The couple moved to Queensland and had a daughter in 1986. 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. When she vanished, Lynette's daughters were just two and four. She genuinely believed he killed Lyn, theres no doubt about it, Ms Walsh told the program. Dawson's lawyer Greg Walsh on Thursday said the one-time teacher and football star had already received serious death threats from several inmates in Silverwater jail in the short time he'd been there. A couple of times at their house I did see him turn quite nasty, and it shocked me.. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. 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Harrison said the prosecution had to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Lynette Dawson is dead, that she was killed by Dawson with the possible involvement or assistance of others, and that he and possibly others disposed of her body. On New Years Day or 2 January 1982, JC travelled north to South West Rocks, where she camped with her sisters and friends. It is in my view fanciful to suggest that conversations as lacking in content and pregnant with cliches ever occurred, Harrison said. I do feel really sad for these women, its must be an absolute nightmare. Chris Dawson in his suit on Tuesday before he was convicted of the 1982 murder of Lynette Dawson and taken away to prison. IT IS a true crime story which has shocked the world. It was "possessive infatuation" that drove Dawson to murder Lyn, Justice Harrison said. 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. 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. Len Dawson, who led the Kansas City Chiefs to a victory in Super Bowl IV, passed away at 87 years old, his family announced on Wednesday. Her husband quickly moves in his teenage mistress after his wife disappears. Now a suspect awaits trial as investigators, lawyers, and police work tirelessly to tie up loose ends and interrogate new witnesses. In the podcast, Thomas alleged he had uncovered new evidence that indicated Dawson may have killed his wife in order to continue an affair with a former student. Dawson, 74, had been accused of killing Lynette Dawson in 1982. [1] Her whereabouts are unknown, but two coronial inquests found that she had been murdered. But for the people who loved her - her daughters Shanelle and Sherryn, her sister Pat, her brothers Greg and Phil, her niece Renee, her friends - today's verdict will bring something beyond the satisfying conclusion to an intriguing zeitgeist plot point. She was scared for herself and her daughter and she was going to the police to inform them that, you know, she believed that he killed Lyn.. 'I thinks she ws a dissatisfied person , accumulate, accumulate but it didnt give her any pleasure,' Kay Luschwitz said in the taped 1999 conversation to Marilyn Dawson, the wife of Chris Dawson's twin, Paul. He MUST seize it, starting with the Budget, writes ANDREW NEIL, Do not sell or share my personal information. Two coroners later found that Lyn was murdered by a known person, but no charges were ever laid. The absence of her mother left Shanelle feeling abandoned and confused for much of her life. In a supreme court verdict, Christopher Dawson (left) has been found guilty of killing Lynette Dawson on Sydneys northern beaches four decades ago. 'I remember it very clearly because it was so odd.' "It just happened so quickly," he says. However, a deeper look into the disappearance revealed some sinister details. But Shanelle spoke fondly of her father, saying he was fun. Lyn Dawson is a Sydney housewife who vanished 36 years ago after discovering that her teacher husband had been having an affair with a pupil. "I'm absolutely elated at the outcome but I'm still coming to terms with it," explains Pat, who watched the verdict at home with her daughter and twin sons, the four of them jumping up and down and hugging each other when Chris Dawson was pronounced guilty. There's a reason why the Australian podcast "The Teacher's Pet" has been a hit around the world. Left: Lyn with Chris Dawson, aged 17, before their High School dance of 1965. The trial also heard on Wednesday taped phone conversations between the accused's sister-in-law and her sister in which they referred to Lynette Dawson as 'a bitch', 'a nasty woman at time' who had 'moments when she was cruel'. Christopher Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his former wife four decades ago on Sydney's northern beaches. They were married from 1954 to 1978 until Jacqueline passed away at the age of 41. They've grown up with his version of the story of their mother - that she walked out on them, without a word. [21] He was satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Lynette Dawson died "as a result of a conscious and voluntary act" by Chris Dawson. Bev firmly believes Lyn did not choose to leave. Ms Longhurst also said JC had been in a rush before Chris had come home to make sure there was Coca Cola in the frig, because one time someone had drunk it and he had gone 'nuts'. Two coronial inquests have found Lyn was killed by a known person, her . Bev McNally who was another student at Chris Dawsons school tells another story. There was, I don't really know why, but just this really uncomfortable silence,' Ms Dawson said. But with no body or definitive proof of her death, the case was seen as something of a legal quandary. Unlike when a jury delivers a verdict, Harrison was also required to outline the reasons for his decision on Tuesday. She said he was a loving father to her, and struggled to see him as the narcissistic, abusive man that others made him out to be. In a marathon five-hour hearing, Justice Harrison laid out in painstaking detail the evidence persuading him that the 74-year-old former rugby league star and high school teacher had killed Lynette in January 1982 to have "unfettered" access to his teen lover, known to the court as JC. The second time I saw him being extremely violent towards her near the bedroom door and that just shattered me. Earlier, Harrison had rejected the possibility Lynette Dawson voluntarily abandoned her husband and daughters, then aged two and four, to vanish without a trace. "Who can describe it? 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. Though her whereabouts and body are still unknown, coroner's police investigations have concluded that she was killed. 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. The next news came from Chris as he spun the first silk in a web of lies torn down this week. 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. There was always something ahead with Lyn's case but now there's nothing else to wait for. [4] He claimed that she left after marital problems caused over her Bankcard spending. Harrison has spent the time since deliberating on his verdict. Harrison accepted that Dawson had become infatuated with JC before she left Cromer high school. who both passed away in 2001 never knowing what had happened to their beloved daughter. The interviews led to a phone tap on both Chris Dawsons phone and his twin brother Pauls, though neither turned up much. For almost 40 years now, the case has been pulled apart by detectives who have hit dead end after dead end. It was the last time Helena spoke to her 33-year-old daughter. In January 1982, a small neighborhood in Sydney, Australia was devastated by the disappearance of doting wife and mother Lynette Dawson. The mother-of-two abruptly vanished from her Sydney Northern Beaches home almost 40 years ago in January 1982. "Why couldn't he just bloody walk away? And they've now been handed the true version of events - that their father, their protector, their constant, was the one who took her from them. Marilyn said in the phone conversation that Chris Dawson ws 'not capable' of killing Lyn Dawson and that he was an 'upstanding citizen who work hard, lives well, is very kind to his family and hes respectful'. Lyn and Chris Dawson were childhood sweethearts. It was then that she went to the police, advising them to search the garden in his old Bayview property. Lynette Joy Dawson (born 1948) was an Australian missing person who disappeared on 9 January 1982, leaving two daughters and her husband, former rugby league footballer Chris Dawson. A young Joanne Cutis pictured witht he Dawsons' daughters, Shanelle (right) and Sherryn A Current Affair/Nine Now Interest in the disappearance of 33-year-old Lyn has magnified in the past few months due to the popularity of The Teacher's Pet podcast, which has surpassed 14 million downloads. Christopher Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his former wife four decades ago on Sydneys northern beaches. She said when Chris asked to use it, she had said 'Yes', and then agreed not to tell Lyn or anyone else about it, as Chris and the babysitter had secretly returned to Sydney after going away to Queensland together. None of the circumstances considered alone can establish Mr Dawsons guilt, the judge said. [20] Chris Dawson chose not to give evidence. The former Sydney rugby league player and teacher is accused of murdering his wife and. (60 Minutes) The then-33-year-old mum of two little girls has never been heard from since. Chris began teaching physical education at Cromer High School in this year. The trial heard that JC toldMs Melrose-Mikeska about 'mental abuse' and that Dawson had a 'short fuse temper'. Before long they had two children and Chris began winding down his rather successful rugby career. His Honour said Dawson was motivated by his obsessive infatuation with schoolgirl babysitter JC, with the fear of losing her and clearing the impediment that his wife Lyn represented, as well as not losing hold of his assets as would happen in a divorce. 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. The podcast, created by investigative reporter Hedley Thomas, was listened to tens of millions of times. Shanelle accepts that the evidence is stacked against her father. Lyn worked a nurse, and was seen as a kind and gentle soul. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. [14] In February 2020, Chris was committed to stand trial for the murder of Dawson. "He was family," Greg says. Nearly a decade later, Greg received information that made him "turn white". Rewards were issued several times for information on the case, though no one came forward with anything useful. 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. I really hope they have been able to establish their own families outside this drama to lean on now. The garment had multiple cut marks consistent with stabbing. What could have possibly caused a mother of two to leave her young family behind? But it will never be enough. That man was Hedley Thomas, an award-winning investigative journalist of the Sydney-based newspaper The Australian. Now millions of people around the world, who were waiting for that all important verdict to come through, are rejoicing on their behalf. Centre: The pair attend the Mackie Ball at the Trocadero in 1966. And tomorrow, when the sun rises, her name will already be fading into memory. Some time later, Ms Hardiman went to the police about Lyn's disappearance. She would never have left those children on her own accord, she said. No body was found, no suspects were arrested, and it seemed as though the case had gone cold. However, asked by crown prosecutor Craig Everson SC who used her bed on Christmas Day, 1981, Marilyn said 'Chris and (JC) because they asked if they could stay at my home'. 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There is huge conflict in that. Looking for Lyn: With Joanne Curtis, Damian Loone. This time, however, it was investigated as a suspected murder rather than a missing persons case. Chris was a popular high school PE teacher and talented sportsman. They moved to Queensland and had a child together. There were gasps in the courtroom the moment the verdict was handed down - following some 4.5 hours of the judge reading out his reasons - with Dawson shaking his head very slightly and his twin brother Paul muttering 'bulls***'. Now fully grown adults with families of their own, they've grown up with a constantly spooling nightmare that most of us will never understand. And I must say, there's a lot of common sense in that proposition.". We just want to find her now and lay her to rest, but we're doubtful that will ever happen. "I can never forgive Chris for the way he treated Lyn, but also for the cruel and callous way he treated our distressed and grieving mother," Lyn's sister, Pat, says. Tonight, Lynette's daughters will likely go to sleep thinking of their mother and their father. YouTubeChris Dawson and his twin brother Paul posing for a Levis ad. [11][12] He was granted bail,[13] and in June 2019 pleaded not guilty to her murder. "And Hedley came forward and saw my sister, Pat, and said he wanted to do a podcast. And tomorrow, and for the rest of their lives, they will have to live with today's verdict, and all it means. Chris began an affair with a student at the school, 16-year-old Joanne Curtis before Lynette disappeared. 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. It seems that the disappearance of Lynette Dawson is finally about to be solved. Their emotion is palpable and the extent of it is difficult to comprehend. [25] The series has close to 30 million downloads[26] and created a large amount of public interest in the case,[25] but was made unavailable in Australia in consideration of the ongoing legal proceedings. Watch the Australian Story series return Lyn Dawson: Vanished on iviewand YouTube. "This story has gone worldwide and Lyn would be incredibly humbled by that," Merilyn says. . All times AEDT (GMT +11). When journalist Hedley Thomas transfixed by the story since he'd first covered the coronial inquests published the hit podcast The Teacher's Pet in 2018, public interest reached fever pitch. She said after each visit, the daughter would cower from her mother and 'cling to me like a koala'. In 1982, Sydney mother-of-two Lynette Dawson vanished and was never seen again. 'It's still possible in the end to realise why you are here and why you have endured, and why you might have suffered so much,' the poem continues. Chris didnt report his wife as missing until six weeks later, and told everyone she had run off to join a religious cult. Ms Longhurst also recalled one time she invited JC and her daughter on a visit to Pacific Fair shopping centre with her and her son and that JC spent no money, and brought her own lunch to eat in the car. Or is it? Then, in 2018, a journalist took to the airwaves with a podcast that flipped the investigation on its head and spurred the police back into action. The Project has apologised after a comedians joke about Jesus on Tuesday nights show led to calls for the programme to be cancelled. I asked if Chris wanted to see the drawings because they were of his children and he said "no". He spent the night in the cells at Sydney's Surry Hills police centre before being taken to Silverwater prison in western Sydney on Wednesday. Image: AAP. Yet, once again, nothing actually came of it. Many were present in the courtroom last week for the dramatic finale to a case that has captivated the nation in recent years. Rishi Sunak looked like he had won the lottery. Mr Dawson claimed that while watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow from 2006, he saw a woman who he believed to be Lyn. And then there were Dawson's lies. My emotions and my love for my dad aside, I can see that there a lot of people saying all those things, its not just one person, she said. 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. In a statement to police, Chris suggested that she had joined a religious organisation. By 2003, a second coroner's inquest had recommended that her then-husband be charged with murder but after each inquest the DPP declined to proceed. Dawson, 74, was found guilty of murdering his first wife Lynette Dawson on Tuesday and was sent to Silverwater Jail in Sydney to await sentencing. Now, a journalist's podcast may have finally solved the mystery of her disappearance. On the night in Southport after leaving Dawson, JC had told Ms Melrose-Mikeska, ' I think he murdered his first wife'. denying that anything tragic had happened. For more than a month, Curtis lived in the Dawson family home with Chris and his two young daughters (before long there would be three, the youngest mothered by Curtis herself). Chris Dawson's daughter Kristen, who was born to his young lover Joanne Curtis three years after his wife disappeared, has spoken about the effect on her family of her father's arrest. 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. It was alleged Dawson killed his wife on 8 January 1982. She was last seen in January. Former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery QC told ABC, the evidence simply wasnt strong enough. "We'd like to remember those who loved Lyn but who . She said she was moved into the Dawson family home in January 1982 where she was treated as a housekeeper, babysitter and sex slave. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Having taken over the case in 2015, the NSW PoliceUnsolved Homicide Unitsent a new brief to the DPP in early 2018. 1981: Lyn tells her friend from work, Anna Grantham, that Chris has allegedly been violent towards her, including one occasion where her pulled her hair and shoved her face into the mud next to the pool, leaving her gasping for air. 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. 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