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Title: West Cork (Series)
Author: Audible
Category: Audible Original Series
Narrated By: Sam Bungey, Jennifer Forde
Total Duration: 08:29:46
Source: Audible
Type: MP3
Total Size: 422 MB
Bitrate: 64-160 Kb/s (most 128 Kb/s)
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This much we do know: Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered days before Christmas in
1996, her broken body discovered at the edge of her property near the town of Schull
in West Cork, Ireland. The rest remains a mystery.
Gripping, yet ever elusive, join the real-life hunt for answers in the year’s first
not-to-be-missed, true-crime series. Investigative journalist, Sam Bungey, and
documentarian, Jennifer Forde, guide listeners through the brutal, unsolved murder
and the tangled web of its investigation, while introducing an intricate cast of
characters, a provocative prime suspect, and a recovering community whose story begs
to be heard.
Includes:
Ep. 1: Blow-Ins
Duration: 00:27:39
Size: 25.5 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
West Cork, Ireland is an outpost at the edge of Europe. Rugged, windswept, and
coastal, it was a region of farmers and fisherman until the 1960s, when it was
discovered by the “blow-ins” - artists, urban runaways, and people who drove until
the road ran out. It was a haven for those wanting to turn their backs on their old
lives and start over. But then there was a murder in West Cork, and everything changed
overnight.
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Ep. 2: The Back of Beyond
Duration: 00:27:22
Size: 22.1 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
A body is found at the end of a path leading to three houses. The police, known in
Ireland as “the Guards,” have little experience with serious crime in West Cork, and
the victim - a French woman with a holiday home in the area - is a mysterious figure
to locals. That night, as news of the murder makes its way through the community,
everyone begins to question if they were ever truly safe.
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Ep. 3: Sophie Bouniol
Duration: 00:36:35
Size: 30.6 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
Born Sophie Bouniol, the well-connected French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier
was 39 when she was murdered. In a place where no one could remember the last time a
murder occurred, locals speculated that the killer must be an outsider. Rumours about
Sophie and her love life, fueled by tabloids, flourished. But her quieter, more
bookish side was reflected in the simple, white house she kept in West Cork, and
known to those who loved her most.
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Ep. 4: Killer Among Us
Duration: 00:36:44
Size: 30.1 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
In the weeks following the murder, the picturesque vacation town of Schull
(pronounced “skull”) near Sophie’s home becomes a very different place to live. With
no answers, and the investigation focusing on locals, the townspeople start watching
their neighbors more closely. And the Guards begin receiving anonymous calls about a
strange man in town.
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Ep. 5: A Good Suspect
Duration: 00:33:07
Size: 27.3 MB
Bitrate: 112 Kb/s
The Guards have a suspect - a man who has spent the last 20 years trying to convince
Ireland that he is not a murderer. We begin on the first day of the investigation,
tracing the suspect’s behaviour over the six weeks following the murder up until the
day of his arrest. What was he up to, and how did he become the central figure in one
of Ireland’s most notorious murder cases?
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Ep. 6: The Englishman
Duration: 00:39:11
Size: 31.2 MB
Bitrate: 112 Kb/s
A blow-in from Manchester, England, the suspect has been grating on locals ever since
he first arrived in West Cork. He has been accused of inserting himself into the
investigation and delighting in his notoriety, at the expense of determining what
actually happened to Sophie. Though he is often perceived as arrogant and tactless,
his history and personal diaries reveal not only deep insecurities, but a man
increasingly desperate to save himself.
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Ep. 7: The Arrest
Duration: 00:37:50
Size: 30.1 MB
Bitrate: 64 Kb/s
On 10 February, 1997, the Guards make an arrest in a well-orchestrated plan to ensnare
their suspect. There’s an interrogation, a question of coercion, and an alibi that
doesn’t quite hold up - but no confession. The charge doesn’t stick and someone close
to the suspect appears to waver on his guilt.
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Ep. 8: The Game Is On
Duration: 00:38:06
Size: 31.7 MB
Bitrate: 80 Kb/s
A game of cat and mouse ensues in which the Guards need more evidence and worry
they’re being outsmarted by the prime suspect. The “Bandon Tapes,” secret audio
recordings of the Guards, reveal the lengths they’re willing to go to convict their
suspect - including planting spies wearing wires and other dubious tactics - to little
success.
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Ep. 9: The Moonshine Effect
Duration: 00:35:51
Size: 32 MB
Bitrate: 96 Kb/s
After the arrest is made public, the community is terrified and convinced a murderer
lives next door. Still, the suspect remains in West Cork. And it seems everyone has a
theory - a story about the suspect’s strangeness - ranging from the plausible to the
absurd: that he is a sexual predator; that he wanders the countryside alone, howling,
driven to madness by the full moon. But as it turns out, some of the craziest rumours
were coming from the unlikeliest of sources - the suspect himself.
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Ep. 10: Shanghaied
Duration: 00:41:58
Size: 35.4 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s murder is big news in Ireland - so big that the suspect
takes the newspapers to court for defamation, intending to clear his name with the
public. But it backfires spectacularly when the newspapers round up angry locals to
testify, air secret diaries, and reveal the suspect’s long history as a domestic
abuser.
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Ep. 11: Enemy #1
Duration: 00:34:20
Size: 28.2 MB
Bitrate: 112 Kb/s
After the defamation trial, no one understands why the suspect is still a free man.
But the case against him is quickly unravelling - there’s a new, seasoned lawyer,
trouble with a key witness’ story, and questions about the legitimacy of the Guards’
investigation.
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Ep. 12: Loose Ends
Duration: 00:42:30
Size: 36.2 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
If the Guards’ prime suspect didn’t kill Sophie, who did? Theories abound: a “French
connection,” a murderous horse, a misidentified man in a long black coat. There are
promising leads that seem to have gone unpursued by the police, and the distinct
impression that the case wasn’t nearly as strong as it originally seemed.
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Ep. 13: An Intimate Conviction
Duration: 00:46:47
Size: 41.9 MB
Bitrate: 128 Kb/s
While the case reaches a stalemate in Ireland, a parallel investigation in France -
spearheaded by Sophie’s family - moves forward. The suspect finds himself confronted
with new charges and the community grapples with the case. Sophie’s son - just 15
when his mother was murdered - visits his mother’s favourite pub in West Cork and
shares a pint with the last known person who saw her alive.
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Ep. 14: West Cork Aftershow: Bonus Episode
Duration: 00:31:46
Size: 19.0 MB
Bitrate: 96 Kb/s
Finished listening to the story of Sophie Toscan du Plantier's mysterious murder?
Hear the latest from Executive Producer, Jesse Baker, and Producers Jennifer Forde
and Sam Bungey as they discuss all the burning questions of the Audible Original, West
Cork: what it was like to spend a year of their lives with a suspected murderer, how
the investigation was bungled, and where does the case stand now? This is a must
listen for fans of the hit Audible Original series.
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