Voices for the Victims
Lyn and Chris Dawson appear to have the perfect marriage. He's a star footballer and popular high school teacher. She's a devoted wife and mother. They share a beautiful home above Sydney's northern beaches. But when Lyn goes missing, dark secrets are buried. This is no fairytale, but a sordid story of strangely close twin brothers, teenage student lovers, and probable murder. The Australian's Hedley Thomas digs deep into a cold case which has been unsolved for 36 years, uncovering startling new
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The Teacher's Pet creator Hedley Thomas returns with a new podcast investigation for The Australian.
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Christopher Michael Dawson has launched an appeal, arguing Justice Ian Harrison got it wrong — and claiming he’s not guilty of Lyn’s murder.
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Hedley Thomas sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winner and former NYT foreign correspondent Raymond Bonner to discuss his new book, The Teacher's Pet, at Bookoccino book shop on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
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Lynette Dawson, now remembered as Lynette Simms, went missing from her Bayview home in 1982. But it would take another 40 years for her husband Chris Dawson to be convicted of her murder.
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A school teacher, a missing wife, and the student caught in the middle. The Teacher’s Pet was the podcast that captivated the world.
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Grey, shrunken and hiding his face, Chris Dawson is sentenced for unlawful carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. Hedley Thomas joins us.
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Chris is arrested over the alleged murder of Lyn.
Police continue to search for clues.
Police pledge to continue investigating the case.
The Justice system struggles to find answers to Lyn's disappearance.
Former Cromer High students share their experiences.
Police ramp up investigations into the case.
Police interviews reveal details about the case.
Chris and his family move homes.
Hopes fade for ever finding Lyn alive.
Chris takes a new step in his life.
Theories abound as to where Lyn might be.
Looking for answers to Lyn's disappearance.
Lyn goes missing.
Family and friends talk about life in Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Chris was a sports teacher at Cromer High School.
Lynette Dawson was a devoted wife and mother before she went missing.