An Garda Síochána continue to keep an open mind into these investigations and follow up any information which is brought to the investigation team based at the Serious Crime Review Team.
Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob are today commencing a search operation on open ground at a location in Co. Wicklow near the Wicklow/Kildare border.
This area of land will be searched and subject to excavation, technical and forensic examinations over the coming days.
An Garda Síochána continue to keep an open mind into these investigations and follow up any information which is brought to the investigation team based at the Serious Crime Review Team.
An Garda Síochána appeals to anyone with any information, no matter how small or insignificant you might believe it to be to contact any Garda station, or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
Deirdre Jacob
Deirdre Jacob was last seen on Tuesday, July 28th in 1998 near her home in Roseberry, Newbridge, at 3pm.
She was 18-years-old in 1998 and had just completed one year at St Mary’s University in Twickenham, London.
On the day she went missing, July 28th, 1998, she had walked into Newbridge to get a bank draft to send to a college friend in London for their rent deposit.
She was 5’3” in height with a slim build. She had grey/green eyes and dark, chin-length hair.
Jo Jo Dullard
Jo Jo was last seen in Moone on November 10th 1995, after missing her bus home and hitching lifts.
She had phoned a friend from a phone box before getting into a car - and has not been seen since.
Gardaí reclassified the case as a murder investigation in 2020, and it remains under active review.
A large search operation took place last year on the Kildare-Wicklow border, but no evidence was found.
A man arrested during the investigation was later released without charge.
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