The cleaner accused of killing high school teacher Stephanie Scott is a quiet man who lived at home with his mother, neighbours say.
While the matter was briefly mentioned this afternoon a Griffith Local Court, Vincent Stanford did not appear, nor apply for bail, after being charged with murdering Ms Scott. He is due back in Court on June 4.
The 26-year-old teacher disappeared six days before her wedding in the NSW Riverina region.
She was last seen her at Leeton High School at 11am on Easter Sunday, where she was getting her work in order before her planned honeymoon to Tahiti.
She had previously been in Griffith buying cufflinks ahead of her wedding to her fiance this weekend.
Her family hired a helicopter on Wednesday, concerned Ms Scott had rolled her car on a rural road.
But their worst fears were confirmed on Wednesday night when Stanford, a cleaner from Ms Scott's school, was arrested over her alleged murder.
Police tape surrounded Stanford's home on Maiden Avenue in Leeton on Thursday.
Neighbours described the 24-year-old cleaner as a quiet, unassuming man.
"We invited them in for a cup of tea a couple of times," Gail Scanlan told AAP.
"He was very unassuming."
Her husband Bill Scanlan said the family moved next door about 12 months ago after returning to Australia from their native Holland. Mr Scanlan said Stanford lived there with his mother, a nurse, and another male.
Police still haven't found Ms Scott's body.
It is alleged police found a camera with photos of a burnt body. Stanford’s car, a white Toyota Hilux 2WD, has been towed from his home.
On Thursday morning police found Ms Scott's red Mazda 3 at a rural property in nearby Wamoon, 8km out of Leeton, which is now a crime scene.
Police haven't ruled out more crime scenes being established as the hunt for Ms Scott's body continues.
Areas of the school where Ms Scott worked have also been examined, Detective Superintendent Michael Rowan said.
"There are also a number of other locations of interest to us at this point,' he told reporters in Leeton on Thursday.
"We have two declared crime scenes at this point in time but there may be others."
Det Supt Rowan said Ms Scott's death was a tragedy for her family and the community.
"It is tragic for the people of Leeton, it is tragic for the people of NSW and it is tragic for society in general," he said.
Stanford is due to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.
Fleur Dooley, a manager with Colin Joss & Co, which employed Stanford as a cleaner, said Stanford was employed as a casual in October 2014.
"Our thoughts are with Stephanie's family and friends and the Leeton community," she told AAP.
"We have also made contact with and are assisting police at the moment."
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