Ian Bailey RIP - threadbans in OP

My logic is that it's more incriminating to be caught in a lie denying knowing someone than to say you know someone.

He could be a pompous ass alright - but has pretty much admitted as much through the years

So true. Like originally I was like her sighting on bridge was totally opening it up..but was so messed up then her story .

Right now we basically need another sighting like Marie farell but someone who can actually tell the truth....it's about as much chance now as it is solving this case.

Does anyone else read into the crazy theory of Sophie visiting neighbours the day before and how she was distraught after seeing white lady..this further adds fuel to such random ghost story..

Yes and I guess really enhanced DNA on remaining items is paper thin chance of something.

Would there be any advancements in telecommunications area where access to all Sophie's calls in and out and or Bailey's as well..or any of related suspects. Or because these might be old networks phone lines etc .would that be all gone or any date remain to access.

I'm still hopeful of DNA.

Her dressing gown was on the ground separate from her. Does that mean it was pulled off her? This could have touch DNA.

Something tells me the Gardai have more evidence which was never released, which is why they were so certain of Bailey and likewise her family.

It's normal for police to withhold information but would it have come out in the French trial though.

The Gardai seem certain it happened at night and she ran from the house. Maybe there's evidence of this.

Was she in the habit of walking down to the gate to close it after visitors left?

I'd be too lazy, particularly at night in dark December, but maybe she was fastidious about keeping it closed.

Maybe she ended a relationship with someone, walked them to their car and I said "I'll close the gate after you".

As she approached the gate to close it, she was struck from behind.

Like my level of knowledge is small on this but I still hear people ushering the defence of guards as to this being first time this happened in 100 years and so was more say it's acceptable to make all these errors in dealing with such a crime as they hadn't seen it before. But like maybe I'm clueless here but even most daftest movies from 70-80s has crime scenes completely cordened off.. limited access only to professions and where Dr John Harbison was not available, is there seriously not like dept assistant at this level to take reins in such cases...and can I further ask...given severity of this nature of impending doctor...could he have not been flown to cork airport by helicopter or whatever to cut the time. I know it's all easy say this now..but just seemed so slow and unprofessional.

I remember reading that when he was in court fairly recently (appealing his drug driving conviction) that people were surprised at how dishevelled and unhealthy he looked.

He seemed to have really went downhill when he realised the Cold Case Review Team were progressing their investigation without contacting him.

He lived his final few months in absolute squalor eating just fish and sleeping on pallets in a kip full of wooden penises which he liked to carve.

Poor fella, what a way to go.

He would have been better off in prison....

Yep- can’t disagree at all - there was simply mo excuse and Gardai should apologise - where are the suspensions, the sackings, the penalties for the fcking maroons in charge of this investigation regardless of the suspected innocence or guilt of Bailey - it was a pack of kindergarten kids in charge- and that’s insulting kindergarten kids

Jules went to the crime scene to take photos.

They could've borrowed her camera.

I know lots of people say it could've happened in the morning but I trust Dr Harbison's time of death.

He was extremely experienced at that stage.

Only pictures I could find of his hands after the murder.....

Very close to Bailey either being in the pub or in bed so - not a hope of conviction with that timeline anyway