MUS-2026-0217
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MUS-2026-0217
Homicide
- Incident
- 2001
- Indexed
- Oct 12, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- NSW Police Force
- Location
- Bathurst AU
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Around 4 a.m. on December 7, 2001, Janine Vaughan, a 31-year-old clothing store manager, got into a small red car on Keppel Street in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, and was never seen again. A 2009 inquest ruled she had been murdered by person or persons unknown. The NSW Police Force offers a $1 million reward, and no one has been held accountable.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2001
Janine Vaughan, 31, gets into a small red car on Keppel Street in Bathurst around 4 a.m. on December 7 and is never seen again.
- 2009
An inquest rules she was murdered by person or persons unknown.
- 2026
No one has been held accountable. A $1 million reward stands.
Key people
The people in the file.
31-year-old clothing store manager, last seen December 7, 2001 in Bathurst, New South Wales, getting into a small red car.
State Crime Command Homicide Squad, Strike Force Toko II. Contact details change over time; confirm the current assignee before publishing.
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