Disappearance of Jón Jónsson

Jón Jónsson is an Icelandic man who disappeared on the morning of 9 February 2019 almost immediately after arriving into the capital city of Ireland to compete at the Dublin Poker Festival.

Events and investigation

2019

Jónsson had a Bonnington Hotel key card with him at the time of his disappearance;[1] he has not been seen since leaving his room in the hotel.[2]

Closed-circuit television of Jón Jónsson was put out to the public on Crimecall.[3] Another appeal by An Garda Síochána for Jón Jónsson's whereabouts was put out on 24 February,[4] and a new photograph of Jónsson was put out on 8 April.[5] Another appeal for Jón Jónsson's whereabouts was sent out on 24 June.[6]

2024 - 2025

A renewed appeal was launched in February 2024, five years after Jónsson's disappearance.[1] His brother and sister came to Dublin for the occasion.[7]

In 2024, two cases of anonymous correspondence were brought to the notice of investigators.[1] On 13 February, they searched Santry Demense, "a public park with forestry and a lake",[8] but the search of several days ended in disappointment.[9][10][11]

Jónsson's disappearance was covered on the Crimecall episode of 26 February 2024 on RTÉ One.[12] In early 2025, there was a joint RTÉ (Ireland) and RÚV (Iceland) six-part[13] true crime series.[14][15] The series was done over 18 months.[16]

Gardaí got Europol involved in March 2025.[17] Gardaí, Europol and Icelandic investigators met in The Hague, Netherlands.[18] Jón Jónsson's family landed into Dublin again, this time with his mother, and were on The Late Late Show with Patrick Kiely.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b c Pepper, Diarmuid (9 February 2024). "Gardaí renew appeal for Icelandic man Jon Jonsson who went missing in Dublin five years ago". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Jón Jónsson vanished after walking out of his Dublin hotel room. Now there may be hope of closure". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  3. ^ "CCTV shows missing person Jon Jonsson in Dublin on day of disappearance". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Fresh appeal issued for Icelandic man missing in Dublin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. ^ "New photograph of missing Icelandic man released by gardaí". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Fresh appeal for Icelandic man who went missing in Dublin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  7. ^ O'Brien, Fergal (9 February 2024). "Watch: Family renew appeal over missing Icelandic man". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Reynolds, Paul (13 February 2024). "Anonymous letters lead to search of park for missing man" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. ^ "Gardaí search Dublin park for missing Icelandic man five years after disappearance". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Gardaí searching for missing Icelandic man focus in on part of Santry Demesne". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Garda search for evidence about missing Icelandic man ends in north Dublin". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  12. ^ "26 February 2024". Garda. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. ^ Murphy, Sean (28 January 2025). "Dad of missing Jón Jónsson believes son could still be alive". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Where is Jón?". 21 January 2025. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ Joyce, Anna (27 January 2025). "Where is Jón: Series probes case of missing Icelandic man". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ^ Conlon, Padraig (27 January 2025). "Where is Jón? | New Podcast Series from RTÉ". Dublin People. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Gardaí enlist Europol to assist in case of missing Icelandic man Jón Jónsson". The Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  18. ^ Joyce, Anna (12 May 2025). "Podcast tips see further searches in Jón Jónsson case". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  19. ^ Byrne, Ruairi Scott (8 March 2025). "Family of missing tourist issue heartbreaking appeal to Late late Show viewers". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 5 June 2025.

Summaries of true crime series

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