Sophie: A Murder in West Cork - Netflix.

But if she got to grips with the attacker... there doesn't seem to be any evidence of it. Not under her fingernails. Nor blood spilled by anyone else. That might be just down to the nature of the attack \ outside \ keystone cops.

That's odd indeed. Were the tests comprensive enough? Was the attacker(s) weraring gloves, coat?

I think from a legal point of view this doesn't matter as it doesn't lead to a conviction, and only fuels further speculation. It wouldn't even matter if Sophie and Bailey had a secret affair, it would just be for the tabloids to write about. An affair doesn't prove murder.

I often thought, why Sophie would have flown to Cork rather than taking the ferry? Taking the ferry would allow for taking a car and since the house was remote and in the country, a car was necessary. In winter I would understand it, rough seas, etc, but in summer it would have been more practical for her to drive and take the ferry to Ireland, and not having to pay for a rental car especially if the stay at her house was a longer one. However I don't think that money mattered too much to Sophie.

After more than 25 years gone, it's more than hard to prove a lie. If push came to shove, it's just one word against the other. And whether you've met somebody, dated somebody, had an affair with somebody simply doesn't prove murder at all.

The only thing it could prove is that Sophie would have most likely been inclined to open the door to Bailey at some unsocial hours if she knew him well, like in the middle of the night.

There are lot's of reasons why one would prefer the ferry to the airplane. If time isn't a concern, one has virtually unlimited options for baggage, plus one would have one's car whilst in Ireland which is an advantage in any rural place.

Incidentally, I think the Roscoff to Cork ferry is only in summer, it's Cherbourg to Rosslare all year round?

It's probably another author wanting to cash in on this murder and sell his books.

Regarding the ferry vs. the plane, it's hard to say. I actually always enjoyed the ferry as I had unlimited bagage plus my own car at the end of the trip if time wasn't a factor. For a two week trip, I'd say it's entirely possible she may have taken the ferry at times.

Money wasnt an issue for Sophie. I cant see her taking a long ferry trip when she could travel to Ireland on a quick flight. She could then pick up a hire car from the airport.

Now of course she could have taken a ferry at some stage. Dining with Bailey on a ferry does seem a stretch though. For this to be true both Sophie and Bailey both would have been travelling alone I assume. I understood Sophie never travelled alone to Cork before December 1996.

I wonder did Bailey ever travel to or from France and for what purpose?

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You're probably correct on this.

However, I don't know how much DNA they found on that cavity block or that boot and if it wasn't Bailey's they sure didn't go to France for that one. So they had another guy on their radar screen....

It's just that things are just taking an awful amount of time regarding this trip to France by the Guards, leading me to believe this is just a farce to keep face, re-estabsish some sort of trust of the public in this case.

If the Guards came up with something regarding that trip to France, we'd have heard about it by now.

I also don't think that Bailey would be getting another trial, nor do I think that any trial in this case would be something fair, unless really strong and compelling DNA evidence comes up.

Just wondering, who has more credibility to lose, the French judiciary, or the Irish Guards. I'd suggest the French, they take more pride I'd say.....

I am sure, another writer will come up with another story in a couple of months, trying to sell another book, having seen Bailey somewhere more than 25 years ago. Bailey was seen at an airport, Bailey was seen talking to some dodgy character, Bailey was spotted in a home improvement store trying to buy a cavity block......

What Senan Moloney is saying in this article today is that a witness is claiming to have seen Bailey and Sophie talking together at the Cape Clear Island poetry festival in the summer of 1995. Separately, another witness claims to have seen them together on the ferry from Baltimore which attendees at the festival used to reach the venue.

I`m pretty sure that the witness who saw them together at the festival is an ex boyfriend of one of Jules daughters. I haven`t read the article so maybe Maloney states this. Haven`t heard of the other sighting before.

The problem is, as long as this murder is unsolved, somebody will keep coming along with "new revelations" but in reality wanting to make money with another book.

All of a sudden more than 25 years ago, somebody remembers having seen a strange character in the area, or seen Bailey with Sophie, or even recalling either Bailey or some other dodgy character carrying a rare bottle of French wine. Also some other "new evidence" will come up leading to further speculations.

Incidentally, not even Bailey ever attempted this, like to write a book about the murder, things he knows, or his theory, etc.. and tried to make money off this.