Author: Fred Bassett
Political searcher of the truth; I also expose corruption and cronyism and also help whistleblowers.
Comment by Geraldine Comiskey, on individuals in the private sector making ‘huge level of profits’ from the International Protection …
I’m serious. I’ve been thinking a lot about it. We need a party to represent all Irish people: wealthy, poor
In a significant development for the unsolved Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder, US forensic experts from M-Vac Systems, led by Jared Bradley, collaborated with Forensic Science Ireland (FSI) in July/August 2025 using advanced wet vacuum DNA technology to re-test old evidence from the 1996 crime scene (rocks, concrete block). The aim was to recover new DNA, potentially the killer’s, from hard-to-reach spots, leading to hopes for a breakthrough in the nearly 30-year-old case, with results eagerly awaited by Gardai.
:US Experts: Jared Bradley’s M-Vac Systems (Utah, USA) brought their specialized DNA collection tech.FSI Collaboration: They worked alongside Forensic Science Ireland (FSI)
The Irish Independent’s View: Justice for Sophie Toscan du Plantier remains as distant as ever, 29 years on. The Murder still Haunts West Cork.
Editorial Yesterday at 05:30 ‘Ireland did not do right by Sophie Toscan du Plantier. On Christmas Day in 1996, her
Who Watches the Watchers? 