He died earlier from a heart attack, very curious guy whatever you think of him. If he didn’t kill Sophie Toscan du Plantier he certainly didn’t help himself by his attention seeking behaviour.
Between this, and Kerry babies case, they didn't shine themselves in any glory down that neck of the woods.
Due to their dislike of him, tried to frame the odd English lad who could have been done for other crimes but tried to pin the murder on him.
RIP, although, as others have said, I think he relished the attention.
he was either the best conman/slippery eel in the last 30 years or he suffered a huge miscarriage of justice. Either way RIP..... for some reason I felt a tinge of sadness when I heard, for him in case he was innocent all this time (never proven guilty) and for Sophie who will probably now never get justice.
He fed off the attention and publicity engendered by his own eccentricity . His raison d'etre for the remainder of his life. A narcissistic and bizarre human being, but, in my opinion, not a murderer. RIP.
What miscarriage of justice? You’re talking out your proverbial! He was never even charged with anything.
He was questioned twice and that was it.
The rest of it was all his own doing. He could have kept his head down and been forgotten about quickly. But he loved and courted the media attention.
He’d have just be another person like that poor bastard arrested incorrectly for the Aisling Murphy murder. One or two articles and then never heard from again.
Local gossip eh?
Also Barry George wasn't "framed".
what I mean was hounded for his entire life since the murder of Sophie, I know he was never charged! While he courted publicity, his life was never the same and for the rest of his life his name was synonymous with her murder.
Maybe he did it, but that was never proven so he was innocent in the eyes of the law . I always thought he played the media at their own game, maybe he wasn't the brightest... I don't know, despite watching the 2 documentaries on Ian Bailey I still never knew what to make of him.
The fact that the Gardai were incompetent doesn't absolve Bailey of being the prime suspect.
There is no evidence that put Bailey in the frame as prime suspect. Even the assumed motive isn't plausible (he drunkenly wandered several kms at night thinking he might get his hole and when he was turned down, he killed her and left no evidence (DNA or otherwise) at the scene)?
She knew her killer which is why she had her boots on when she left her house
No matter what ya think of him, the guards made a pigs ear of the whole case from the beginning.
RIP though.
RIP
The French can stand down now.
I can't help feeling Ian was hounded to an early grave by the dysfunctional Gardai. Hopefully Sinn Féin will disband them and return to the ideal of a people's police force, not the RIC II it became.
Whatever issues may exist within AGS, having SF dismantle the force in order to create a force of their choosing is not going to benefit the people of Ireland!
Ha ha ok bro
Wasn't he interviewed twice and that's the sum of his interactions with AGS or is there more
Likely also targetted for drink and drug driving tests
That in itself wouldn't amount to being hounded for life
If he didn't do it I wonder will her real killer be getting a bit nervous now that Bailey is dead.
He was fairly active on tiktok, ianbailey66 if anyone is interested in having a look.
lol the most shinnerbot comment that has ever been 🤐
On the six o clock news this evening he was still being described by the newscaster as the prime suspect in the case . Why the media would continue with this line after his death when he cannot possibly defend himself is itself strange.
I could be wrong but was he not arrested for drunk driving and then no charges were ever brought . Were they just deliberately making life awkward for him ?
Not a good man, good riddance.
He was Irelands answer to OJ Simpson
People saying rip do realise he bet women to a pulp multiple times.
1st point, media probably change their general narrative etc now he's dead and can't sue
2nd point agree he probably got a fair bit of attention
Special Ian Bailey checkpoints😁
Chose your words more carefully then. it cannot be a miscarriage of justice when he has never been convicted.
Everything that has happened since his release after arrest has very much been of his own making. He courted publicity and associated himself with a murder and defined his life by it. Anyone else would’ve put their heads down and gotten on with their lives.
I think you’ve smoked enough for today man.
RIP Ian Bailey.
Despite me being accused of being anti-British several times already today, I have always believed Ian Bailey was an innocent man.
He was conveniently used as a scapegoat when the real killer could not be found.
Then found guilty by a French kangaroo court in his absence.
The stress of it all probably contributing to his heart disease and eventually hounded into an early grave.
Again, RIP Ian Bailey.
A wife beater.
I'm familiar with the story. He wasn't framed.
Ah here 😁
Can't say I'll be shedding any tears. Be interesting to see now that he's deceased if the truth will tumble out.
Didn't know he was married....
That's what I want to know . If there's dirt coming out
The man adored the attention , did he not also beat up his partner? Not sure where the very sad bit comes in.
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