Cold Case Review of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier murder to proceed. **Threadbans in OP**

I would have thought it obvious that occurs and doesn't need pointing out by you

Sex starts out as the motive , victim defends themselves etc. , enraged killer murders victim , no sexual assault or rape takes place

Seems obvious to me anyhow

A killer has the intention of commiting a sex crime but becomes enraged during retaliation or whatever and violence takes over

It's almost guaranteed to happen sometimes

Because it appeared relevant in reply to another poster.

And I never engage in interpersonal criticism on public media. "You said/you always say/ you and those like you" etc etc

I find it like listening to couples quarreling; very tedious for the reader, and adds nothing of substance to the discussion at hand. I do not rant, I'm surprised you find my posts cryptic, and I've just explained why I prefer not to engage in that type of exchange.

Daring to ask, but is there really anything new about this case?

• The Guards went to Paris to interview a man wo was either related or friends with Sophie's husband Daniel? This neither lead to an arrest or anything new.
• The Guards examining the cavity block for further DNA evidence? Nothing was found as far as I know.
• Jim Sheridan doing another documentary about theories we all discussed before and are nothing new as well.
• Any new books written about this case about new theories and revelations?

As far as I know there is absolutely nothing new in this case apart from Bailey passing away.

One of the most interesting aspects of this case to me is the whole Marie Farrell saga.

I think that there might be something to be gained from this still - if only she could be interviewed and tell the whole truth where she was, who was with her, what if anything she saw.

She went from seeing "a man" at the bridge (and across from her shop) to being convinced that it was Bailey (coercied by the Gardai) to being convinced that it wasn't him that committed the murder.

How is she so sure of this?

I don't know if Bailey did it or not, he's certainly a suspect, but how is she so sure that he didn't do it?

I didn’t know Marie Farrell said she was convinced Bailey was innocent.

I believe the case will never be solved as a conviction beyond reasonable doubt is impossible.

There are too many open ends and unanswered questions which can never be answered.

Due to the fact that the Garda did such an awful job there is also no lead investigation.

Amateur sleuths only see one side of the story and often believe what they want to believe.

It's nearly 30 years now, memories fade, possible witnesses are dead, real cross examination is also not credible anymore.

Remember that all these allegations about Garda inappropriate behavior around Marie Farrell are brought to you by Marie Farrell.

Even years after the murder in the 2010s she claimed that Bailey was stalking her when it was totally false, and proven false by Frank Buittmer.

I'm very slow to believe anything she said, but if there is anything I'd believe it's what she rang up and told the Gardai on Christmas Day 1996 using her real name.

She saw someone following/watching Sophie in the town on Saturday and say the same person on Sunday morning on the road as she was going to Cork.

That may have been Bailey as he was hitching back from Murphy's house on Sunday morning.

Maybe that's why Bailey was slow to tell the Gardai about Murphy's, he knew someone had seen him following/watching Sophie and the same person saw him again hitching in the area of Murphy's house.

But then again it could all be lies from Farrell.

I don't believe for a minute anything once she became Fiona, there was no one at Kilfadda Bridge and she was not driving around with a mystery man.

Why has she not been charged with anything I don't know.

Maybe there is a legal line between being a unreliable witness and wasting police time that she never crossed

"I'm very slow to believe anything she said, but if there is anything I'd believe it's what she rang up and told the Gardai on Christmas Day 1996 using her real name.

She saw someone following/watching Sophie in the town on Saturday and say the same person on Sunday morning on the road as she was going to Cork."

Only Marie Farrell and the Garda know what was said in the phone call on the 25Th. There wasn't a statement taken from her until the 27th. In that statement she said she saw the man across the road between 2 and 3pm. In the same statement she said she saw Sophie in her shop at 3 pm. She did not link the the two at that time. It was much later in another statement she said the man followed Sophie down Ardmanagh Road.

Which makes nonsense of this -

"Maybe that's why Bailey was slow to tell the Gardai about Murphy's, he knew someone had seen him following/watching Sophie and the same person saw him again hitching in the area of Murphy's house."

Jim Sheridan claims to have uncovered the identity of a mysterious Frenchman/foreigner whose name he has passed onto the relevant authorities. The name of this individual will not be revealed in his upcoming docudrama.

It's possible he has discovered evidence of some substance. Despite just being an amateur sleuth like the rest of us here. In fairness to him, in his previous documentary on this killing, he took a relatively unbiased approach to Baileys' involvement with Sophies murder. The main focus of that documentary being 'Justice for Sophie'.

However, from the little information that's been leaked so far on this new docudrama.. I'm getting the distinct impression that it's main focus will be on 'Justice for Bailey!'

If that is the case, what has he discovered that's persuaded him of Baileys' innocence?

I'm only hoping that the rumors of Colm Meaney portraying Bailey are false. Ive heard Sheridan has been trying to lure Daniel Day Lewis out of retirement. Now that would be perfect casting! (Although it'll never happen)

Hell, DDL could portray Bailey AND Sophie!

Someone like Patrick Bergin would seem a better fit for older Bailey.

Initially I though it possible it is lax reporting and he has been cast in it but not necessarily as Bailey... but its popped up in a lot of reports.

I don't think it's of any substance at all.

The Irish Guards don't have any powers of arrest in France, I believe. I would suggest they could only have questioned or grilled the mysterious Frenchman/foreigner in the presence of a French police officer, - and possibly it's him who can ask the questions and the Guards just sitting and listening. There might also be a language barrier for the Irish Guard.

If there was real evidence, we could have known it by now. Also there would have been an international arrest warrant, both didn't happen. Also if there was real new evidence, strong evidence, there would have been a trial. There is no statute of limitations for murder, as far as I know.

So the only thing with Sheridan we do have is another theory, the mysterious Frenchman theory, he may have a name, but real evidence to support this, he doesn't have.

As far as we know this mysterious Frenchman is or better was in the circle of friends of the late husband of Sophie's.

There's no obvious motive for anyone, really. Not Bailey, and not much for any others, either.

Possibly the location of the crime doesn't particularly suggest a sexual motive - "Lace up your boots love and come down to the entrance with me" - then pounce!

To me it looks somewhat more like an altercation that went ugly, but really, these are guesses.

Yes, the wearing of the boots strongly suggests that Sophie intentionally walked down to the gate. And I don't think she would have done so in the middle of the night, so again, more likely that the event took place in daylight.

The thing is that there is no evidence in the public domain that points definitively to any singular motive, so we are left to our own devices. Because of this then people have to try and put things together themselves.

In Bailey's case a number of assumptions have to be made for it to tie together. One of those assumptions is some sort of attraction, whether sexual, intellect or solidarity between artists etc. I have never heard anyone seriously propose an alternative reason that Bailey would be out there in the middle of the night, one must conclude that if there was another motive, then the likelihood it is Bailey diminishes rapidly.

To put it another way, for alternative motives, the cold case would have to expand their investigation again, which they don't seem wont to do, therefore we are stuck in an endless limbo.