Title: VAUGHAN, Janine 12/07/01
Description: Keppel
Description: Keppel
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:03 PM (GMT)
Contact phone numbers:
NMPU : 1800 000 634
More Missing Persons
http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/missing/vaughan_j.htm
Name: Janine VAUGHAN
DOB: 07/01/1970
Hair: Blonde
Height: 164cm
Eye: Green
Build: Thin
Circumstances: Janine was last seen around 4am on Friday, 7 December 2001 in Keppel Street, Bathurst. At this time she was seen to enter the front passenger seat of a bright red coloured four door medium size sedan similar to a Mitsubishi Magna of a Toyota Camry. Janine has not been seen or heard from since and fears are held for her safety and welfare
NMPU : 1800 000 634
More Missing Persons
http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/missing/vaughan_j.htm
Name: Janine VAUGHAN
DOB: 07/01/1970
Hair: Blonde
Height: 164cm
Eye: Green
Build: Thin
Circumstances: Janine was last seen around 4am on Friday, 7 December 2001 in Keppel Street, Bathurst. At this time she was seen to enter the front passenger seat of a bright red coloured four door medium size sedan similar to a Mitsubishi Magna of a Toyota Camry. Janine has not been seen or heard from since and fears are held for her safety and welfare
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:04 PM (GMT)
Another photo of Janine Vaughan
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:05 PM (GMT)
Probe over woman missing five years
June 05, 2006 - The Australian
NEW information has come to light about the disappearance of a woman in Bathurst woman almost five years ago, a Police Integrity Commission (PIC) hearing has been told.
The PIC, sitting in the central western NSW town of Orange, is investigating the disappearance and apparent murder of Janine Mary Vaughan on December 7, 2001, after she accepted a lift outside a hotel in nearby Bathurst at 4am that day.
Counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, today said the inquiry would examine the conduct of Taskforce Toko, led by Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, which investigated Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
Mr Buscombe said that Ms Vaughan had been enjoying a night out with friends at two Bathurst hotels and was later seen getting into a red car.
"The car drove off and Ms Vaughan has not been seen or heard of since," Mr Buscombe told the hearing.
Ms Vaughan was the manager of a local menswear store and police were notified by friends after she did not open the outlet.
"To date, what happened to Ms Vaughan remains unresolved," Mr Buscombe said.
"Since the announcement of the hearing, considerable new information has come to light which it (police) continue to assess," Mr Buscombe said.
The hearing, before Commissioner Terry Griffin, continues.
June 05, 2006 - The Australian
NEW information has come to light about the disappearance of a woman in Bathurst woman almost five years ago, a Police Integrity Commission (PIC) hearing has been told.
The PIC, sitting in the central western NSW town of Orange, is investigating the disappearance and apparent murder of Janine Mary Vaughan on December 7, 2001, after she accepted a lift outside a hotel in nearby Bathurst at 4am that day.
Counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, today said the inquiry would examine the conduct of Taskforce Toko, led by Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, which investigated Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
Mr Buscombe said that Ms Vaughan had been enjoying a night out with friends at two Bathurst hotels and was later seen getting into a red car.
"The car drove off and Ms Vaughan has not been seen or heard of since," Mr Buscombe told the hearing.
Ms Vaughan was the manager of a local menswear store and police were notified by friends after she did not open the outlet.
"To date, what happened to Ms Vaughan remains unresolved," Mr Buscombe said.
"Since the announcement of the hearing, considerable new information has come to light which it (police) continue to assess," Mr Buscombe said.
The hearing, before Commissioner Terry Griffin, continues.
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:05 PM (GMT)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200512/15...htm?centralwest
Vaughan disappearance case revisited
Wednesday, 7 December 2005. 09:04
Bathurst police say an investigation into the disappearance of a woman four years ago is ongoing.
The then 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was last seen getting into a car in the city's Keppel Street in the early hours of December 7, 2001.
Numerous searches have been conducted but have failed to find any trace of Ms Vaughan.
The Chifley local area commander, Superintendent Martin Wookey, says police are urging anyone to report information about Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"We are hopeful that one day we will solve this mystery and, as I say, we are not going to close the book until such time when we find out what has happened," he said.
Vaughan disappearance case revisited
Wednesday, 7 December 2005. 09:04
Bathurst police say an investigation into the disappearance of a woman four years ago is ongoing.
The then 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was last seen getting into a car in the city's Keppel Street in the early hours of December 7, 2001.
Numerous searches have been conducted but have failed to find any trace of Ms Vaughan.
The Chifley local area commander, Superintendent Martin Wookey, says police are urging anyone to report information about Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"We are hopeful that one day we will solve this mystery and, as I say, we are not going to close the book until such time when we find out what has happened," he said.
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:06 PM (GMT)
2002 Article
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/01/1022569845469.html
The search for Janine
By Kate Cox
June 2 2002
The Sun-Herald
Missing Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan.
Life in Bathurst hasn't been the same since popular resident Janine Vaughan vanished six months ago.
The 31-year-old menswear shop manager was last seen early on December 7 getting into a car after leaving the Metro Tavern nightclub.
Friends and family say she would never accept a ride from someone she didn't know.
That assertion has the residents of the normally laid-back community questioning one another.
"Everyone knew her through work or through her wide range of friends," said her best friend, Rebecca Medhurst, who has lived in the central west town for all of her 26 years.
"I know she wouldn't have gotten into the car with a stranger, which means I probably know them as well, through her or a mutual friend, and that makes it so much worse, to think that it's someone connected with me. I think that someone out there must know more than they're letting on."
Police yesterday conducted a massive search of Mount Panorama, using dog squads, divers and 60 State Emergency Service workers.
Standing by for information were Ms Medhurst, Ms Vaughan's uncle Jeff and mother Jenny.
Blonde, petite, immaculately presented and always smiling, Ms Vaughan was the eldest of four children raised in Muswellbrook, in the Hunter Valley, by Jenny and Ian Vaughan.
She moved to Bathurst three years ago, following her then boyfriend.
That relationship didn't work out, but she remained, developing a close network of friends and a good job.
At the time she disappeared, she was renewing an interest in abstract drawing and wanted to buy a house in town.
"Janine was a great friend," said Ms Medhurst, who worked next door. The two spoke every day.
Ms Vaughan came to all of her best friend's pre-natal classes, practising massage and breathing techniques and planning the birth of her daughter, Paris, now aged six months.
"She used to get so excited when Paris would kick, anyone would think it was her baby as well," Ms Medhurst said, speaking to the media for the first time.
"She was really disappointed that she had to miss the birth because of complications, as we'd been working towards it for so long. She was my rock."
The women were meant to go on a Christmas shopping trip to Orange the day after she disappeared.
Ms Medhurst said: "She was so fun-loving and outgoing, always there to lend a hand for anyone that needed it and always putting herself last. She was a social person, she liked going out to meet people, she liked to drink."
Security cameras show Ms Vaughan walking and conversing outside the nightclub at 4am.
Detective Inspector Paul Jacobs said earlier suspicions of a repeat offender - after several women reported being attacked in Bathurst around the same time, as well as the disappearance of Jessica Small, 15, from Bathurst five years ago - had largely been discounted.
The police have interviewed more than 1,000 people and taken hundreds of official statements, and yesterday searched 30ha of bush and four dams including one on the Charles Sturt University campus.
Her uncle Jeff has had to leave his hospital car parking job because he has difficulty concentrating for more than 30minutes.
"We're all just going through the motions, trying to keep going," he said
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/01/1022569845469.html
The search for Janine
By Kate Cox
June 2 2002
The Sun-Herald
Missing Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan.
Life in Bathurst hasn't been the same since popular resident Janine Vaughan vanished six months ago.
The 31-year-old menswear shop manager was last seen early on December 7 getting into a car after leaving the Metro Tavern nightclub.
Friends and family say she would never accept a ride from someone she didn't know.
That assertion has the residents of the normally laid-back community questioning one another.
"Everyone knew her through work or through her wide range of friends," said her best friend, Rebecca Medhurst, who has lived in the central west town for all of her 26 years.
"I know she wouldn't have gotten into the car with a stranger, which means I probably know them as well, through her or a mutual friend, and that makes it so much worse, to think that it's someone connected with me. I think that someone out there must know more than they're letting on."
Police yesterday conducted a massive search of Mount Panorama, using dog squads, divers and 60 State Emergency Service workers.
Standing by for information were Ms Medhurst, Ms Vaughan's uncle Jeff and mother Jenny.
Blonde, petite, immaculately presented and always smiling, Ms Vaughan was the eldest of four children raised in Muswellbrook, in the Hunter Valley, by Jenny and Ian Vaughan.
She moved to Bathurst three years ago, following her then boyfriend.
That relationship didn't work out, but she remained, developing a close network of friends and a good job.
At the time she disappeared, she was renewing an interest in abstract drawing and wanted to buy a house in town.
"Janine was a great friend," said Ms Medhurst, who worked next door. The two spoke every day.
Ms Vaughan came to all of her best friend's pre-natal classes, practising massage and breathing techniques and planning the birth of her daughter, Paris, now aged six months.
"She used to get so excited when Paris would kick, anyone would think it was her baby as well," Ms Medhurst said, speaking to the media for the first time.
"She was really disappointed that she had to miss the birth because of complications, as we'd been working towards it for so long. She was my rock."
The women were meant to go on a Christmas shopping trip to Orange the day after she disappeared.
Ms Medhurst said: "She was so fun-loving and outgoing, always there to lend a hand for anyone that needed it and always putting herself last. She was a social person, she liked going out to meet people, she liked to drink."
Security cameras show Ms Vaughan walking and conversing outside the nightclub at 4am.
Detective Inspector Paul Jacobs said earlier suspicions of a repeat offender - after several women reported being attacked in Bathurst around the same time, as well as the disappearance of Jessica Small, 15, from Bathurst five years ago - had largely been discounted.
The police have interviewed more than 1,000 people and taken hundreds of official statements, and yesterday searched 30ha of bush and four dams including one on the Charles Sturt University campus.
Her uncle Jeff has had to leave his hospital car parking job because he has difficulty concentrating for more than 30minutes.
"We're all just going through the motions, trying to keep going," he said
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:07 PM (GMT)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/new-in...9359649471.html
Missing woman 'rejected officer's advances'
June 5, 2006 -
A detective who led the investigation into the disappearance of a Bathurst woman had asked her out on several dates but was repeatedly rebuffed, the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has been told.
Former police detective Brad Hosemans, 44, today told the PIC, sitting in Orange, in the state's central west, that he had been in Bathurst the morning Janine Vaughan was last seen.
Mr Hosemans led the initial investigation into her disappearance even though he was facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges at the time. He was subsequently acquitted of those charges but was later sacked.
The PIC is examining the investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance after she accepted a lift in a red car outside a Bathurst nightclub about 4am on December 7, 2001.
The investigation was eventually taken over by one of the state's top officers, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who has recently been in the headlines for returning accused murderer Gordon Wood to Australia.
Wood, who is accused of killing his model girlfriend Carolyn Byrne 11 years ago, was extradited from London in May.
Insp Jacob began giving evidence in the unrelated case this afternoon.
"Did you overlook Hosemans as a suspect?" Counsel Assisting the Inquiry, Mark Buscombe asked.
"Had it hit my radar, I may have taken a different course," Det Insp Jacob replied.
Det Insp Jacob eventually wrote to Mr Hosemans to ask about claims he had a relationship with Ms Vaughan before her disappearance.
The inquiry was told Mr Hosemans replied that he wasn't in Bathurst on the night she disappeared.
However, Mr Hosemans told the inquiry today that was probably not true.
He said he had subsequently found a petrol receipt indicating he was in Bathurst on December 6, 2001.
He said the discrepancy was not an attempt to build an alibi.
"It was an attempt to provide my details of where I was," he said.
The inquiry was told police received a number of reports of Mr Hosemans having a romantic interest in Ms Vaughan, who ran a menswear store.
Mr Hosemans' former colleague, Detective Sergeant Jason Dickinson, said during their investigation, Ms Vaughan's friends had said "one of the local police officers was showing an interest in her, going past her shop and giving her a wink".
Commissioner Terry Griffin also heard evidence Ms Vaughan had repeatedly rejected Mr Hosemans' advances before she disappeared.
"Ms Vaughan told (a friend) that he (Mr Hosemans) was ringing her up at night, walking past the store, asking her out, but she said no?" Mr Buscombe asked of Homicide Detective Inspector Andrew Waterman, who was involved in the case.
Detective Inspector Mark Gallagher told the inquiry that, because of the charges against Mr Hosemans, he was effectively "confined to barracks" during the initial investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"Who was directing detectives at this stage?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"Mr Hosemans would have assisted assigning detectives in their work," Det Insp Gallagher said.
The inquiry resumes tomorrow.
Missing woman 'rejected officer's advances'
June 5, 2006 -
A detective who led the investigation into the disappearance of a Bathurst woman had asked her out on several dates but was repeatedly rebuffed, the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has been told.
Former police detective Brad Hosemans, 44, today told the PIC, sitting in Orange, in the state's central west, that he had been in Bathurst the morning Janine Vaughan was last seen.
Mr Hosemans led the initial investigation into her disappearance even though he was facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges at the time. He was subsequently acquitted of those charges but was later sacked.
The PIC is examining the investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance after she accepted a lift in a red car outside a Bathurst nightclub about 4am on December 7, 2001.
The investigation was eventually taken over by one of the state's top officers, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who has recently been in the headlines for returning accused murderer Gordon Wood to Australia.
Wood, who is accused of killing his model girlfriend Carolyn Byrne 11 years ago, was extradited from London in May.
Insp Jacob began giving evidence in the unrelated case this afternoon.
"Did you overlook Hosemans as a suspect?" Counsel Assisting the Inquiry, Mark Buscombe asked.
"Had it hit my radar, I may have taken a different course," Det Insp Jacob replied.
Det Insp Jacob eventually wrote to Mr Hosemans to ask about claims he had a relationship with Ms Vaughan before her disappearance.
The inquiry was told Mr Hosemans replied that he wasn't in Bathurst on the night she disappeared.
However, Mr Hosemans told the inquiry today that was probably not true.
He said he had subsequently found a petrol receipt indicating he was in Bathurst on December 6, 2001.
He said the discrepancy was not an attempt to build an alibi.
"It was an attempt to provide my details of where I was," he said.
The inquiry was told police received a number of reports of Mr Hosemans having a romantic interest in Ms Vaughan, who ran a menswear store.
Mr Hosemans' former colleague, Detective Sergeant Jason Dickinson, said during their investigation, Ms Vaughan's friends had said "one of the local police officers was showing an interest in her, going past her shop and giving her a wink".
Commissioner Terry Griffin also heard evidence Ms Vaughan had repeatedly rejected Mr Hosemans' advances before she disappeared.
"Ms Vaughan told (a friend) that he (Mr Hosemans) was ringing her up at night, walking past the store, asking her out, but she said no?" Mr Buscombe asked of Homicide Detective Inspector Andrew Waterman, who was involved in the case.
Detective Inspector Mark Gallagher told the inquiry that, because of the charges against Mr Hosemans, he was effectively "confined to barracks" during the initial investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"Who was directing detectives at this stage?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"Mr Hosemans would have assisted assigning detectives in their work," Det Insp Gallagher said.
The inquiry resumes tomorrow.
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:07 PM (GMT)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=105590
Ex-cop denies role in disappearance
Thursday Jun 8 09:43 AEST
A woman rejected the advances of a NSW detective who later led the investigation into her disappearance because "she'd heard he was not a good person", an inquiry has been told.
The former detective, Brad Hosemans, 44, has denied ever speaking to Janine Vaughan, or having anything to do with the disappearance and presumed murder of the 31-year-old shop manager.
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC), sitting in the central western NSW city of Orange, is investigating the police inquiry into her disappearance.
Ms Vaughan has not been seen since accepting a lift outside a Bathurst nightclub early on December 7, 2001.
A friend of Ms Vaughan, Nicole Nolan, said that in late 2001 Mr Hosemans had asked her about Ms Vaughan in a Bathurst hotel.
"Brad was standing there and did inquire if Janine was still single," she said.
"I said 'yes', he said he'd made inquiries about her and I said he should ask her out, and he said he was too shy. I chuckled because I never thought of him as shy," Ms Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said she had later had a conversation about Mr Hosemans with Ms Vaughan who "thought he was a very attractive man, as we all did".
"She said she'd heard that he was not a very good person. I said she should find out for herself," Ms Nolan said.
The PIC was also told of a conversation in which Ms Vaughan complained to her mother of being bothered by Mr Hosemans for a date.
At that time, Mr Hosemans was a detective as well as Bathurst's deputy mayor. He was also facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Mr Hosemans went on to become a person of interest in the Vaughan investigation he initially led.
Earlier, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, asked Mr Hosemans a string of questions about his interest in Ms Vaughan.
"Did you ever speak to her?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"No," Mr Hosemans replied.
He also denied that he had ever sent her flowers or asked her out for dates.
"Definitely not. I'd been in a very happy relationship for some time," Mr Hosemans said.
He also denied intentionally misleading Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who took over the Vaughan investigation.
Mr Hosemans had always relied on a petrol voucher as proof he was in Newcastle until December 7, 2001, but on Wednesday he conceded mobile phone records indicated he was in Bathurst at that time.
"It was false, wasn't it?" Mr Buscombe asked of his initial statement regarding his whereabouts.
"It was not knowingly false," Mr Hosemans said.
"I was an experienced officer. I had nothing to fear, nothing to hide. I was not out on the town and I was not involved in the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Outside the inquiry, Mr Hosemans offered his sympathy to Ms Vaughan's family.
"My heart and feelings go out to the Vaughan family," he said.
"I only wish that the resources put into this hearing can go into the investigation into the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Ms Vaughan's family told reporters they hoped publicity surrounding the PIC hearing may result in new information.
"We talk about Janine 24/7," her mother, Jenny Vaughan, said.
"We can't stop talking about her. She wasn't a bad girl. Why would someone want to hurt her?"
The inquiry has been adjourned for further public hearings in Sydney
Ex-cop denies role in disappearance
Thursday Jun 8 09:43 AEST
A woman rejected the advances of a NSW detective who later led the investigation into her disappearance because "she'd heard he was not a good person", an inquiry has been told.
The former detective, Brad Hosemans, 44, has denied ever speaking to Janine Vaughan, or having anything to do with the disappearance and presumed murder of the 31-year-old shop manager.
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC), sitting in the central western NSW city of Orange, is investigating the police inquiry into her disappearance.
Ms Vaughan has not been seen since accepting a lift outside a Bathurst nightclub early on December 7, 2001.
A friend of Ms Vaughan, Nicole Nolan, said that in late 2001 Mr Hosemans had asked her about Ms Vaughan in a Bathurst hotel.
"Brad was standing there and did inquire if Janine was still single," she said.
"I said 'yes', he said he'd made inquiries about her and I said he should ask her out, and he said he was too shy. I chuckled because I never thought of him as shy," Ms Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said she had later had a conversation about Mr Hosemans with Ms Vaughan who "thought he was a very attractive man, as we all did".
"She said she'd heard that he was not a very good person. I said she should find out for herself," Ms Nolan said.
The PIC was also told of a conversation in which Ms Vaughan complained to her mother of being bothered by Mr Hosemans for a date.
At that time, Mr Hosemans was a detective as well as Bathurst's deputy mayor. He was also facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Mr Hosemans went on to become a person of interest in the Vaughan investigation he initially led.
Earlier, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, asked Mr Hosemans a string of questions about his interest in Ms Vaughan.
"Did you ever speak to her?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"No," Mr Hosemans replied.
He also denied that he had ever sent her flowers or asked her out for dates.
"Definitely not. I'd been in a very happy relationship for some time," Mr Hosemans said.
He also denied intentionally misleading Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who took over the Vaughan investigation.
Mr Hosemans had always relied on a petrol voucher as proof he was in Newcastle until December 7, 2001, but on Wednesday he conceded mobile phone records indicated he was in Bathurst at that time.
"It was false, wasn't it?" Mr Buscombe asked of his initial statement regarding his whereabouts.
"It was not knowingly false," Mr Hosemans said.
"I was an experienced officer. I had nothing to fear, nothing to hide. I was not out on the town and I was not involved in the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Outside the inquiry, Mr Hosemans offered his sympathy to Ms Vaughan's family.
"My heart and feelings go out to the Vaughan family," he said.
"I only wish that the resources put into this hearing can go into the investigation into the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Ms Vaughan's family told reporters they hoped publicity surrounding the PIC hearing may result in new information.
"We talk about Janine 24/7," her mother, Jenny Vaughan, said.
"We can't stop talking about her. She wasn't a bad girl. Why would someone want to hurt her?"
The inquiry has been adjourned for further public hearings in Sydney
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:08 PM (GMT)
http://www.marieclaire.com.au/display.cfm?...C91E319E94292FE
Jenny Vaughan, 55, a housewife, lives in Muswellbrook, NSW. Her daughter Janine, was last seen in Bathurst in December 2001.
Like most families at Christmas, we put our presents under the tree. But for the past four years, one set of gifts has remained unopened. They are for my eldest daughter Janine.
“Nothing in life would give me a greater thrill than to watch her ripping the wrapping paper off those presents, but I haven’t seen her since my 50th birthday on November 23, 2001. She’d come to visit us in Muswellbrook from her home in Bathurst. Neighbours said they always knew when Janine was home because of the laughter and singing coming from our deck.
Jenny Vaughan
“But this time, Janine was more serious. She’d been about to buy a house in Bathurst, but was having second thoughts, she said, explaining that she was homesick. We were like best friends and she was very close to her siblings, Rodney, Adam and Kylie, who all lived nearby. ‘Think about it and we’ll have a proper talk when you come home at Christmas,’ I told her.
“Two weeks later, I got a call that would change my life forever. Janine, 31, hadn’t arrived at her job as manager of a menswear store. It was most unlike her, but even so, it wasn’t until we called the police and I heard what had happened that I began to panic.
Photos help Jenny keep the memory of her daughter alive
“She’d been out with friends in Bathurst the night before. They were walking home at 4am when a red sedan car drove past, did a U-turn, then pulled up next to Janine. She climbed in and her mates presumed she knew the driver because she would never have got into a car with a stranger. The police searched everywhere and interviewed more than 1000 people, but it came to nothing – they had no crime scene, no motive, no body. It was as if Janine had fallen into a black hole. I remember thinking, ‘This can’t be happening.’
“Christmas had always been a big deal in our house, but I didn’t bother buying presents for anyone else that year. I couldn’t think about anything else but Janine. I’d walk around the house asking her: ‘What happened, Janine? Whatever happened to you?’ Then Mother’s Day approached and I thought, ‘Janine would never let Mother’s Day go without sending me flowers.’ But no bouquet arrived.
“Months turned into years and we celebrated two weddings and the birth of two beautiful granddaughters. They were happy events, but all we could think was, ‘Janine’s not here to enjoy them.’ I consulted psychics – some of whom said she was dead, some alive. ‘Don’t waste your money,’ the police warned me, but I thought that if I could find one who could tell me what really happened, I wouldn’t care how much it cost.
“Four years have passed now and friends have stopped talking about Janine. I suppose they don’t want to keep dredging it up, but I love talking about her, and when I get together with the children, we talk about nothing else.
“I recently had a suspected heart attack and, when I went to hospital, my first thought was, ‘Good. I’ll be with Janine.’ Then tears started trickling down my cheeks because I didn’t want to leave my other kids or my gorgeous grandchildren.
“Furthermore, I still can’t make sense of what happened. One day, I hope, we will know the truth, but until then there can never be any closure for me or my family.”
A childhood photo of
Janine Vaughan
If you think you may know any information which may be of help regarding Janine Vaughan's case, please email us here.
Jenny Vaughan, 55, a housewife, lives in Muswellbrook, NSW. Her daughter Janine, was last seen in Bathurst in December 2001.
Like most families at Christmas, we put our presents under the tree. But for the past four years, one set of gifts has remained unopened. They are for my eldest daughter Janine.
“Nothing in life would give me a greater thrill than to watch her ripping the wrapping paper off those presents, but I haven’t seen her since my 50th birthday on November 23, 2001. She’d come to visit us in Muswellbrook from her home in Bathurst. Neighbours said they always knew when Janine was home because of the laughter and singing coming from our deck.
Jenny Vaughan
“But this time, Janine was more serious. She’d been about to buy a house in Bathurst, but was having second thoughts, she said, explaining that she was homesick. We were like best friends and she was very close to her siblings, Rodney, Adam and Kylie, who all lived nearby. ‘Think about it and we’ll have a proper talk when you come home at Christmas,’ I told her.
“Two weeks later, I got a call that would change my life forever. Janine, 31, hadn’t arrived at her job as manager of a menswear store. It was most unlike her, but even so, it wasn’t until we called the police and I heard what had happened that I began to panic.
Photos help Jenny keep the memory of her daughter alive
“She’d been out with friends in Bathurst the night before. They were walking home at 4am when a red sedan car drove past, did a U-turn, then pulled up next to Janine. She climbed in and her mates presumed she knew the driver because she would never have got into a car with a stranger. The police searched everywhere and interviewed more than 1000 people, but it came to nothing – they had no crime scene, no motive, no body. It was as if Janine had fallen into a black hole. I remember thinking, ‘This can’t be happening.’
“Christmas had always been a big deal in our house, but I didn’t bother buying presents for anyone else that year. I couldn’t think about anything else but Janine. I’d walk around the house asking her: ‘What happened, Janine? Whatever happened to you?’ Then Mother’s Day approached and I thought, ‘Janine would never let Mother’s Day go without sending me flowers.’ But no bouquet arrived.
“Months turned into years and we celebrated two weddings and the birth of two beautiful granddaughters. They were happy events, but all we could think was, ‘Janine’s not here to enjoy them.’ I consulted psychics – some of whom said she was dead, some alive. ‘Don’t waste your money,’ the police warned me, but I thought that if I could find one who could tell me what really happened, I wouldn’t care how much it cost.
“Four years have passed now and friends have stopped talking about Janine. I suppose they don’t want to keep dredging it up, but I love talking about her, and when I get together with the children, we talk about nothing else.
“I recently had a suspected heart attack and, when I went to hospital, my first thought was, ‘Good. I’ll be with Janine.’ Then tears started trickling down my cheeks because I didn’t want to leave my other kids or my gorgeous grandchildren.
“Furthermore, I still can’t make sense of what happened. One day, I hope, we will know the truth, but until then there can never be any closure for me or my family.”
A childhood photo of
Janine Vaughan
If you think you may know any information which may be of help regarding Janine Vaughan's case, please email us here.
monkalup - July 27, 2006 01:12 PM (GMT)
http://www.personsmissing.org/junenews1.html
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1 June - Search For More Clues In Janine Vaughan Disappearance
Police searched areas around Bathurst for further clues that might solve the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan. About 4am on 7 December 2001, 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was walking in Keppel Street, Bathurst near Machattie Park, about 40 metres ahead of a group of friends. A bright red four door sedan, mid to late 1990?s model, of a similar size and shape to a Mitsubishi Magna or Toyota Camry, did a ?U? turn pulled up along side of her. Janine entered that vehicle and she has not be seen or heard of since. Strike Force Toko Commander, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob said the inquiry into Janine?s disappearance has been a difficult and emotional time for Janine?s family and the investigators. Janine?s uncle, Jeff Vaughan, said all his family wanted was some information that would allow police to find out what happened to Janine. ?All we ask is that people, who might have been in Bathurst last December, to think back and if they saw anything out of the ordinary to contact police,? Jeff said. ?We just need to hear something, anything from anyone to help us through this time in our lives.? Anyone with information on Janine Vaughan?s disappearance is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. All information will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Source: Police Media Release June 1st 2002
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1 June - Search For More Clues In Janine Vaughan Disappearance
Police searched areas around Bathurst for further clues that might solve the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan. About 4am on 7 December 2001, 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was walking in Keppel Street, Bathurst near Machattie Park, about 40 metres ahead of a group of friends. A bright red four door sedan, mid to late 1990?s model, of a similar size and shape to a Mitsubishi Magna or Toyota Camry, did a ?U? turn pulled up along side of her. Janine entered that vehicle and she has not be seen or heard of since. Strike Force Toko Commander, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob said the inquiry into Janine?s disappearance has been a difficult and emotional time for Janine?s family and the investigators. Janine?s uncle, Jeff Vaughan, said all his family wanted was some information that would allow police to find out what happened to Janine. ?All we ask is that people, who might have been in Bathurst last December, to think back and if they saw anything out of the ordinary to contact police,? Jeff said. ?We just need to hear something, anything from anyone to help us through this time in our lives.? Anyone with information on Janine Vaughan?s disappearance is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. All information will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Source: Police Media Release June 1st 2002
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:22 PM (GMT)
http://www.missingpersons.gov.au/missing/vaughan_j.htm
Name: Janine VAUGHAN
DOB: 07/01/1970
Hair: Blonde
Height: 164cm
Eye: Green
Build: Thin
Circumstances: Janine was last seen around 4am on Friday, 7 December 2001 in Keppel Street, Bathurst. At this time she was seen to enter the front passenger seat of a bright red coloured four door medium size sedan similar to a Mitsubishi Magna of a Toyota Camry. Janine has not been seen or heard from since and fears are held for her safety and welfare.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:27 PM (GMT)
Probe over woman missing five years
June 05, 2006 - The Australian
NEW information has come to light about the disappearance of a woman in Bathurst woman almost five years ago, a Police Integrity Commission (PIC) hearing has been told.
The PIC, sitting in the central western NSW town of Orange, is investigating the disappearance and apparent murder of Janine Mary Vaughan on December 7, 2001, after she accepted a lift outside a hotel in nearby Bathurst at 4am that day.
Counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, today said the inquiry would examine the conduct of Taskforce Toko, led by Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, which investigated Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
Mr Buscombe said that Ms Vaughan had been enjoying a night out with friends at two Bathurst hotels and was later seen getting into a red car.
"The car drove off and Ms Vaughan has not been seen or heard of since," Mr Buscombe told the hearing.
Ms Vaughan was the manager of a local menswear store and police were notified by friends after she did not open the outlet.
"To date, what happened to Ms Vaughan remains unresolved," Mr Buscombe said.
"Since the announcement of the hearing, considerable new information has come to light which it (police) continue to assess," Mr Buscombe said.
The hearing, before Commissioner Terry Griffin, continues.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:30 PM (GMT)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/items/200512/15...htm?centralwest
Vaughan disappearance case revisited
Wednesday, 7 December 2005. 09:04
Bathurst police say an investigation into the disappearance of a woman four years ago is ongoing.
The then 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was last seen getting into a car in the city's Keppel Street in the early hours of December 7, 2001.
Numerous searches have been conducted but have failed to find any trace of Ms Vaughan.
The Chifley local area commander, Superintendent Martin Wookey, says police are urging anyone to report information about Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"We are hopeful that one day we will solve this mystery and, as I say, we are not going to close the book until such time when we find out what has happened," he said.
Vaughan disappearance case revisited
Wednesday, 7 December 2005. 09:04
Bathurst police say an investigation into the disappearance of a woman four years ago is ongoing.
The then 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was last seen getting into a car in the city's Keppel Street in the early hours of December 7, 2001.
Numerous searches have been conducted but have failed to find any trace of Ms Vaughan.
The Chifley local area commander, Superintendent Martin Wookey, says police are urging anyone to report information about Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"We are hopeful that one day we will solve this mystery and, as I say, we are not going to close the book until such time when we find out what has happened," he said.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:31 PM (GMT)
2002 Article
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/01/1022569845469.html
The search for Janine
By Kate Cox
June 2 2002
The Sun-Herald
Missing Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan.
Life in Bathurst hasn't been the same since popular resident Janine Vaughan vanished six months ago.
The 31-year-old menswear shop manager was last seen early on December 7 getting into a car after leaving the Metro Tavern nightclub.
Friends and family say she would never accept a ride from someone she didn't know.
That assertion has the residents of the normally laid-back community questioning one another.
"Everyone knew her through work or through her wide range of friends," said her best friend, Rebecca Medhurst, who has lived in the central west town for all of her 26 years.
"I know she wouldn't have gotten into the car with a stranger, which means I probably know them as well, through her or a mutual friend, and that makes it so much worse, to think that it's someone connected with me. I think that someone out there must know more than they're letting on."
Police yesterday conducted a massive search of Mount Panorama, using dog squads, divers and 60 State Emergency Service workers.
Standing by for information were Ms Medhurst, Ms Vaughan's uncle Jeff and mother Jenny.
Blonde, petite, immaculately presented and always smiling, Ms Vaughan was the eldest of four children raised in Muswellbrook, in the Hunter Valley, by Jenny and Ian Vaughan.
She moved to Bathurst three years ago, following her then boyfriend.
That relationship didn't work out, but she remained, developing a close network of friends and a good job.
At the time she disappeared, she was renewing an interest in abstract drawing and wanted to buy a house in town.
"Janine was a great friend," said Ms Medhurst, who worked next door. The two spoke every day.
Ms Vaughan came to all of her best friend's pre-natal classes, practising massage and breathing techniques and planning the birth of her daughter, Paris, now aged six months.
"She used to get so excited when Paris would kick, anyone would think it was her baby as well," Ms Medhurst said, speaking to the media for the first time.
"She was really disappointed that she had to miss the birth because of complications, as we'd been working towards it for so long. She was my rock."
The women were meant to go on a Christmas shopping trip to Orange the day after she disappeared.
Ms Medhurst said: "She was so fun-loving and outgoing, always there to lend a hand for anyone that needed it and always putting herself last. She was a social person, she liked going out to meet people, she liked to drink."
Security cameras show Ms Vaughan walking and conversing outside the nightclub at 4am.
Detective Inspector Paul Jacobs said earlier suspicions of a repeat offender - after several women reported being attacked in Bathurst around the same time, as well as the disappearance of Jessica Small, 15, from Bathurst five years ago - had largely been discounted.
The police have interviewed more than 1,000 people and taken hundreds of official statements, and yesterday searched 30ha of bush and four dams including one on the Charles Sturt University campus.
Her uncle Jeff has had to leave his hospital car parking job because he has difficulty concentrating for more than 30minutes.
"We're all just going through the motions, trying to keep going," he said.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/01/1022569845469.html
The search for Janine
By Kate Cox
June 2 2002
The Sun-Herald
Missing Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan.
Life in Bathurst hasn't been the same since popular resident Janine Vaughan vanished six months ago.
The 31-year-old menswear shop manager was last seen early on December 7 getting into a car after leaving the Metro Tavern nightclub.
Friends and family say she would never accept a ride from someone she didn't know.
That assertion has the residents of the normally laid-back community questioning one another.
"Everyone knew her through work or through her wide range of friends," said her best friend, Rebecca Medhurst, who has lived in the central west town for all of her 26 years.
"I know she wouldn't have gotten into the car with a stranger, which means I probably know them as well, through her or a mutual friend, and that makes it so much worse, to think that it's someone connected with me. I think that someone out there must know more than they're letting on."
Police yesterday conducted a massive search of Mount Panorama, using dog squads, divers and 60 State Emergency Service workers.
Standing by for information were Ms Medhurst, Ms Vaughan's uncle Jeff and mother Jenny.
Blonde, petite, immaculately presented and always smiling, Ms Vaughan was the eldest of four children raised in Muswellbrook, in the Hunter Valley, by Jenny and Ian Vaughan.
She moved to Bathurst three years ago, following her then boyfriend.
That relationship didn't work out, but she remained, developing a close network of friends and a good job.
At the time she disappeared, she was renewing an interest in abstract drawing and wanted to buy a house in town.
"Janine was a great friend," said Ms Medhurst, who worked next door. The two spoke every day.
Ms Vaughan came to all of her best friend's pre-natal classes, practising massage and breathing techniques and planning the birth of her daughter, Paris, now aged six months.
"She used to get so excited when Paris would kick, anyone would think it was her baby as well," Ms Medhurst said, speaking to the media for the first time.
"She was really disappointed that she had to miss the birth because of complications, as we'd been working towards it for so long. She was my rock."
The women were meant to go on a Christmas shopping trip to Orange the day after she disappeared.
Ms Medhurst said: "She was so fun-loving and outgoing, always there to lend a hand for anyone that needed it and always putting herself last. She was a social person, she liked going out to meet people, she liked to drink."
Security cameras show Ms Vaughan walking and conversing outside the nightclub at 4am.
Detective Inspector Paul Jacobs said earlier suspicions of a repeat offender - after several women reported being attacked in Bathurst around the same time, as well as the disappearance of Jessica Small, 15, from Bathurst five years ago - had largely been discounted.
The police have interviewed more than 1,000 people and taken hundreds of official statements, and yesterday searched 30ha of bush and four dams including one on the Charles Sturt University campus.
Her uncle Jeff has had to leave his hospital car parking job because he has difficulty concentrating for more than 30minutes.
"We're all just going through the motions, trying to keep going," he said.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:33 PM (GMT)
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/new-in...9359649471.html
Missing woman 'rejected officer's advances'
June 5, 2006 -
A detective who led the investigation into the disappearance of a Bathurst woman had asked her out on several dates but was repeatedly rebuffed, the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has been told.
Former police detective Brad Hosemans, 44, today told the PIC, sitting in Orange, in the state's central west, that he had been in Bathurst the morning Janine Vaughan was last seen.
Mr Hosemans led the initial investigation into her disappearance even though he was facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges at the time. He was subsequently acquitted of those charges but was later sacked.
The PIC is examining the investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance after she accepted a lift in a red car outside a Bathurst nightclub about 4am on December 7, 2001.
The investigation was eventually taken over by one of the state's top officers, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who has recently been in the headlines for returning accused murderer Gordon Wood to Australia.
Wood, who is accused of killing his model girlfriend Carolyn Byrne 11 years ago, was extradited from London in May.
Insp Jacob began giving evidence in the unrelated case this afternoon.
"Did you overlook Hosemans as a suspect?" Counsel Assisting the Inquiry, Mark Buscombe asked.
"Had it hit my radar, I may have taken a different course," Det Insp Jacob replied.
Det Insp Jacob eventually wrote to Mr Hosemans to ask about claims he had a relationship with Ms Vaughan before her disappearance.
The inquiry was told Mr Hosemans replied that he wasn't in Bathurst on the night she disappeared.
However, Mr Hosemans told the inquiry today that was probably not true.
He said he had subsequently found a petrol receipt indicating he was in Bathurst on December 6, 2001.
He said the discrepancy was not an attempt to build an alibi.
"It was an attempt to provide my details of where I was," he said.
The inquiry was told police received a number of reports of Mr Hosemans having a romantic interest in Ms Vaughan, who ran a menswear store.
Mr Hosemans' former colleague, Detective Sergeant Jason Dickinson, said during their investigation, Ms Vaughan's friends had said "one of the local police officers was showing an interest in her, going past her shop and giving her a wink".
Commissioner Terry Griffin also heard evidence Ms Vaughan had repeatedly rejected Mr Hosemans' advances before she disappeared.
"Ms Vaughan told (a friend) that he (Mr Hosemans) was ringing her up at night, walking past the store, asking her out, but she said no?" Mr Buscombe asked of Homicide Detective Inspector Andrew Waterman, who was involved in the case.
Detective Inspector Mark Gallagher told the inquiry that, because of the charges against Mr Hosemans, he was effectively "confined to barracks" during the initial investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"Who was directing detectives at this stage?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"Mr Hosemans would have assisted assigning detectives in their work," Det Insp Gallagher said.
The inquiry resumes tomorrow.
Missing woman 'rejected officer's advances'
June 5, 2006 -
A detective who led the investigation into the disappearance of a Bathurst woman had asked her out on several dates but was repeatedly rebuffed, the Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has been told.
Former police detective Brad Hosemans, 44, today told the PIC, sitting in Orange, in the state's central west, that he had been in Bathurst the morning Janine Vaughan was last seen.
Mr Hosemans led the initial investigation into her disappearance even though he was facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges at the time. He was subsequently acquitted of those charges but was later sacked.
The PIC is examining the investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance after she accepted a lift in a red car outside a Bathurst nightclub about 4am on December 7, 2001.
The investigation was eventually taken over by one of the state's top officers, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who has recently been in the headlines for returning accused murderer Gordon Wood to Australia.
Wood, who is accused of killing his model girlfriend Carolyn Byrne 11 years ago, was extradited from London in May.
Insp Jacob began giving evidence in the unrelated case this afternoon.
"Did you overlook Hosemans as a suspect?" Counsel Assisting the Inquiry, Mark Buscombe asked.
"Had it hit my radar, I may have taken a different course," Det Insp Jacob replied.
Det Insp Jacob eventually wrote to Mr Hosemans to ask about claims he had a relationship with Ms Vaughan before her disappearance.
The inquiry was told Mr Hosemans replied that he wasn't in Bathurst on the night she disappeared.
However, Mr Hosemans told the inquiry today that was probably not true.
He said he had subsequently found a petrol receipt indicating he was in Bathurst on December 6, 2001.
He said the discrepancy was not an attempt to build an alibi.
"It was an attempt to provide my details of where I was," he said.
The inquiry was told police received a number of reports of Mr Hosemans having a romantic interest in Ms Vaughan, who ran a menswear store.
Mr Hosemans' former colleague, Detective Sergeant Jason Dickinson, said during their investigation, Ms Vaughan's friends had said "one of the local police officers was showing an interest in her, going past her shop and giving her a wink".
Commissioner Terry Griffin also heard evidence Ms Vaughan had repeatedly rejected Mr Hosemans' advances before she disappeared.
"Ms Vaughan told (a friend) that he (Mr Hosemans) was ringing her up at night, walking past the store, asking her out, but she said no?" Mr Buscombe asked of Homicide Detective Inspector Andrew Waterman, who was involved in the case.
Detective Inspector Mark Gallagher told the inquiry that, because of the charges against Mr Hosemans, he was effectively "confined to barracks" during the initial investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
"Who was directing detectives at this stage?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"Mr Hosemans would have assisted assigning detectives in their work," Det Insp Gallagher said.
The inquiry resumes tomorrow.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:35 PM (GMT)
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=105590
Ex-cop denies role in disappearance
Thursday Jun 8 09:43 AEST
A woman rejected the advances of a NSW detective who later led the investigation into her disappearance because "she'd heard he was not a good person", an inquiry has been told.
The former detective, Brad Hosemans, 44, has denied ever speaking to Janine Vaughan, or having anything to do with the disappearance and presumed murder of the 31-year-old shop manager.
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC), sitting in the central western NSW city of Orange, is investigating the police inquiry into her disappearance.
Ms Vaughan has not been seen since accepting a lift outside a Bathurst nightclub early on December 7, 2001.
A friend of Ms Vaughan, Nicole Nolan, said that in late 2001 Mr Hosemans had asked her about Ms Vaughan in a Bathurst hotel.
"Brad was standing there and did inquire if Janine was still single," she said.
"I said 'yes', he said he'd made inquiries about her and I said he should ask her out, and he said he was too shy. I chuckled because I never thought of him as shy," Ms Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said she had later had a conversation about Mr Hosemans with Ms Vaughan who "thought he was a very attractive man, as we all did".
"She said she'd heard that he was not a very good person. I said she should find out for herself," Ms Nolan said.
The PIC was also told of a conversation in which Ms Vaughan complained to her mother of being bothered by Mr Hosemans for a date.
At that time, Mr Hosemans was a detective as well as Bathurst's deputy mayor. He was also facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Mr Hosemans went on to become a person of interest in the Vaughan investigation he initially led.
Earlier, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, asked Mr Hosemans a string of questions about his interest in Ms Vaughan.
"Did you ever speak to her?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"No," Mr Hosemans replied.
He also denied that he had ever sent her flowers or asked her out for dates.
"Definitely not. I'd been in a very happy relationship for some time," Mr Hosemans said.
He also denied intentionally misleading Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who took over the Vaughan investigation.
Mr Hosemans had always relied on a petrol voucher as proof he was in Newcastle until December 7, 2001, but on Wednesday he conceded mobile phone records indicated he was in Bathurst at that time.
"It was false, wasn't it?" Mr Buscombe asked of his initial statement regarding his whereabouts.
"It was not knowingly false," Mr Hosemans said.
"I was an experienced officer. I had nothing to fear, nothing to hide. I was not out on the town and I was not involved in the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Outside the inquiry, Mr Hosemans offered his sympathy to Ms Vaughan's family.
"My heart and feelings go out to the Vaughan family," he said.
"I only wish that the resources put into this hearing can go into the investigation into the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Ms Vaughan's family told reporters they hoped publicity surrounding the PIC hearing may result in new information.
"We talk about Janine 24/7," her mother, Jenny Vaughan, said.
"We can't stop talking about her. She wasn't a bad girl. Why would someone want to hurt her?"
The inquiry has been adjourned for further public hearings in Sydney.
Ex-cop denies role in disappearance
Thursday Jun 8 09:43 AEST
A woman rejected the advances of a NSW detective who later led the investigation into her disappearance because "she'd heard he was not a good person", an inquiry has been told.
The former detective, Brad Hosemans, 44, has denied ever speaking to Janine Vaughan, or having anything to do with the disappearance and presumed murder of the 31-year-old shop manager.
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC), sitting in the central western NSW city of Orange, is investigating the police inquiry into her disappearance.
Ms Vaughan has not been seen since accepting a lift outside a Bathurst nightclub early on December 7, 2001.
A friend of Ms Vaughan, Nicole Nolan, said that in late 2001 Mr Hosemans had asked her about Ms Vaughan in a Bathurst hotel.
"Brad was standing there and did inquire if Janine was still single," she said.
"I said 'yes', he said he'd made inquiries about her and I said he should ask her out, and he said he was too shy. I chuckled because I never thought of him as shy," Ms Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said she had later had a conversation about Mr Hosemans with Ms Vaughan who "thought he was a very attractive man, as we all did".
"She said she'd heard that he was not a very good person. I said she should find out for herself," Ms Nolan said.
The PIC was also told of a conversation in which Ms Vaughan complained to her mother of being bothered by Mr Hosemans for a date.
At that time, Mr Hosemans was a detective as well as Bathurst's deputy mayor. He was also facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Mr Hosemans went on to become a person of interest in the Vaughan investigation he initially led.
Earlier, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, asked Mr Hosemans a string of questions about his interest in Ms Vaughan.
"Did you ever speak to her?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"No," Mr Hosemans replied.
He also denied that he had ever sent her flowers or asked her out for dates.
"Definitely not. I'd been in a very happy relationship for some time," Mr Hosemans said.
He also denied intentionally misleading Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who took over the Vaughan investigation.
Mr Hosemans had always relied on a petrol voucher as proof he was in Newcastle until December 7, 2001, but on Wednesday he conceded mobile phone records indicated he was in Bathurst at that time.
"It was false, wasn't it?" Mr Buscombe asked of his initial statement regarding his whereabouts.
"It was not knowingly false," Mr Hosemans said.
"I was an experienced officer. I had nothing to fear, nothing to hide. I was not out on the town and I was not involved in the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Outside the inquiry, Mr Hosemans offered his sympathy to Ms Vaughan's family.
"My heart and feelings go out to the Vaughan family," he said.
"I only wish that the resources put into this hearing can go into the investigation into the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Ms Vaughan's family told reporters they hoped publicity surrounding the PIC hearing may result in new information.
"We talk about Janine 24/7," her mother, Jenny Vaughan, said.
"We can't stop talking about her. She wasn't a bad girl. Why would someone want to hurt her?"
The inquiry has been adjourned for further public hearings in Sydney.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:38 PM (GMT)
http://www.marieclaire.com.au/display.cfm?...C91E319E94292FE
Jenny Vaughan, 55, a housewife, lives in Muswellbrook, NSW. Her daughter Janine, was last seen in Bathurst in December 2001.
Like most families at Christmas, we put our presents under the tree. But for the past four years, one set of gifts has remained unopened. They are for my eldest daughter Janine.
“Nothing in life would give me a greater thrill than to watch her ripping the wrapping paper off those presents, but I haven’t seen her since my 50th birthday on November 23, 2001. She’d come to visit us in Muswellbrook from her home in Bathurst. Neighbours said they always knew when Janine was home because of the laughter and singing coming from our deck.
Jenny Vaughan
“But this time, Janine was more serious. She’d been about to buy a house in Bathurst, but was having second thoughts, she said, explaining that she was homesick. We were like best friends and she was very close to her siblings, Rodney, Adam and Kylie, who all lived nearby. ‘Think about it and we’ll have a proper talk when you come home at Christmas,’ I told her.
“Two weeks later, I got a call that would change my life forever. Janine, 31, hadn’t arrived at her job as manager of a menswear store. It was most unlike her, but even so, it wasn’t until we called the police and I heard what had happened that I began to panic.
Photos help Jenny keep the memory of her daughter alive
“She’d been out with friends in Bathurst the night before. They were walking home at 4am when a red sedan car drove past, did a U-turn, then pulled up next to Janine. She climbed in and her mates presumed she knew the driver because she would never have got into a car with a stranger. The police searched everywhere and interviewed more than 1000 people, but it came to nothing – they had no crime scene, no motive, no body. It was as if Janine had fallen into a black hole. I remember thinking, ‘This can’t be happening.’
“Christmas had always been a big deal in our house, but I didn’t bother buying presents for anyone else that year. I couldn’t think about anything else but Janine. I’d walk around the house asking her: ‘What happened, Janine? Whatever happened to you?’ Then Mother’s Day approached and I thought, ‘Janine would never let Mother’s Day go without sending me flowers.’ But no bouquet arrived.
“Months turned into years and we celebrated two weddings and the birth of two beautiful granddaughters. They were happy events, but all we could think was, ‘Janine’s not here to enjoy them.’ I consulted psychics – some of whom said she was dead, some alive. ‘Don’t waste your money,’ the police warned me, but I thought that if I could find one who could tell me what really happened, I wouldn’t care how much it cost.
“Four years have passed now and friends have stopped talking about Janine. I suppose they don’t want to keep dredging it up, but I love talking about her, and when I get together with the children, we talk about nothing else.
“I recently had a suspected heart attack and, when I went to hospital, my first thought was, ‘Good. I’ll be with Janine.’ Then tears started trickling down my cheeks because I didn’t want to leave my other kids or my gorgeous grandchildren.
“Furthermore, I still can’t make sense of what happened. One day, I hope, we will know the truth, but until then there can never be any closure for me or my family.”
A childhood photo of
Janine Vaughan
If you think you may know any information which may be of help regarding Janine Vaughan's case, please email us here.
Jenny Vaughan, 55, a housewife, lives in Muswellbrook, NSW. Her daughter Janine, was last seen in Bathurst in December 2001.
Like most families at Christmas, we put our presents under the tree. But for the past four years, one set of gifts has remained unopened. They are for my eldest daughter Janine.
“Nothing in life would give me a greater thrill than to watch her ripping the wrapping paper off those presents, but I haven’t seen her since my 50th birthday on November 23, 2001. She’d come to visit us in Muswellbrook from her home in Bathurst. Neighbours said they always knew when Janine was home because of the laughter and singing coming from our deck.
Jenny Vaughan
“But this time, Janine was more serious. She’d been about to buy a house in Bathurst, but was having second thoughts, she said, explaining that she was homesick. We were like best friends and she was very close to her siblings, Rodney, Adam and Kylie, who all lived nearby. ‘Think about it and we’ll have a proper talk when you come home at Christmas,’ I told her.
“Two weeks later, I got a call that would change my life forever. Janine, 31, hadn’t arrived at her job as manager of a menswear store. It was most unlike her, but even so, it wasn’t until we called the police and I heard what had happened that I began to panic.
Photos help Jenny keep the memory of her daughter alive
“She’d been out with friends in Bathurst the night before. They were walking home at 4am when a red sedan car drove past, did a U-turn, then pulled up next to Janine. She climbed in and her mates presumed she knew the driver because she would never have got into a car with a stranger. The police searched everywhere and interviewed more than 1000 people, but it came to nothing – they had no crime scene, no motive, no body. It was as if Janine had fallen into a black hole. I remember thinking, ‘This can’t be happening.’
“Christmas had always been a big deal in our house, but I didn’t bother buying presents for anyone else that year. I couldn’t think about anything else but Janine. I’d walk around the house asking her: ‘What happened, Janine? Whatever happened to you?’ Then Mother’s Day approached and I thought, ‘Janine would never let Mother’s Day go without sending me flowers.’ But no bouquet arrived.
“Months turned into years and we celebrated two weddings and the birth of two beautiful granddaughters. They were happy events, but all we could think was, ‘Janine’s not here to enjoy them.’ I consulted psychics – some of whom said she was dead, some alive. ‘Don’t waste your money,’ the police warned me, but I thought that if I could find one who could tell me what really happened, I wouldn’t care how much it cost.
“Four years have passed now and friends have stopped talking about Janine. I suppose they don’t want to keep dredging it up, but I love talking about her, and when I get together with the children, we talk about nothing else.
“I recently had a suspected heart attack and, when I went to hospital, my first thought was, ‘Good. I’ll be with Janine.’ Then tears started trickling down my cheeks because I didn’t want to leave my other kids or my gorgeous grandchildren.
“Furthermore, I still can’t make sense of what happened. One day, I hope, we will know the truth, but until then there can never be any closure for me or my family.”
A childhood photo of
Janine Vaughan
If you think you may know any information which may be of help regarding Janine Vaughan's case, please email us here.
Dianne - September 8, 2006 12:42 PM (GMT)
http://www.personsmissing.org/junenews1.html
1 June - Search For More Clues In Janine Vaughan Disappearance
Police searched areas around Bathurst for further clues that might solve the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan. About 4am on 7 December 2001, 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was walking in Keppel Street, Bathurst near Machattie Park, about 40 metres ahead of a group of friends.
A bright red four door sedan, mid to late 1990?s model, of a similar size and shape to a Mitsubishi Magna or Toyota Camry, did a U"-turn pulled up along side of her. Janine entered that vehicle and she has not be seen or heard of since.
Strike Force Toko Commander, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob said the inquiry into Janine?s disappearance has been a difficult and emotional time for Janine?s family and the investigators.
Janine's uncle, Jeff Vaughan, said all his family wanted was some information that would allow police to find out what happened to Janine. "All we ask is that people, who might have been in Bathurst last December, to think back and if they saw anything out of the ordinary to contact police", Jeff said. "We just need to hear something, anything from anyone to help us through this time in our lives".
Anyone with information on Janine Vaughan?s disappearance is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. All information will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Source: Police Media Release June 1st 2002
1 June - Search For More Clues In Janine Vaughan Disappearance
Police searched areas around Bathurst for further clues that might solve the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan. About 4am on 7 December 2001, 31-year-old Janine Vaughan was walking in Keppel Street, Bathurst near Machattie Park, about 40 metres ahead of a group of friends.
A bright red four door sedan, mid to late 1990?s model, of a similar size and shape to a Mitsubishi Magna or Toyota Camry, did a U"-turn pulled up along side of her. Janine entered that vehicle and she has not be seen or heard of since.
Strike Force Toko Commander, Detective Inspector Paul Jacob said the inquiry into Janine?s disappearance has been a difficult and emotional time for Janine?s family and the investigators.
Janine's uncle, Jeff Vaughan, said all his family wanted was some information that would allow police to find out what happened to Janine. "All we ask is that people, who might have been in Bathurst last December, to think back and if they saw anything out of the ordinary to contact police", Jeff said. "We just need to hear something, anything from anyone to help us through this time in our lives".
Anyone with information on Janine Vaughan?s disappearance is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. All information will be treated in the strictest of confidence. Source: Police Media Release June 1st 2002
Dianne - September 9, 2006 11:10 AM (GMT)
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20234...0.html?from=rss
Missing woman 'tied up in cop's car'
August 24, 2006 12:00am
A SURPRISE witness claims she saw a missing woman bound and distraught in a car driven by former policeman Brad Hosemans about the time she disappeared.
The Police Integrity Commission last night dropped the bombshell, taking the unusual step of releasing transcripts of the witness's evidence given in recent secret hearings.
The witness, a 47-year-old Bathurst woman codenamed RA1, came forward in April saying she had seen Janine Vaughan with Mr Hosemans shortly after her disappearance on December 7, 2001.
The PIC earlier this week suspended public hearings for Operation Rani, investigating Ms Vaughan's disappearance and the conduct of NSW Police involved in the investigation.
Mr Hosemans, a Bathurst Detective Sergeant at the time of Ms Vaughan's disappearance, denies being involved.
In a statement made in April, the new witness said she was driving near Bathurst when she saw a red hatchback approaching her.
"As it approached closer I saw a very distressed woman sitting in the front passenger seat, trying to get my attention and appearing to wave, when I realised her hands were tied together (with what appeared to be baling twine) as she put her hands up," the witness stated.
"Her hair was as if it was standing on its end (very messy)."
The witness said the man driving the car was clean-cut, with short dark hair, and he appeared shocked, his jaw dropping open, when their vehicles crossed paths.
She said she recognised the man as Brad Hosemans, as he was a Bathurst police officer and she dealt with his sister for business.
"At the time, I was slowing down as I was approaching the street and about to turn into it, and I was able to see Brad Hoseman(s) and Janine Vaughan quite clearly," she said.
The woman told the PIC, during a June closed hearing, that she only realised the woman was Janine Vaughan this year when she saw a photograph of her with strawberry blonde hair in the local newspaper.
She said that previous pictures she had seen of Ms Vaughan on missing persons posters made it appear her hair was dark. "As soon as I saw her face, it just - what I saw all came back to me," she said.
Missing woman 'tied up in cop's car'
August 24, 2006 12:00am
A SURPRISE witness claims she saw a missing woman bound and distraught in a car driven by former policeman Brad Hosemans about the time she disappeared.
The Police Integrity Commission last night dropped the bombshell, taking the unusual step of releasing transcripts of the witness's evidence given in recent secret hearings.
The witness, a 47-year-old Bathurst woman codenamed RA1, came forward in April saying she had seen Janine Vaughan with Mr Hosemans shortly after her disappearance on December 7, 2001.
The PIC earlier this week suspended public hearings for Operation Rani, investigating Ms Vaughan's disappearance and the conduct of NSW Police involved in the investigation.
Mr Hosemans, a Bathurst Detective Sergeant at the time of Ms Vaughan's disappearance, denies being involved.
In a statement made in April, the new witness said she was driving near Bathurst when she saw a red hatchback approaching her.
"As it approached closer I saw a very distressed woman sitting in the front passenger seat, trying to get my attention and appearing to wave, when I realised her hands were tied together (with what appeared to be baling twine) as she put her hands up," the witness stated.
"Her hair was as if it was standing on its end (very messy)."
The witness said the man driving the car was clean-cut, with short dark hair, and he appeared shocked, his jaw dropping open, when their vehicles crossed paths.
She said she recognised the man as Brad Hosemans, as he was a Bathurst police officer and she dealt with his sister for business.
"At the time, I was slowing down as I was approaching the street and about to turn into it, and I was able to see Brad Hoseman(s) and Janine Vaughan quite clearly," she said.
The woman told the PIC, during a June closed hearing, that she only realised the woman was Janine Vaughan this year when she saw a photograph of her with strawberry blonde hair in the local newspaper.
She said that previous pictures she had seen of Ms Vaughan on missing persons posters made it appear her hair was dark. "As soon as I saw her face, it just - what I saw all came back to me," she said.
monkalup - November 18, 2006 10:11 PM (GMT)
Ell - May 28, 2007 08:10 PM (GMT)
Found bones 'could be missing woman's
May 29, 2007 01:05am
Forensic tests so far inconclusive
Bones found during ground sweep
Someone in Bathurst 'knows killer'
POLICE investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan yesterday uncovered bones buried near the central western NSW town.
Police last night confirmed that some bones had been found about 3pm (AEST) but initial analysis by forensic officers who arrived several hours later proved inconclusive.
Rescue Squad officers made the find while conducting a ground sweep at Gormans Hill, adjacent to the Macquarie River, yesterday afternoon.
Police guarded the area overnight with further testing to be carried out today to determine if the bones belong to the missing woman.
It was the second day of the search for the 31-year-old menswear shop manager, who was last seen getting into a red car on Keppel Street just minutes after leaving a Bathurst hotel on December 7, 2001.
Two specialist cadaver dogs yesterday led the search for Ms Vaughan's remains in bushland near a creek at Yetholme, about 15km south of Bathurst.
Earlier in the day Chief Superintendent Mark Holahan said the search had prompted several members of the local community to call the NSW Police Force's Crime Stoppers hotline with information.
“It's a cross-section of information. Some of it will probably lead us to some new lines of inquiry, and some of it will help us to reaffirm some of those things we already know,” Chief Supt Holahan said.
Chief Supt Holahan has said someone in Bathurst either knows Ms Vaughan's killer or has information which could lead police to that person.
Former Bathurst detective Brad Hosemans, who led the initial investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance for several days, remains a person of interest in the case.
Mr Hosemans, who also is a former Bathurst deputy mayor, has denied any involvement.
Chief Supt Holahan said the former officer was just one of a number of persons of interest in the case.
Police on Sunday searched Gormans Hill after information from a witness who saw a man and a red car in the area in the hours after Ms Vaughan disappeared.
The search is being conducted by Strike Force Mountbatten, which was set up in October last year to resume the investigation into Ms Vaughan's disappearance.
A Police Integrity Commission inquiry has investigated the way police handled the initial inquiry into her disappearance, when Mr Hosemans was a person of interest.
It has yet to hand down its findings.
Police have urged anyone with information about Ms Vaughan's disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21812022-2,00.html
Ell - May 29, 2007 02:25 PM (GMT)
http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=62733
Woman Still Not Found.
The disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan is still a mystery. Police investigators say the bones found near the Central Western NSW city are not human. Rescue officers uncovered the buried bones at about 3pm yesterday afternoon.
Police Investigators have been looking all over Bathurst for any evidence that may lead to Janine Vaughan's remains. She was last seen getting into a red car minutes after leaving a local hotel on December 7th, 2001. She was 31 years old.
Experts at the Pathology Unit have requested to have the identified animal bones to Sydney's Glebe morgue where they will undergo a final examination. The bones uncovered were treated in high suspicion as the bones were covered in tarpaulin.
Woman Still Not Found.
The disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan is still a mystery. Police investigators say the bones found near the Central Western NSW city are not human. Rescue officers uncovered the buried bones at about 3pm yesterday afternoon.
Police Investigators have been looking all over Bathurst for any evidence that may lead to Janine Vaughan's remains. She was last seen getting into a red car minutes after leaving a local hotel on December 7th, 2001. She was 31 years old.
Experts at the Pathology Unit have requested to have the identified animal bones to Sydney's Glebe morgue where they will undergo a final examination. The bones uncovered were treated in high suspicion as the bones were covered in tarpaulin.
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:43 AM (GMT)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/05/31/1938331.htm
Calls come in as search continues for Janine Vaughan
Posted Thu May 31, 2007 7:28am AEST
Map: Bathurst 2795
Police investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan have received more than 40 phone calls offering information this week.
Chief Superintendent Mark Holahan from Strike Force Mountbatten says some of the information could prove highly significant to the investigation.
He says investigators will stay in the central western New South Wales city until satisfied all credible lines of inquiry have been explored and exhausted.
A search for the 31-year-old's remains is expected to continue in the Bathurst area today.
Calls come in as search continues for Janine Vaughan
Posted Thu May 31, 2007 7:28am AEST
Map: Bathurst 2795
Police investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan have received more than 40 phone calls offering information this week.
Chief Superintendent Mark Holahan from Strike Force Mountbatten says some of the information could prove highly significant to the investigation.
He says investigators will stay in the central western New South Wales city until satisfied all credible lines of inquiry have been explored and exhausted.
A search for the 31-year-old's remains is expected to continue in the Bathurst area today.
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:43 AM (GMT)
Police to search for missing woman
May 26, 2007 - 7:10PM
Police are investigating several people including new suspects over a woman's disappearance in the central NSW city of Bathurst as a team led by a sniffer dog prepares to search for her remains tomorrow.
Janine Vaughan, a 31-year-old menswear shop manager, went missing on December 7, 2001, after she was seen getting into a car minutes after leaving a hotel in Bathurst, 200 kilometres west of Sydney.
A cadaver-sniffer dog will lead a team of about 15 police rescue and forensic personnel through a number of designated areas on the Bathurst outskirts, police spokeswoman Daniela Ongaro told AAP.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/police...l?s_cid=rss_smh
May 26, 2007 - 7:10PM
Police are investigating several people including new suspects over a woman's disappearance in the central NSW city of Bathurst as a team led by a sniffer dog prepares to search for her remains tomorrow.
Janine Vaughan, a 31-year-old menswear shop manager, went missing on December 7, 2001, after she was seen getting into a car minutes after leaving a hotel in Bathurst, 200 kilometres west of Sydney.
A cadaver-sniffer dog will lead a team of about 15 police rescue and forensic personnel through a number of designated areas on the Bathurst outskirts, police spokeswoman Daniela Ongaro told AAP.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/police...l?s_cid=rss_smh
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:44 AM (GMT)
'Someone knows who killed her'
Philip Cornford
May 28, 2007 - 11:25AM
A second cadaver dog will join a bushland search for missing woman Janine Vaughan near Bathurst today after police accused someone in the NSW Central Western city of "harbouring a terrible secret".
The cadaver dogs can detect skeletal remains more than 20 years old and buried up to four metres deep.
Police Rescue Squad officers were to resume the search for Ms Vaughan's remains at 9am, with a cadaver dog borrowed from Queensland to join a specially-trained NSW sniffer dog after midday.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/someon...l?s_cid=rss_smh
Philip Cornford
May 28, 2007 - 11:25AM
A second cadaver dog will join a bushland search for missing woman Janine Vaughan near Bathurst today after police accused someone in the NSW Central Western city of "harbouring a terrible secret".
The cadaver dogs can detect skeletal remains more than 20 years old and buried up to four metres deep.
Police Rescue Squad officers were to resume the search for Ms Vaughan's remains at 9am, with a cadaver dog borrowed from Queensland to join a specially-trained NSW sniffer dog after midday.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/someon...l?s_cid=rss_smh
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:45 AM (GMT)
Bones are not Janine's, police tests show
May 29, 2007
POLICE investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan say bones found near the central western NSW city are not human.
Rescue squad officers uncovered the buried bones about 3pm (AEST) yesterday afternoon while conducting a ground sweep at Gormans Hill, adjacent to the Macquarie River.
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,2...80-2702,00.html
May 29, 2007
POLICE investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan say bones found near the central western NSW city are not human.
Rescue squad officers uncovered the buried bones about 3pm (AEST) yesterday afternoon while conducting a ground sweep at Gormans Hill, adjacent to the Macquarie River.
http://theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,2...80-2702,00.html
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:46 AM (GMT)
Search ends for missing Janine
June 4, 2007 - 7:57AM
Janine Vaughan went missing in 2001.
Police have called off the search for the remains of a woman who went missing in 2001 from the central western NSW city of Bathurst.
The week-long operation concluded yesterday afternoon after two search teams, led by cadaver sniffer dogs, failed to locate the remains of Janine Vaughan.
The 31-year-old menswear shop manager was last seen getting into a red car on Keppel Street just minutes after leaving a Bathurst hotel early on the morning of December 7, 2001.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/search...l?s_cid=rss_smh
June 4, 2007 - 7:57AM
Janine Vaughan went missing in 2001.
Police have called off the search for the remains of a woman who went missing in 2001 from the central western NSW city of Bathurst.
The week-long operation concluded yesterday afternoon after two search teams, led by cadaver sniffer dogs, failed to locate the remains of Janine Vaughan.
The 31-year-old menswear shop manager was last seen getting into a red car on Keppel Street just minutes after leaving a Bathurst hotel early on the morning of December 7, 2001.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/search...l?s_cid=rss_smh
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:46 AM (GMT)
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19396404-29280,00.html
Woman 'wary of courting detective'By David Dixon
June 07, 2006 07:27pm
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A WOMAN rejected the advances of a New South Wales detective who later led the investigation into her disappearance because "she'd heard he was not a good person", an inquiry has been told.
The former detective, Brad Hosemans, 44, today denied ever speaking to Janine Vaughan, or having anything to do with the disappearance and presumed murder of the 31-year-old shop manager.
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC), sitting in the central western NSW city of Orange, was investigating the police inquiry into her disappearance.
Ms Vaughan has not been seen since accepting a lift outside a Bathurst nightclub early on December 7, 2001.
A friend of Ms Vaughan, Nicole Nolan, said that in late 2001 Mr Hosemans had asked her about Ms Vaughan in a Bathurst hotel.
"Brad was standing there and did inquire if Janine was still single," she said.
"I said `yes', he said he'd made inquiries about her and I said he should ask her out, and he said he was too shy. I chuckled because I never thought of him as shy," Ms Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said she had later had a conversation about Mr Hosemans with Ms Vaughan who "thought he was a very attractive man, as we all did".
"She said she'd heard that he was not a very good person. I said she should find out for herself," Ms Nolan said.
The PIC was also told of a conversation in which Ms Vaughan complained to her mother of being bothered by Mr Hosemans for a date.
At that time, Mr Hosemans was a detective as well as Bathurst's deputy mayor. He was also facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Mr Hosemans went on to become a person of interest in the Vaughan investigation he initially led.
Earlier today, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, asked Mr Hosemans a string of questions about his interest in Ms Vaughan.
"Did you ever speak to her?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"No," Mr Hosemans replied.
He also denied that he had ever sent her flowers or asked her out for dates.
"Definitely not. I'd been in a very happy relationship for some time," Mr Hosemans said.
He also denied intentionally misleading Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who took over the Vaughan investigation.
Mr Hosemans had always relied on a petrol voucher as proof he was in Newcastle until December 7, 2001, but today he conceded mobile phone records indicated he was in Bathurst at that time.
"It was false, wasn't it?" Mr Buscombe asked of his initial statement regarding his whereabouts.
"It was not knowingly false," Mr Hosemans said.
"I was an experienced officer. I had nothing to fear, nothing to hide. I was not out on the town and I was not involved in the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Outside the inquiry, Mr Hosemans offered his sympathy to Ms Vaughan's family.
"My heart and feelings go out to the Vaughan family," he said.
"I only wish that the resources put into this hearing can go into the investigation into the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Ms Vaughan's family said they hoped publicity surrounding the PIC hearing may result in new information.
"We talk about Janine 24/7," her mother, Jenny Vaughan, said.
"We can't stop talking about her. She wasn't a bad girl. Why would someone want to hurt her?"
The inquiry has been adjourned for further public hearings in Sydney.
Woman 'wary of courting detective'By David Dixon
June 07, 2006 07:27pm
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A WOMAN rejected the advances of a New South Wales detective who later led the investigation into her disappearance because "she'd heard he was not a good person", an inquiry has been told.
The former detective, Brad Hosemans, 44, today denied ever speaking to Janine Vaughan, or having anything to do with the disappearance and presumed murder of the 31-year-old shop manager.
The Police Integrity Commission (PIC), sitting in the central western NSW city of Orange, was investigating the police inquiry into her disappearance.
Ms Vaughan has not been seen since accepting a lift outside a Bathurst nightclub early on December 7, 2001.
A friend of Ms Vaughan, Nicole Nolan, said that in late 2001 Mr Hosemans had asked her about Ms Vaughan in a Bathurst hotel.
"Brad was standing there and did inquire if Janine was still single," she said.
"I said `yes', he said he'd made inquiries about her and I said he should ask her out, and he said he was too shy. I chuckled because I never thought of him as shy," Ms Nolan said.
Ms Nolan said she had later had a conversation about Mr Hosemans with Ms Vaughan who "thought he was a very attractive man, as we all did".
"She said she'd heard that he was not a very good person. I said she should find out for herself," Ms Nolan said.
The PIC was also told of a conversation in which Ms Vaughan complained to her mother of being bothered by Mr Hosemans for a date.
At that time, Mr Hosemans was a detective as well as Bathurst's deputy mayor. He was also facing unrelated aggravated indecent assault charges of which he was later acquitted.
Mr Hosemans went on to become a person of interest in the Vaughan investigation he initially led.
Earlier today, counsel assisting the inquiry, Mark Buscombe, asked Mr Hosemans a string of questions about his interest in Ms Vaughan.
"Did you ever speak to her?" Mr Buscombe asked.
"No," Mr Hosemans replied.
He also denied that he had ever sent her flowers or asked her out for dates.
"Definitely not. I'd been in a very happy relationship for some time," Mr Hosemans said.
He also denied intentionally misleading Detective Inspector Paul Jacob, who took over the Vaughan investigation.
Mr Hosemans had always relied on a petrol voucher as proof he was in Newcastle until December 7, 2001, but today he conceded mobile phone records indicated he was in Bathurst at that time.
"It was false, wasn't it?" Mr Buscombe asked of his initial statement regarding his whereabouts.
"It was not knowingly false," Mr Hosemans said.
"I was an experienced officer. I had nothing to fear, nothing to hide. I was not out on the town and I was not involved in the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Outside the inquiry, Mr Hosemans offered his sympathy to Ms Vaughan's family.
"My heart and feelings go out to the Vaughan family," he said.
"I only wish that the resources put into this hearing can go into the investigation into the disappearance of Janine Vaughan."
Ms Vaughan's family said they hoped publicity surrounding the PIC hearing may result in new information.
"We talk about Janine 24/7," her mother, Jenny Vaughan, said.
"We can't stop talking about her. She wasn't a bad girl. Why would someone want to hurt her?"
The inquiry has been adjourned for further public hearings in Sydney.
monkalup - May 7, 2008 05:47 AM (GMT)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/05/31/1938331.htm
Calls come in as search continues for Janine Vaughan
Posted Thu May 31, 2007 7:28am AEST
Map: Bathurst 2795
Police investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan have received more than 40 phone calls offering information this week.
Chief Superintendent Mark Holahan from Strike Force Mountbatten says some of the information could prove highly significant to the investigation.
He says investigators will stay in the central western New South Wales city until satisfied all credible lines of inquiry have been explored and exhausted.
A search for the 31-year-old's remains is expected to continue in the Bathurst area today.
Calls come in as search continues for Janine Vaughan
Posted Thu May 31, 2007 7:28am AEST
Map: Bathurst 2795
Police investigating the disappearance of Bathurst woman Janine Vaughan have received more than 40 phone calls offering information this week.
Chief Superintendent Mark Holahan from Strike Force Mountbatten says some of the information could prove highly significant to the investigation.
He says investigators will stay in the central western New South Wales city until satisfied all credible lines of inquiry have been explored and exhausted.
A search for the 31-year-old's remains is expected to continue in the Bathurst area today.