[14] In February 2020, Chris was committed to stand trial for the murder of Dawson. His brother Paul followed suit and began teaching alongside Chris, even moving his family closer. That man was Hedley Thomas, an award-winning investigative journalist of the Sydney-based newspaper The Australian. You might vaguely remember, instead, that podcast, and the journalist who caught a killer. Tonight, Lynette's daughters will likely go to sleep thinking of their mother and their father. She also told The Teacher's Pet podcast - which brought Lyn's disappearance back into the spotlight - that her mother was rarely spoken about after she went missing. These are the four lies Chris Dawson told that, eventually, meant he was jailed for murder. 22/29 In 1980, Chris began a secret affair with Joanne Curtis, 16, his student, soon after introducing her to his family as the babysitter. Depending on how enraptured you were with the true crime podcast The Teacher's Pet, you might feel a moment of joyous satisfaction about the outcome of this case, or a shrugging indifference. When JC tried to leave him, Dawson became so "distressed, frustrated and ultimately overwhelmed" that he resolved to kill his wife to get her out of the picture. Harrison said the prosecution had provided multiple reasons to explain the unlikelihood that Lynette Dawson had done this, and he had found them strongly persuasive when considered together. Doting mother-of-two Lyn Dawson went missing from her northern beaches home in January 1982, then 33-years-old. In January 1982, a small neighborhood in Sydney, Australia was devastated by the disappearance of doting wife and mother Lynette Dawson. Mr Dawson claimed that while watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow from 2006, he saw a woman who he believed to be Lyn. In 1980, Chris began a relationship with his 16-year-old Cromer High School student Joanne Curtis. Its happened before.. 18:44 EST 14 Jun 2022. She said after each visit, the daughter would cower from her mother and 'cling to me like a koala'. Bev firmly believes Lyn did not choose to leave. [21], On 30 August 2022, Justice Harrison took five hours to deliver his reasons for finding Dawson guilty. "We've always remembered Lyn with such love. "Essentially it came down to the infatuation with the young girl, [a] deteriorating marriage and a sudden realisation on Chris Dawson's part that, in order to have this girl with him as he wanted for the rest of his life, he had to get rid of his wife.". But Lyn never arrived. They've grown up with his version of the story of their mother - that she walked out on them, without a word. She shared a short excerpt from the poem Still Possible, written by David Whyte, which describes understanding that 'you have secretly been, all along, a goodness that can continue to be a goodness to itself'. "I just feel terribly drained and fragile. Harrison said that while it was often immaterial when a particular offence occurred, in this case it was an indispensable link in the chain of reasoning upon which the Crown relies. Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson, subject of the hit podcast The Teacher's Pet, has on Tuesday been found guilty of the murder of his wife Lynette Dawson. 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Graduations. Left: Lyn with Chris Dawson, aged 17, before their High School dance of 1965. According to ACA former students allege there was group of at least six teachers who slept with teenage girls. I would say hes got a side to him thats a lot like a loveable, adorable puppy dog.. This inquest determined that despite the lack of a body, it was likely that Lynette Dawson was dead and had been killed by a known person, heavily implying it was her cheating husband Chris, against whom they recommended charges should be pressed. Some time later, Ms Hardiman went to the police about Lyn's disappearance. "Maybe we were gullible, we wish we would have done more.". A year later, the backyard of the Dawsons home in Bayview was excavated. They were married from 1954 to 1978 until Jacqueline passed away at the age of 41. The absence of her mother left Shanelle feeling abandoned and confused for much of her life. How does anyone reconcile that? Chris Dawson was found guilty of murdering his wife, Lynette, in 1982. A former student of Cromer High, where Lynettes husband Chris Dawson was a PE teacher, has alleged there was a culture of male teachers trying to have sex with female students at the school, saying they were described as fair game. THERE was a culture of male teachers trying to have sex with female students at a school where the husband of suspected murder victim Lyn Dawson worked, a former student says. One of Joannes friends told A Current Affair on Monday that her former friend was scared of Chris. Lynette Dawson vanished in 1982. Everyone who loved Lynette loses. I pray Rishi Sunak succeeds so as HENRY DEEDES: Wowee was he pumped! "Chris Dawson's case was, I think from the outset, quite a difficult one," says Anthony Whealy, QC, the former NSW Supreme Court judge, who presided over the 2010 jury trial of Keli Lane, which saw the mother convicted of her baby's murder in the absence of a body. As Chris awaits his trial so does the Australian public, and indeed the world. He found that although Lynette Dawson had confronted JC with the paradoxically genteel observation that JC had been taking liberties with her husband, she had remained hopeful of reconciling with Dawson. He was having Mum on, saying Lyn is going to ring on Wednesday, so Mum would sit by the phone all day Wednesday waiting for the phone call.". Her post was inundated with supportive comments from loved ones, many saying they were thinking of her. He tried convincing his wife to let the girl move into their home for the remainder of her schooling, saying she came from a broken home and had a violent stepfather. In 1981, while teaching at Cromer High School in New South Wales, Chris started up an affair with a pupil, 16-year-old Joanne Curtis. Over the years, two families have been at war over these different stories. In fact, it would be more than a month until an official missing persons report would be filed. YouTube16-year-old Joanne Curtis, the student who had an affair with Chris Dawson. "We didn't get much sleep, it's hard to try and process the verdict," Greg says. Shewas killed by the manwho was supposed to love and protect her. This was one of a series of reasons which Harrison gave to dismiss the possibility that Lynette Dawson left of her own accord. On Tuesday, New South Wales supreme court Justice Ian Harrison found Dawson guilty. Everything.. [4] Chris was arrested in Queensland in December 2018, extradited to New South Wales, and charged with the murder of his first wife. Clothed in pink, Lyn's favourite colour, they place a bouquet of pink flowers on a bench near the ocean, situated less than 100 metres from the Simms family home where Lyn, Greg and their siblings Patand Philip spent their carefree childhood years. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. The artist who drew the portraits,Kristin Hardiman, told the court that Lyn 'was very excited' about the portraits after approaching her at the 1981 Christmas fair at Narrabeen High School. Harrison dismissed several reported sightings of Lynette Dawson which occurred after 8 January 1982. YoutubeHedley Thomas, the journalist behind The Teachers Pet. Two prison officers entered the room and handcuffed him. He unsuccessfully argued all the way to the high court that there should be a permanent stay in the proceedings on the grounds that the alleged murder had occurred a substantial time ago, that there had been contamination of evidence and/or collusion between prosecution witnesses, and that the combination of these factors prejudiced his ability to defend the allegations. Watch the Australian Story series return Lyn Dawson: Vanished on iviewand YouTube. She said she was moved into the Dawson family home in January 1982 where she was treated as a housekeeper, babysitter and sex slave. On New Years Day or 2 January 1982, JC travelled north to South West Rocks, where she camped with her sisters and friends. Lynette Dawson and one of her daughters. YouTubeLynette Dawson shortly before her disappearance. The couple ended up in marriage counselling. Marilyn Dawson said that she had become aware of Lyn's marriage problems before her disappearance, and had urged her to 'fight' for her marriage which had become 'very shaky'. [22] Harrison rejected the alleged sightings of Lynette as "wholly unreliable", and found there was a "most compelling body of evidence" to reject the hypothesis that Lynette Dawson abandoned her family. Harrison had presided over the matter after Dawson successfully applied for a judge-only trial. Now downloaded more than 60 million times, Thomas's podcast would uncover new evidence while making Lyn Dawson a household name. He has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. Chris didnt report his wife as missing until six weeks later, and told everyone she had run off to join a religious cult. She said she had been 'quite taken aback' when JC told her that after buying groceries she would have to give Chris Dawson 'the shopping list and the change to show what she bought'. 23:53 EST 07 Jun 2022 Tonight, when you go to sleep, you won't think of Lynette. EXCLUSIVE: The daughter of wife-killer Chris Dawson speaks out | 60 Minutes Australia 60 Minutes Australia 5.12M subscribers Subscribe 7K Share 397K views 4 months ago #60MinutesAustralia. That makes it very weak, he said. Helena Simms was shocked as it seemed out of character for Lyn, but she had no reason to doubt her son-in-law. The mother-of-two disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1982. Harrison said he agreed with the prosecution that Dawson had become obsessed with his teenage lover, his former student and babysitter JC, and murdered Lynette Dawson to ensure the new relationship could continue. Yet, once again, nothing actually came of it. The court heard another friend, whose family built Dreamworld and met JC on the Gold Coast, said JC 'said to me should anything happen to her I was to go to the police. "And Hedley came forward and saw my sister, Pat, and said he wanted to do a podcast. Shanelle finally shared her side of the story in an explosive 60 Minutes interview and others involved are also now speaking. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Meanwhile Lyn's family and work friends were growing more anxious by the police dismissal of Lyn as a missing person. She was survived by her two daughters and her husband, Chris Dawson. Without a body, without knowing first of all whether in fact she is dead, without knowing secondly if she is dead, how she died, its very hard to mount a case of a reasonable prospect of conviction just on motive and the undefined existence of means and opportunity. In a supreme court verdict, Christopher Dawson (left) has been found guilty of killing Lynette Dawson on Sydneys northern beaches four decades ago. The garment had multiple cut marks consistent with stabbing. Today, your news feed has told you that Chris Dawson has been found guilty of killing his wife, Lynette, on Sydney's northern beaches, 40 years ago. [15] He is also facing a charge of carnal knowledge with a girl between the ages of 10 and 17, relating to his sexual relationship with Curtis while still a teacher at Cromer High School. Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia, 'I couldn't breathe, he could have killed me': Friend tells murder trial Lyn Dawson's exact words after she allegedly had her face pushed in mud during FIGHT which made her fear for her LIFE, How Lynette Dawson had a 'grapefruit-sized bruise on thigh' weeks before alleged murder - as another babysitter describes accused's furious outbursts if their home wasn't kept PERFECT. Verdict that took five hours to be delivered ended a 40-year wait for justice, The Teachers Pet: hit podcast thrust Lynette Dawsons 1982 disappearance into the spotlight. 'I thought she was devastated and mentally not coping. "It gave us comfort just knowing that her name was out there and a lot more people were actually hearing her story," Greg says. Harrison accepted that Dawson had become infatuated with JC before she left Cromer high school. They have also argued that because these events happened four decades ago and memories have faded over time, the testimony given now is not an accurate portrayal of what happened. "What was lacking was good, hard evidence to try and build a strong circumstantial case and to prove that this woman [Lyn] had in fact died," he says. Thomas work on the case shot it to the forefront of the publics attention and kickstarted the investigation back into high gear. who both passed away in 2001 never knowing what had happened to their beloved daughter. Then, in 1965, Chris Dawson met young Lynette Simms and five years later the two were married. Dawson was charged with murder in December 2018 and extradited to Sydney from his home on the Gold Coast. Shanelle accepts that the evidence is stacked against her father. 'I think Paul would do anything for his brother, but I didn't mean he would kill.'. In 1980, at 16, Joanne Curtis began an affair with a teacher at Cromer High School in . The interviews led to a phone tap on both Chris Dawsons phone and his twin brother Pauls, though neither turned up much. However, a deeper look into the disappearance revealed some sinister details. For almost 40 years now, the case has been pulled apart by detectives who have hit dead end after dead end. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. It's an impossible place to be; this place where seeing justice served for a member of your family means losing another, when you have already lost so much already. It was very, very strange. Born in 1948, the 33-year-old Lynette Joy Dawson vanished into thin air on January 9, 1982. A few years later, he divorced Lyn in her absence and married JC. (Lyn) was such a strong girl, I wanted her to stand up and be counted about her home and her children and her marriage,' Marilyn said. Today, he awaits his trial at home, after being released on bail. 'He's had to pay maintenance to (JC) for eight years, on your theory he should have knocked off his second wife too he should have killed (JC) too,' Marilyn told Joan she'd said to police. He grabbed the tea towel. Chris Dawson and his twin brother Paul posing for a Levis ad. Centre: The pair attend the Mackie Ball at the Trocadero in 1966. According to Hedley Thomas, the senior News Corp journalist who has investigated the case for The Teachers Pet, Chris became increasingly angry and threatening towards Joanne. Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in Sydney 40 years ago The Teacher's Pet: hit podcast thrust Lynette Dawson's 1982 disappearance into the spotlight Get our free news app,. But with no body or definitive proof of her death, the case was seen as something of a legal quandary. But she hadn't really discussed her marriage to Dawson until the night she left him when she stayed atMs Melrose-Mikeska's Southport home before escaping to Sydney with her daughter. Her body has never been found and Dawson has always maintained he was not involved in her disappearance. Dawson appeared to limp as he was led away, arms stretched awkwardly in front of him, to be taken into custody. This fascination has followed Lynette's daughters throughout their lives, on first a small, and then a global scale, and it's coloured every aspect of the lives they've built in its shadow, and will go on tolive from here. So while it's just and right that Chris Dawson's long-held secret was forced into the light today, Shanelle and Sherryn still lose. Having left Chris Dawson, she was keen to reveal her suspicions that he was involved in Lyn's disappearance. At the first inquest held in February 2001, the Deputy State Coroner Jan Stevenson determined that Lynette had been murdered and that her killer was someone she knew. He referred to her in the present tense, careful to never use words such as was or used to. Instead, he told reporters and investigators he hoped his missing wife was living happily somewhere else in the world. Or maybe you will, for just a second. What could have possibly caused a mother of two to leave her young family behind? "Mum never stopped searching for Lyn. Two years later, a second, lengthier inquest was held. For the people who loved her, today's verdict will bring some form of closure. He said it was simply absurd and defied common sense that the only person Lynette Dawson would remain in contact with after leaving the house would be the very person who was the reason for her departure. [21][23], On December 2, 2022, Dawson was sentenced to 24 years in jail, with a non-parole period of 18 years, for the murder of Lynette.[24]. They were everything to her. After her passing in 2001, Helena's ashes were scattered in the ocean at Clovelly where she had swum every day. Dawson, 74, faced a judge-alone trial during which his lawyers argued it was possible Lynette abandoned her young daughters and the family's Bayview home in January 1982. Dawson's legal team has argued the witnesses' testimony has been contaminated because they had talked about the case with each other and had listened to The Teacher's Pet podcast about the mystery surrounding Mrs Dawson, arguing it was broadcast with an assumption that her husband was guilty. "Who can describe it? Dawsons twin brother, Paul, left court without speaking to reporters. Then, in 2015, the case was reopened. Nearly a decade later, Greg received information that made him "turn white". Princess of Wales channels the Welsh dragon in a bright red coat at St David's Day Mike Tindall's latest money-making scheme! Right: The couple in . But Shanelle spoke fondly of her father, saying he was fun. The first time Chris and Lynette were both in the kitchen, and Chris went to get a glass out of the cupboard. Ups and downs have been a constant companion during the family's decades-long search for answers about what happened to Lyn. Like the 2001 inquest, this one also recommended laying charges against Chris Dawson. Many were present in the courtroom last week for the dramatic finale to a case that has captivated the nation in recent years. Dawson, 73, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Lynette in Sydney's Northern Beaches suburb in January 1982. There has been no sign of Lyn Dawson since . I do feel really sad for these women, its must be an absolute nightmare. The court has also heard Dawson allegedly threatened a high school student who asked JC out, and had told conflicting stories about his wife's whereabouts after her disappearance. Even as it went to trial, there were doubts a murder conviction could be reached. Dawson is accused of murdering his first wife Lynette Dawson to enable him to have an unfettered relationship with the then-16-year-old schoolgirl he had become infatuated with, according to. Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison handed down the verdict during a lengthy hearing in Sydney today, which lasted for around five hours. [4] He claimed that she left after marital problems caused over her Bankcard spending. Rishi Sunak warns MPs they can't trust 'Mr 2nd Referendum' Keir Starmer on Brexit in meeting with backbench DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Rishi Sunak's vaunted Brexit deal could be a landmark achievement, Rishi's deal gives Brexit a second chance. Harrison said Dawson "lied" about receiving phone calls from his missing wife, and concluded she died on or around January 8, 1982. Despite two coronial inquests in 2001 and 2003 finding that charges against a known person should be considered for her murder, on each occasion the DPP declined to prosecute on the grounds that there was not enough evidence. The image, taken in 1966, depicts Lyn on her day off with a little girl that she had cared for at the time. Especially people who are quite angry, and rightfully so, wanting answers about my mum. "I think having a murder verdict brings a conclusion to one part of the story but it's extremely hard to think of " His voice trails off. A lot of teachers said to me, once theyre legal, theyre fair game, former classmate Phil Webster said. Karen Longhurst said JC had indicated that Dawson had 'taunted' his first wife, saying 'Chris used to wander around the house singing songs (like) "I don't love you any more".'. 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