Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

51°31′47″N 9°40′35″W / 51.5297°N 9.6763°W / 51.5297; -9.6763

Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Born
Sophie Bouniol

28 July 1957
Paris, France
Died23 December 1996 (1996-12-24) (aged 39)
Cause of deathBlunt force trauma
Body discovered23 December 1996, 10 am
Resting placeCombret, France[1]
44°30′27″N 3°11′01″E / 44.507389°N 3.183722°E / 44.507389; 3.183722
NationalityFrench
OccupationTelevision producer
Spouse
(m. 1991; died 1996)
Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier is located in County Cork
Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Murder location on a map of County Cork

Sophie Toscan du Plantier, 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]

  1. ^ Sapsted, David (12 July 2008). "Murdered woman is exhumed 12 years on". The National.
  2. ^ "The Enduring Mystery Behind the Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier". Biography. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2024.