Sophie: A Murder in West Cork - Netflix.

It's at least not a motive I could ever see or understand to be likely.

There could certainly have been a motive for Bailey, one we all don't know about and can't even speculate about? Maybe there was an ongoing feud between Bailey and Sophie which we also don't know anything about? It's not impossible to have been that way. No irony there from my side, and more than 25 years onwards, that's hard to even consider.

And if it was just killing somebody just for lust of killing's sake, then Bailey could have chosen any other victim in the area.

Also the effort of the murder would have been big for Bailey to handle that night. How many murderers would be able to spend the night in the pub, a longer night of drinking, then kill somebody leaving no trace at the murder site, and hiking for one hour to get to, and another back, - all without being noticed? I don't think Bailey had less than 4 beers that night, and then there is also Whisky to consider. Jules drove, for a good reason....

And then there is the "spur of the moment" murder-idea, but that is also hard to understand for me, as Bailey probably didn't even know Sophie was there in the first place. She rarely if ever came around Christmas, - so if Bailey knew Sophie was there, it would have been by accident. Yes there have been reports Bailey rang Sophie's office repeatedly in Paris, possible freelance work for Bailey, however that was never confirmed, - no phone records etc.....

If there was ever such a thing as a business proposition between Bailey and Sophie, she would have set an appointment, during the day. Bailey would have been seen or otherwise noticed coming and going, most likely by Alfie or Shirley.

And Bailey hiking for one hour, completely drunk, arriving at Sophie's at 2 or 3am, to discuss business, freelance work, recite poetry, or demand sex or being sent packing with a bottle of French wine and then he finishing her of in a rage without leaving traces is more than unbelievable to me.

Regarding somebody whom she knew there is something which comes to my mind:

The way the house is built, Sophie would have seen through the windows who was knocking at the door, any of the two doors the killer could have been knocking on. And assuming now that she wouldn't open her door to a stranger at night, she would have known her killer, - possibly quite well.

But again, that's only speculation from my part.

The scratches were supposed to be on his hands too. If he was wearing gloves, he wouldn't have got scratches.

If he got scratched there, why was there no blood \ DNA etc evidence left by him.

It doesn't add up and never has and the DPP knew this.

I've written this before.

If Bailey's DNA is nowhere on Sophie's body or the murder site to be found, then he could never ever have gotten these scratches in connection with possibly murdering Sophie. I don't think that Bailey would even ever have had to answer how he'd gotten the scratches, - if his DNA can't be linked to the murder site or the victim, then that's it.

The situation would be way different, if Bailey's DNA was indeed all over the murder site and Sophie's body. That would have been a straight conviction for murder everyone would have understood in both Ireland and in France.

Bailey would also have had to bandage his scratches, stop them from bleeding, and clean up the crime scene? That alone, I find impossible, after a couple of drinks and also him bringing bandages to the murder site....

Absence (so far) of DNA and other evidence suggests either

It was cleaned up carefully or staged

The forensic investigation was totally botchched

No other DNA/Evidence is there as the killer is a person(s) who are to be expected to visit the house/site.

It sounds unorthodox, but was the housekeeper ever investigated? Was there maybe an argument between them about something?

Or the engineer looking after the heating in the house? Wasn't that the reason she went to Ireland in the first place?

The watch at the airport that had “Peirre” inscribed on the back?

Turned out it was the maker’s name,

Could her body have dragged somehow over the briars and brambles while she was either unconscious or already dead, and thus she would have gotten the scratches?

A factor here is exactly how long her body lay undiscovered - as long as ten hours, possibly - and then what exactly the Gardai did to preserve the scene during the lengthy delay before,firstly, John Harrison and then the forensics boys arrived from Dublin. A strand of hair or thread of clothing belonging to the killer could simply have blown away .Any trace of saliva or spot of blood from the killer could have been washed away quite quickly. The local Gardai who first arrived on the scene would have been unsure as to how they should proceed with regard to preserving or gathering evidence. A murder like this was unprecedented in West Cork back in 1996.

If you mean John Harbison, the state pathologist, he did not arrive at the scene until noon on 24th, more than 24 hrs. after the body was found.

The forensics team arrived late evening of the23rd. less than 12 hours after the body was found.

I believe the weather was cold and dry. The body and surrounding area was covered by Det. Pat Joy using 2 large tarpaulins by 1pm. on 23rd.

If he had not offered give a blood sample he would have been regarded with suspicion to a greater degree than he already had been, incriminating himself. He had no option but to comply. These new tests being undertaken could unveil something with devastating consequences for 'ol Ian. He's not out of the woods yet.

I think, apart from being a narcissist, he is delusional, psychotic and possibly insane.