Ireland Named in reporting
Baby John
Born between September 2020 and September 2021, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 1 case, 1 Sep 2021 to 14 Apr 2024
Other people with this name: born between April 2025 and April 2026 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between September 2020 and September 2021, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Kerry
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 1 Sep 2021 to 14 Apr 2024
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, extra.ie, irishmirror.ie, garda.ie, corkbeo.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Couple arrested over 1984 murder of Baby John in Kerry Murder · Co. Kerry
A five-day-old baby known as Baby John was found with 28 stab wounds on White Strand beach in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, on 14 April 1984. After a fresh investigation began in 2018 following a Garda apology to wrongly suspected Joanne Hayes, the baby's remains were exhumed in September 2021 for DNA testing. In March 2023, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were arrested on suspicion of murder after DNA confirmed they are the baby's parents. Both were released without charge, and a file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Arrested, 1 Mar 2023Victim · 12 reports
Timeline
every report naming Baby John, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Apr2024Kerry Babies: gardaí retain confidence in DNA evidence but investigators face a steep challengevictim, Baby John, maleBaby John
- 1 Jan2024Exclusive: Pair Arrested Over Death Of Kerry Baby John 'In Limbo'victim, Baby JohnBaby John
- 16 Apr2023Kerry Babies case: The new DNA technology that led to a couple’s arrestvictim, Baby JohnBaby John
- 1 Apr2023DNA ‘Confirms Arrested Kerry Couple Are Baby John’s Parents'victim, Baby John, maleBaby John
- 25 Mar2023Man arrested in Kerry Babies probe walks free as file to be prepared for DPPvictim, Baby John, 5 days old, maleBaby John
- 1 Mar2023
- 16 Sep2021Q&A: Why did gardaí exhume the remains of ‘Baby John’?victim, Baby John, 0, maleBaby John
- 15 Sep2021New hope as DNA could crack Kerry Babies murder - Extra.ievictim, Baby John, 0, male, irish (judged from name)Baby John
- 14 Sep2021Remains of baby found dead on Kerry beach in 1984 exhumed by gardaívictim, Baby John, 0, maleBaby John
- 14 Sep2021Gardai exhume body of Kerry Baby as investigation in to 1984 killing continuesvictim, Baby John, 0, male, irish (judged from name)Baby John
- 14 Sep2021Remains of Kerry Baby dug up by Gardai as part of investigation - Extra.ievictim, Baby John, irish (judged from name)Baby John
- 1 Sep2021UPDATE - An Garda Síochána investigation into the Death of Baby John in Caherciveen, Co. Kerry, in 1984victim, Baby John, maleBaby John
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