Jean Gregoire

•Janet’s mother, Jean, was the sole source of accusations that Paul was responsible for Janet’s disappearance, and that Paul harmed Fuzz. 

• The meeting with Jean on September 12th clearly gave APD Boon tunnel vision. He took everything Jean said as fact, and then convinced PCSO Detective Johnnie Smith that Paul was the only possible suspect in the case. 

•Several of Janet’s friends indicated that she was unhappy with aspects of her life, but had no plans to leave Paul—the push to return to college, get surgery, move the children to a different school, and seek a divorce was coming solely from Jean. 

 •Boon had never investigated a serious missing person case or homicide, and he completely failed to consider several lines of investigation:

- Had Fuzz been poisoned by a stranger to gain entrance to the Kovacich yard?

- Was Janet being stalked by someone waiting for her to be alone in the house? The morning she disappeared was the first known time she was alone since the children got out of school for the summer in June.

- Did the same stalker let Adolph out of the yard on the evening of the 7th, believing Paul had left for the night shift?

- Was there a person who was friendly with Adolph as a working K-9 (since 1976), but would not be trusted by Fuzz?

- Was there a person who had a personal grudge against Paul due to a work incident, and could seek revenge by killing Paul's wife and/or framing him for her disappearance?

- Was there a person who had reason to target Janet personally, or because of her mother's position at San Juan High?

- Was there a person who was targeting Nick Willick’s neighbors, or seeking to embarass Auburn PD?

-Were there any other matching MO cases in Placer or Sacramento Counties? (CII could have easily answered that question, but the information about Janet’s case was never uploaded to any of the law enforcement databases available in 1982.)

•None of the normal investigative questions were asked or answered. Jean’s narrative became “fact” in the minds of the lead detectives. 

•The next door neighbor, Frances Myres, got to know both Janet and Jean well, and offered her assessment of the relationship:

Jean Gregoire was not well liked by students at San Juan High

"Jean, Jean--The Suspending Machine"

Jean was also disliked by her peers