Coroner questions man in disappearance case

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 07:32 · Archive

Jessica Jade Zrinski disappeared in November 2022 after being seen with Paul Jones, who a coroner found gave unconvincing testimony.

Jessica Jade Zrinski, described as 'vibrant, lively, compassionate', disappeared in suspicious circumstances on or shortly after 29 November 2022. She was last seen at about 9am that day on surveillance footage sitting in the passenger seat of a Holden Commodore at a petrol station in the NSW Blue Mountains, driven by Paul Jones of Horsley Park.

An inquest into her disappearance, published on Friday, found the pair spent significant time together from 10pm on 28 November to 4.15pm on 29 November. When investigating police searched Jones's caravan in January 2023, he denied knowing Zrinski, saying 'I don't know her, mate' when shown her photo. He claimed he had picked up an unnamed woman and given her money, but that she was not the person in the photograph.

Coroner David O'Neil rejected Jones's testimony as 'completely unconvincing' and described him as an 'unimpressive witness'. The coroner noted that 'his lack of memory seems to relate only to 28 and 29 November'. The inquest heard that less than an hour before Zrinski was last seen on CCTV, Jones called a friend sounding nervous and drug-affected.

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Chilling question after woman vanished into thin airA man repeatedly asked if he could trust a friend in the hours before a woman disappeared after being seen with him.Perth Now · 23 Oct, 06:57
Chilling question after woman vanished into thin airA man repeatedly asked if he could trust a friend in the hours before a woman disappeared after being seen with him.The West Australian · 23 Oct, 06:57

In this story: Jessica Jade Zrinski · Paul Jones · David O'Neil · NSW Blue Mountains · Horsley Park

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