THE CASE OF SOPHIE LIONNET

Can you imagine meeting a scam artist, recognising that they are a scam artist and deciding to date them? Me neither.

I was just recently diagnosed with BPD and I’m really glad you added that it doesn’t necessarily make someone violent or a murderer. Thank you for that!

The audacity of her to write a letter addressing Sophie’s family. The self pity is too much for me. How do these psychopaths think it’s okay to do what they do, but once they get caught all of a sudden they regret their actions. At least you get to live to see another day. Sophie did not even get the chance. Rest In Peace Sophie. 🥺❤️❤️✨

I wonder if Sophie was also trying to protect the children by not escaping there. Nothing has been said about their parenting but one can imagine the horrors they might be inflicting.

The picture of Sophie really brought what happened into reality for me. I live in the US, where the death penalty can be given. I am not a huge supporter of it, simply because the thought of someone who could be innocent being put to death is horrendous. However, in a case where they know for 100% certainty what happened, these monsters are the reason it even exists. This beautiful innocent girl had her life cruelly taken away and the human trash that took it still gets to breathe. This case will stay with me for a long time.

Fkn DISGUSTING when murderers write "apology" letters to the families of those they murdered. I'm sure sometimes they're serious and well-intentioned but that's probably rare. And Sabrina was a vile woman and it's beyond disgusting that she even put Sophie's name in her mouth and that she chose to speak to Sophie's poor family. Absolute TRASH. RIP Sophie, you deserved love and respect and a long life.

Sophie Lionnet was too good, innocent and pure for this ugly world.

i feel like in cases like these where the victim wants to get away so bad but is just not able to. it’s so heartbreaking to think about what must’ve been going on in Sophie’s head toward the end of her life.

I have heard this told from several different people and it's always based off of the wannabe movie star or celebrity nobody ever tell Sophie's story this really touched me to learn who Sophie really was and why she went through those things instead of just leaving I feel so connected to her as a person and that's the only time I ever have. You are the kind of person that you want to tell your story when you're gone.

I used to work in Wimbledon which is very close to Southfields and I worked in Boots which is like a pharmacy which also sells toiletries skincare and makeup. Early on when I was working there on the tills Sabrina came in, bear in mind I’m new to working in retail, she took umbrage with the fact a certain offer wasn’t active anymore and berated me, my colleague and my manager to the point where I had to leave the shop floor in tears. She would make a beeline for me or my till every time she visited Boots and was really intimidating and aggressive. I think she liked that she made me feel vulnerable, like it was a power move. She would switch from being nice to being really quite vile at the drop of a hat when she didn’t get her way. It’s so sad that this vile woman took the life of a woman with such potential and how it’s devastated her family who trusted that their daughter would be in a safe work environment. These two individuals who killed or enabled the killing Sophie are beyond a disgrace and deserve to rot in prison.

As someone who has been an au-pair in London for a year I can confirm that it is a very psychologically abusing experience. It's been 7 years now and I STILL have nightmares about the host mom and all the things she put me through. I can't stress this enough; if you are thinking of becoming an au-pair, GET TO KNOW THE FAMILY PROPERLY FIRST.

This was so horrible. I can’t imagine her feeling literally stuck there in another country.

I know her mom is traumatized by this happening. The fact that she said she wanted to go home more than once breaks my heart 😔

It’s heartbreaking that someone gave her an out and she didn’t take it because she was so scared :( She also probably felt like she needed to stay and protect the children

That is the most self-centred apology letter I've ever heard! It's all about the affect it's had on her and not about how horrendous and disgusting her treatment and murder of Sophie was

What a heartbreaking case! She could have been with a good family who loved her and such an asset th their family!

I live literally 20 seconds down the road from where this happened. I remember it clearly. It was sickening and so sad :( x

Ok I’m usually against calling a woman “crazy” but I’m only 10mins in and.. LORD HAVE MERCY she is crazy

Thank you for doing this through Sophie's pov. Everyone else does it from Sabrina's, giving that wannabe the attention she so craved. Poor Sophie had her light snuffed, and she deserves to be remembered, as you have done here, and not just to exist as a footnote in the story of Sabrina. I really like the way you approach the stories you do. You keep it to a reasonable length, don't spend a ridiculous amount of time trying to armchair diagnose, and have a sensitivity that is really needed for cases like these. You also come across as very sincere, which is also very important when dealing with content this sensitive. THank you again for telling this story the way you did.

WTF is WRONG WITH PEOPLE? Just when I think I’ve heard the most depraved of stories I hear yet another. Ugh. I’m sickened. How does one become so ruined that they become cruel and take such horrible advantage of another person?!!! Omg.