Sophie Toscan Du Plantier

Crime Guy can at last report a significant new development in the violent death of Sophie in West Cork, Ireland. Will the case finally be unlocked? — News broke last week that the Irish police are to conduct a full review of thousands of documents and forensic evidence to try and break open the killing of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork in December 1996. The most interesting aspect of the cold case…

In trying to set this case aside, I offer my strongest theory about what happened on the night of 22nd / 23rd December 1996. — There are so many lurid claims and theories about this case. None more so than now, with so many TV documentaries, podcasts and books. Virtually all of the visitors to this site come looking for answers about Sophie. I am pleased to share with you my answer, but I know…

Some personal recollections and how they relate to the terrible mystery of West Cork. My second article on this case is from August 2021. — A week ago, there was a murder around the corner and down the hill from our house. Murder here in so-called leafy Buckinghamshire is rare, but not as rare as you would imagine. When the police arrived, a group of men that was standing around the victim scattered. Since then…

Another popular article from the Crime Guy archive about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork, Ireland. — I have been through all of my notes on the Sophie Toscan du Plantier cold case and come up with some open questions. Questions that I still have, after reviewing all of the evidence and gossip that is in the public domain. Perhaps the first thing to stress is that…

Links to various public documents, official and otherwise, which can be hard to find these days. Arm yourself with as many facts as possible! — Irish DPP Report, 2001 I found this PDF upload of the original Microsoft Word document on Scribd. It took a long time and many clarifications from the police, but the Irish Director of Public Prosecutions eventually issued this secret report in 2001. …

I love maps and find them very useful in understanding this case. — The Jules Thomas Property Jules Thomas owns two separate properties in Lissacaha. The house is a large cottage with an outbuilding, like a garage, with a lean-to greenhouse shown extensively in the Sky documentary. However this garage is not the property known as The Studio. The Studio is a fully-fledged house around 150m along…

One of my most popular posts on Crime Guy about Ian Bailey’s coat after the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork, Ireland. — Is the coat black? Everyone says it was dark and nobody disagrees. To some, the coat is normal length for a man’s overcoat, around the knees. Others say it is down to the ankles, which makes it a woman’s coat, doesn’t it? Or a very peculiar style of thing for…

Just to be clear, it’s the human eyes that are dodgy, not the witnesses themselves. On Sunday morning, 48 hours ago, I was driving to the gym. I had a session booked for 9 am. I drove there and it was full daylight, a dry day. My drive takes me…

The case of the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier revolves around hundreds of witness statements taken over many months. Some people were interviewed several times, and sometimes these interviews were held years apart. Memory is a fragile thing. Police interviews are stressful, formal occasions. …