Episode 70, Season 4 - Lyn and Chris Dawson – Disappearance Down Under
- Bianca Sloane
- Jul 15
- 2 min read
In January of 1982, Australian rugby star, Chris Dawson, told friends and family that his wife and mother of his two daughters, Lyn, had gone away for a few days because she needed some time to herself.
Over the ensuing weeks, Chris told people that he would hear from Lyn on occasion, letting him know she was fine, and that she still needed some time, before the calls stopped altogether.
Six weeks after Lyn was last seen, Chris finally reported his wife missing. However, the police don’t take Lyn’s disappearance seriously and she slowly becomes a forgotten cold case.
While it seems as though he is a devastated husband shattered by his wife’s disappearance, the truth is, Chris is harboring a boatload of sinister secrets and it’s not until the Teacher’s Pet podcast exploring the case becomes a global sensation does Lyn finally get justice.
Listen to the episode HERE.
Photo caption (L-R): Chris Dawson and Lynette Simms met as 16 year old high school students in Sydney, Austraillia in 1965. They were considered a Golden Couple (credit: News.com.Au); Lyn's family was dazzled by Chris's movie star looks (credit: Sydney Morning Herald); Chris and Lyn on their wedding day. The bride and groom were both 21 (credit: The Guardian) By all accounts, Lyn was a doting and devoted mother to her two girls, Shanelle and Sherryn (credit: The Guardian); Chris and his twin brother, Paul, played for the popular rugby team, the Newtown Jets, even winning a championship in 1973 (credit: The Sun); Chris and his Newtown Jets trading card (credit: The Australian); Lyn, fourth from left, during her second year of nursing school at Royal Alexandra's Children's Hospital (credit: ABC); Chris and Paul modeled frequently in print ads and appeared in local TV commercials (credit: The Australian); Chris became obsessed with 16 year old Joanne Curtis, determined to have her at any cost. Two days after Lynn disappeared, Chris moved Joanne into the house (credit: The Australian); Chris and Lyn's house in the Sydney suburb of Bayview. Everyone suspected Lyn was buried under the pool (credit: 7 News Brisbane/Facebook); The Teacher's Pet podcast was a sensation in Australia, shining a new spotlight on Lyn's disappearance - and eventually forcing authorities to properly investigate what happened to her (credit: Spotify); Lyn and Chris's eldest daughter, Shanelle (credit: The Australian Women's Weekly)
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