary. Jules Thomas owns two separate properties in Lissacaha. The 39-year-old was married to celebrated French filmmaker Daniel Toscan du Plantier, whose movies included the 1989 hit The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover. Mentioned briefly in the first episode of the limited series, the legend surrounds Three Castle Head in West Cork, where the ruins of a medieval castle still stand beside a lake, according to the . A timber yard company has been fined 90,000 having pleaded guilty to three charges under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act following an incident in which a 53-year employee died in 2019. The distance between the two properties is around 2.5km as the crow flies, but the two possible road routes are much further. At the time of her death, Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, 39,. Sophie Toscan du Plantier. 3 hours ago, by Njera Perkins [1] She was a French television producer[2] and lived in Paris with her husband and a son from her first marriage. Ian Kenneth Bailey was born in Manchester, England. Several witnesses reported being told by Bailey before noon that he was reporting on a murder of a French woman. Speculation about other potential killers has ranged from a theory that a hitman tracked and killed du Plantier to the unlikely supposition that she was attacked by a stray horse. The police tried to track du Plantier's movements from the time she'd flown into Cork Airport on her own on December 20, spoke to numerous witnesses and received anonymous tips on the phone. He found "laceration and swelling of the brain, fracture of the skull, and multiple blunt head injuries". We have no choice.. So the mystery has clung on for 25 years. 1 day ago, by Chanel Vargas Bailey appears in the documentary he seems almost proud of his status as a suspicious figure. In a place where you couldnt buy a new cardigan without everyone knowing about it, how would anyone get away with murder? Sophie Toscan du Plantier was born in 1957 and lived in Paris with her parents Georges and Marguerite Bouniol, and brother, Bertrand Bouniol. Despite the 1996 murder it is a safe part of Ireland, and much of it is part of the Wild Atlantic Way driving route. "The house in Ireland, for me, is the only place where I would go with my mother and where I still go today," Baudey-Vignaud explained in the docuseries. Later that same month, the Irish State decided not to appeal the High Court's finding ending the attempt to extradite Bailey. The killing doesnt impinge on everyday life here. But many of the residents of West Cork, who desperately want to forget about the violent incident, aren't so welcoming to these particular tourists. That sense of responsibility for what happened to Sophie here still lingers because people knew Sophie and she was lovely and I feel for her family because its still unsolved and I dont think these documentaries are helping. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Daniel Toscan du Plantier was a French film producer. 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