Ian Bailey, a British journalist who was found guilty in absentia by a French court for the 1996 murder of filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, has died at the age of 66. He suffered a suspected heart attack on the street in Cork, Ireland, and died on Sunday. Bailey had become a reclusive figure and was attempting to reinvent himself as a TikTok star, but he maintained his innocence over the years. His death has brought renewed attention to the case, which was marred by what some have described as one of the most incompetent murder investigations by the Gardaí (Irish police) in the 1990s. Following his death, Sophie’s uncle, Jean Pierre Gazeau, said in a statement reported by the Irish Times that the family fears the full truth behind Sophie's death may never be discovered.
The chief suspect in the infamous, unsolved 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has died. “Our fear is that we will never reach the full truth,” Sophie’s uncle, Jean Pierre Gazeau, said in a statement reported by the Irish Times https://t.co/3EbY1dvJtW
The chief suspect in the infamous, unsolved 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier has died https://t.co/SKTXgWwFFp
Former British journalist Ian Bailey, who was long suspected and even convicted of the violent 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has died. https://t.co/Joelz7ES6K
‘We’ll never have the truth’: death of suspect Ian Bailey floors family of French film-maker https://t.co/FWGbc1YdiK
The man convicted of killing French TV producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier in 1996 died on Sunday in Ireland. https://t.co/MahQaUm7na https://t.co/HOrdZlWZz1
Man who took secret of Sophie's death to the grave: Ian Bailey, found guilty by a French court of murdering Sophie Toscan Du Plantier, went from boho journalist to the subject of true crime sleuthing - before dying a reclusive would-be TikTok star https://t.co/7je3ZilNSe https://t.co/KuVXxWZw1O
Ian Bailey, the British journalist sentenced in his absence for the murder of a French film producer in Ireland, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 66, according to his solicitor. 🔗 Read more https://t.co/LMzZQRn2z9
Ian Bailey, the British journalist sentenced in his absence for the murder of a French film producer in Ireland, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 66, according to his solicitor https://t.co/qUvD0TsIM5
In 2018, after the French decision to prosecute Ian Bailey for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, I wrote that the Gardaí were responsible for one of most incompetent murder investigations of all time. https://t.co/5g7ZxslqZh
British journalist Ian Bailey who was found guilty by a French court of murdering filmmaker Sophie Toscan Du Plantier dies aged 66 after suffering a suspected heart attack on street in Cork https://t.co/oXDBY62tgk https://t.co/d33zEA8VwR
RIP Ian Bailey. First and foremost, a victim of 90s Garda corruption and incompetence. https://t.co/Orij7SmoMN
Ian Bailey, convicted in absentia for 1996 French film producer's murder, dies https://t.co/b1nb3QNAWF https://t.co/aeE2o187KU