Murder at the Cottage | Sky

It is common knowledge locally.Whether it’s accurate or not, who knows.

I come from a family of guards, many are Bailey supporters.

The only disgrace is that you have been allowed to spin a false narrative here that has branched out from Gemma O`Doherty`s original scurrilous article in Village that was based on a whole lot of nothing. Apart from a litany of allegations that she made against the dead Garda, the one thing she didn`t allege is that he made a death bed confession. But she did say enough to kick it all off. The other thing that is clear from the article is that there is no evidence that this Garda and Sophie new each other. It is also apparent that the witness is not certain that the car he saw was a Fiesta. Gemma was also vague on where the car was spotted, leaving the uninitiated to conclude that it must have travelled northwards from Sophie`s house when in fact there were any number of different routes it could have taken.

You like to accuse others of trolling you when in reality you are just being called out on your bulls!!t and you don`t like it. The real troll around here is you. You have been trolling families in Bantry to the point where we now have the cuckoos who believe your nonsense, knocking on peoples doors, trying to get confirmation for a non story that was spawned by the original article. They`ve asked to be left alone, the rumours are not true. Yet here you are, still spinning.

You need to make a statement to the Gardaí if you have information about a murder.

I think we have all heard about the death bed confession..? It's just another intricate piece of a confusing jigsaw puzzle.

I think all parties will agree that the original investigation was an absolute disgrace to say the very least, if fact, these are kind words I am using to describe it.. It was a complete and utter shambles of the highest order.

So, the Gards that were rewarding people to fabricate evidence or entrap Bailey, certainly tarnished their image as impartial enforcers of the Law (agreed?)

So the logical next thought would be.. Why are the Cops so fixated with Bailey?? Why are they ignoring the many other potential leads? They have no evidence to connect him to the murder scene, nor indeed the victim... Why the big interest in him??

By all accounts, Bailey was a cute hooer... He was sharp, he was quick on the uptake, and had many contacts. He was actively thinking outside the box, wasn't he evaluating the professional killing scenario as one possible option? As well as heavily hinting that a deceased fellow from Bantry was the murderer...??

Maybe Bailey knew more than most, maybe he had a suspect and was closing in on him?? He was shouting from the rooftops that this case would make his name nationally... What if he got too near to the truth???

Didn't the Gards raid the studio and take all of his journals and diaries....? He was hardly going to write, 'Got drunk last night and killed a French bird....'

Why were they so concerned about the contents of his journals? Had he named names? Had he figured it out??

Scooby's speculation on the death bed confession is relevant. In fact, it adds credence to Bailey being persued relentlessly... Take him down, before he takes us all down mentality...? What better way to debunk a whistle blower than by making him the public enemy number one (Or prime suspect number one in this case).

If the death bed confession is true, and there are many say that it is..... Then the framing of Ian Bailey makes perfect sense..!! The loud, brash Englishman with a flair for investigative journalism, maybe about to unmask a high ranking Gard would rock the very foundations of the force.. Of course any action necessary to put him in the picture would be given the nod of approval.

Take away the death bed confession.... And suddenly, nothing makes much sense anymore (again).

Scooby is speculating on a theory that makes sense if true? The Horney Gard has come up time and time again on this and many other threads.

Good on ya Scoobs!!