Kerry Babies: The cold case team behind the investigation

The cold case review has mainly occurred out of the public eye

Gardaí investigating the Kerry Babies case carry out door-to-door inquiries in 2018. File picture: Alan Landers

A veil of secrecy has surrounded the cold case review into the killing of 'Baby John' who was found on White Strand beach near Caherciveen, Co Kerry, on April 14, 1984, having sustained 28 stab wounds and a broken neck.

A team of detectives from the Kerry Garda division, who were handpicked in 2018 to take part in the review, has worked closely over a five-year period with their Dublin-based colleagues from the Serious Crime Review Team (SCRT), leading to the arrests of a man and a woman on Thursday.