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West Cork
In West Cork, it’s simply known as ‘the murder’. In 1996 French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier is found dead near her holiday home. There are no witnesses and no known motive. The police suspect one man in this community but they can’t make a charge stick and he refuses to leave, living under the glare of suspicion ever since. This series brings together an incredible cast of characters, many of whom have never spoken publicly before. The family of the victim bring to life a woman lost; the suspect puts forward his defence; and local people explain what it’s like to...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 3,751 ratings
Feels regressive and nothing new beyond what had been exhaustively told. Time to let Sophie rest the vultures have fed.
Bobbysunset via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 09/19/24
Jeez. I appreciate the work that went into this podcast but they repeat stuff 25 times. It’s like they wanted to stretch a story that could’ve been told in 1 hour into 7 hours. Unfortunately my wife and I got bored after 5 and I read the story on Wikipedia for closure.
Xmike5000 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/16/24
Exactly what was uncovered in this journalism/investigation? I felt like each episode I kept waiting to learn what new info was brought to the surface since 1997 but I just kept hearing interviews from the original suspect and original “key witness” with no new concrete evidence or theories...Read full review »
Neen836 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/11/24
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Published 05/14/21
Published 05/14/21
West Cork, Ireland is an outpost at the edge of Europe, the jumping-off point for America. Rugged windswept and coastal, it was a place of farmers and fisherman until the 1960’s, when it was discovered by the ‘blow-in’s.’ People who drove until the road ran out, artists and urban runaways – a...
Published 03/29/21
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