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Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier
1996 murder in Ireland
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Sophie Toscan du Plantier (28 July 1957 – 23 December 1996), a 39-year-old French woman, was killed outside her holiday home near Toormore, Goleen, County Cork, Ireland, on the night of 23 December 1996.[2]
Victim
Sophie Toscan du Plantier, née Bouniol, was born on 28 July 1957.[3] She was a French television producer[4] and lived in Paris with her husband and a son from her first marriage.
She had visited Ireland several times as a teenager and bought the cottage at Toormore in 1993 as a holiday retreat. She was a regular visitor with her son. Locals knew her by her maiden name. The cottage is located in the townland of Dunmanus West in rural West Cork.[5] She arrived alone in Ireland on 20 December 1996, with plans to return to Paris for Christmas.[6]
Investigation
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