Ireland Named in reporting
Deirdre Jacob
Born between July 2007 and February 2008, from the ages reported. 10 reports across 1 case, 1 Feb 2026 to 2 Jul 2026
Other people with this name: born 2003 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between July 2007 and February 2008, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Missing person
- Where
- Co. Wicklow
- Reporting
- 10 reports, 1 Feb 2026 to 2 Jul 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie, garda.ie
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Cases
latest first- Search concluded in Co. Wicklow murder investigation Murder · Co. Wicklow
Josephine 'Jo Jo' Dullard, 21, disappeared from Moone, Co. Kildare, on 9 November 1995 after phoning a friend from a phone box to say a car had stopped for her, and Deirdre Jacob, 18, a student teacher, vanished from outside her home in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, on 28 July 1998. Larry Murphy, 61, who served 10 years for the rape and attempted murder of a woman in Carlow in 2000, is the prime suspect for Jacob's murder. A man in his 50s was arrested on suspicion of Dullard's murder in November 2024 but released without charge. Gardaí conducted a 10-day excavation at Castleruddery Upper, Co. Wicklow, in February 2026 searching for a buried vehicle linked to Murphy, and concluded a second search at the same site in July 2026, with results withheld for operational reasons.
Arrested, 1 Nov 2024Victim · 10 reports
Timeline
every report naming Deirdre Jacob, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Jul2026Gardaí conclude search linked to Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullard disappearancesvictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 2 Jul2026Gardaí issue statement on Deirdre Jacob search on Kildare bordervictim, Deirdre Jacob, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 25 Feb2026Gardai issue new update after 10 day dig in search for missing womenvictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 19 Feb2026Specialist gardai probing monster Larry Murphy to return to Wicklow dig sitevictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 17 Feb2026Wicklow murder search enters day two as gardai seek buried vehiclevictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 17 Feb2026Larry Murphy killed woman and secretly buried her at Wicklow site, gardai toldvictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 16 Feb2026Larry Murphy linked to search over disappearances of Deirdre Jacob and Jo Jo Dullardvictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 16 Feb2026BREAKING: Kildare Gardaí involved in new local search for JoJo Dullard and Deirdre Jacobvictim, Deirdre Jacob, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 16 Feb2026New Garda search connected to disappearances of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob welcomedvictim, Deirdre Jacob, 18, female, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
- 1 Feb2026Search Operation – Ongoing Investigations into the Disappearance and Murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacobvictim, Deirdre Jacob, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Jacob
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