Sophie Toscan du Plantier

Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Born 28 July 1957(1957-07-28)
Paris, France
Died 23 December 1996(1996-12-23) (aged 39)
Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland
Cause of death Beaten to death[1]
Nationality French
Occupation Film producer
Parents Marguerite Bouniol
Georges Bouniol[2]

Sophie Toscan du Plantier (28 July 1957 - 23 December 1996) was a French film producer beaten to death outside her holiday home near Toormore, Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland on the night of 22 December 1996. She was the wife of another film producer, Daniel Toscan du Plantier. The murder remains unsolved,[3][4][2] and has been the centre of an extradition case surrounding a prime suspect in the case, Ian Bailey, and the desire of the French authorities that he be brought to France to stand trial[5].

References

  1. ^ Helm, James (19 January 2004). "'Black cloud' of unsolved murder". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3411625.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
  2. ^ a b Phelan, Shane (14 July 2008). "High-profile killing remains unsolved over a decade later". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/highprofile-killing-remains-unsolved-over-a-decade-later-1432461.html. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
  3. ^ "Mother of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 'will have no peace until killer caught'". Irish Times. 20 September 2010. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1220/1224285916355.html. 
  4. ^ Day, Elizabeth (4 July 2010). "Du Plantier murder: village of Schull in West Cork is braced for new moves in case that shattered its peace". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/04/sophie-toscan-cork-murder. 
  5. ^ http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0413/baileyi.html

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