A Scream in West Cork - The Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (Part 2)
A Scream in West Cork - The Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (Part 2)

A Scream in West Cork - The Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (Part 2)

August 07, 2025 5:12pm
10:08
Season 3
Episode 156

A Scream in West CorkThe Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (Part 2)The Killer's Shadow Emerges. Or Does It?The brutal murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier shattered the serene beauty of West Cork. As local Gardaí grappled with a compromised crime scene and the quiet community reeled, a new and unsettling figure begins to dominate the investigation.In Part 2, we delve into the crucial early witness accounts: the farmer who saw a man near Sophie's cottage in the dead of night, and the local shopkeeper whose shifting testimony would become a lightning rod for controversy. But it's the strange, almost theatrical presence of Ian Bailey, a British freelance journalist, that casts the longest shadow.Why did Bailey seem to know details of the murder before they were publicly released? Why did he have suspicious cuts and scratches, offering shifting explanations for their origin? And why would a man allegedly confess to such a horrific crime, only to vehemently deny it for decades?Join us as the focus of the Garda investigation narrows, and the whispers of West Cork begin to coalesce around one compelling, enigmatic, and deeply unsettling character. His story, intertwined with Sophie's tragic end, is a testament to the complexities of truth and suspicion in an unsolved case.The hunt for Sophie's killer intensifies, but is the truth as clear as it seems? In Part 3, s the Gardaí's focus sharpens on Bailey, the next challenge will be to secure concrete evidence, navigate legal complexities, and contend with the growing international interest in this perplexing case.Because every case deserves answers—and every victim deserves justice.Subscribe now to Ontario Cold Cases: Canada’s True Crime Podcast. Episodes available wherever you get your podcasts.Follow us for updates and more: @OntarioColdCasesOntario Cold Cases - Wordpresshttps://nicollinvestigations.wordpress.com/Ontario Cold Cases - Substackhttps://substack.com/@ontariocoldcase(Part 1) A Scream in West CorkThe Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier YouTube - https://youtu.be/kF0TPloPLXw?si=E6Xok_WZw7_9mpsnFor more videos subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/@OntarioColdCases?sub_confirmation=1@PlayMorePods#OntarioColdCases, #NicollInvestigations , #canadiancrime , #ColdCasePodcast , #ontariocrime, #OntarioMysteries , #PodcastMystery , #truecrimepodcast , #unsolvedmysteries, #ontario, #TrueCrimeCanada, #TrueCrimeOntario, #CanadianMysteries, #canada, #truecrime, #PodcastsOnAmazonMusic, #Murder, #Homicide, #Missing, #ColdCases, #SophieToscanDuPlantier, #WestCorkMurder, #IrishTrueCrime, #Ireland , #France, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Duration:10:08
Published:August 07, 2025 5:12pm
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A Scream in West CorkThe Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier (Part 2)The Killer's Shadow Emerges. Or Does It?The brutal murder of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier shattered the serene beauty of West Cork. As local Gardaí grappled with a compromised crime scene and the quiet community reeled, a new and unsettling figure begins to dominate the investigation.In Part 2, we delve into the crucial early witness accounts: the farmer who saw a man near Sophie's cottage in the dead of night, an...

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