Cold Case Review of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier murder to proceed (Threadbans in OP)

Never heard that one before - in relation to this particular case. It was mentioned in another case - the murder of Rachel O' Reilly by her husband Joe. Detectives believed he had stripped naked before entering the house to kill her, thinking he would leave no forensic evidence if he did.

No, not if he walked.

How do you know this?

Not sure why she would go to the dump without the bags, but maybe she is just misremembering, or perhaps got the day mixed up.

FWIW here is the quote I was referring to, but it is from over a decade later:

"……They didn’t know the area. After that a lot of coming and going. Interviews, interviewed separately. We weren’t allowed to go out at all. Eventually when they did allow us to go, I was allowed to go to the dump much later in the afternoon. We went across the field so as not to interfere with the scene.

DR.   For clarification, at the end of the day were you allowed to take your car?

A.      The car was beyond the incident on the road. I know the police had a look at the garbage before……"

Jules Thomas- will be writing to Gardai for the release of the DNA results- of course we know it’s not Ian’s DNA - she’s stronger than ever that Bailey didn’t do it - have to say I’m in agreement with her on that front - certainly no evidence he did it at the very least

https://archive.ph/Rbd3q

Indeed. Still all those possible profiles shouldn't be that hard to trace - you would think. A dozen or so and then the unknown or unknows' DNA could be compared with the suspects on file? Seems to be taking a long time.

I am assuming that’s what’s happening right now- it’s probably a big assumption though- they had an original list of I think someone here said 50 suspects or people of interest ? So do they have all their DNA and have they conclusively eliminated them from their enquiries? I’d doubt it - some died months after Bailey was arrested and in subsequent years

I'm currently holidaying on the Mizen peninsula. Hard to think it's over 30 years since this murder took place. Drove past Kealfadda bridge today. The one thing that struck me is that the terrain in the area near the murder scene is very rocky, with dense scrub / furze and likely very wet in winter.

To cross that terrain on foot, on a winter's night, murder a woman violently yet not leave a trace of DNA at the scene and return to bed without anyone noticing seems highly implausible to me. And to do so after spending an evening of drinking makes it even more implausible. I think it's far more likely the perpetrator came and left by car or was in very close proximity to the cottage already.

I can see why the DPP didn't put this case to trial on more than one occasion. A prosecution trying to get a jury to believe that a drunk man crossed a couple of miles of rough terrain, in the middle of a winter's night to violently murder a woman who at most he met once fleetingly and returned home without leaving a scrap of physical evidence at the scene was never going to meet the threshold of guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

It has always seemed to me that the only reason for the Gardai to advance the theory that he walked from home to Dreenane was that forensic tests on the only car that was available to him came up negative. And for a man to engage in a bloody and prolonged attack, which certainly would have left blood on his hands, clothing and shoes, then jump into a car and drive it, without leaving any trace of blood, fibres, hair etc on the upholstery, controls or pedals is extremely improbable. Hence "he walked"

If it was Bailey, he certainly didn't drive. At least that is certain. However even if, he wouldn't be so dumb to take a detour to Kaelfadda bridge to "clean up" in darkness and nearly zero degrees cold? Whatever Marie Farrell had seen or not seen is untrue anyway…

I think this is very much driven by her son. He still to date seems to believe categorically that it was Bailey and that "every evidence" ( whatever he considers evidence) seems to point to Bailey, and nobody else.

However I doubt any lawyer in France would see it the same way and take on this case?

The re opening of the cold case investigation may either have been admitting by the Gardai that they botched up and wanted to at least attempt to rectify things or an attempt to stop any possible litigation from the French side?

All potentially possible….?