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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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