The hope is that foreign police can provide a breakthrough to help solve the crime. The bloodied clothes worn by Sophie Toscan du Plantier on the night of her murder in December, 1996, have been sent to the FBI for DNA analysis. According to the Irish Independent’s Senan Molony, who has been covering the case […]

1 year ago

The Oscar nominee has described the actress as “the perfect choice for this role”. Vicky Krieps is set to play Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Oscar nominated director Jim Sheridan’s upcoming film about the French woman’s murder in Ireland. The brutal killing of the television producer, which took place in the town of Schull in […]

2 years ago

“What I say to them is ‘you can have a selfie with me if you want, but it helps if you buy a book of poetry’”. Ian Bailey has revealed that he sometimes asks people to buy books of his poetry in exchange for taking selfies with him. Speaking to Colette Fitzpatrick during Monday night’s The […]

4 years ago

“He was known to her I believe.” Ian Bailey has said that he believes the killer of French Filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier was a man from Bantry. Speaking to Colette Fitzpatrick during Monday night’s The Big Interview, he reiterated earlier comments that he has his “own theory” that Toscan du Plantier’s killer is already dead. Fitzpatrick […]

4 years ago

“She was attractive, but you know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Ian Bailey has said that French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier was not “the most beautiful of people”. Speaking to Colette Fitzpatrick during Monday night’s The Big Interview, Bailey added that while she was “attractive”, “beauty is in the eye of the […]

4 years ago

“If my own theory is correct, and I can’t say too much about it – the murderer is dead.” Ian Bailey has claimed that he knows who killed Sophie Toscan du Plantier, adding that he believed the murderer is already “dead”. Last week Sophie’s son, Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud, called for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) […]

4 years ago