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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 evidence.

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Bonus episode: Hedley Thomas talks The Teacher's Pet with Raymond Bonner

2023/11/27

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. The book is published by Pan Macmillan and is available at all good bookstores, and wherever you get audiobooks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin: Remembering Lynette with Hedley Thomas (Part 2)

2023/11/18

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. In this special episode of the I Catch Killers podcast, Hedley Thomas shares his personal connection to Lyn’s story with host Gary Jubelin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin: Catching A Killer with Hedley Thomas (Part 1)

2023/11/18

A school teacher, a missing wife, and the student caught in the middle. The Teacher’s Pet was the podcast that captivated the world. In this special episode of the I Catch Killers podcast, award-winning journalist Hedley Thomas joins host Gary Jubelin to discuss the ins and outs of the investigation into Lynette Dawson’s disappearance — ultimately landing murderer Chris Dawson behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bonus episode: Hedley reads Chapter 1 of his new book, The Teacher's Pet

2023/11/10

Listen to Hedley Thomas reading Chapter 1 of his new book, The Teacher's Pet. The book is published by Pan Macmillan and is available at all good bookstores, and wherever you get audiobooks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From The Front: Three more years for Chris Dawson

2023/09/15

Grey, shrunken and hiding his face, Chris Dawson is sentenced for unlawful carnal knowledge of a schoolgirl. Hedley Thomas joins us. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this story and more on The Australian's website or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Front: Inside podcasting with Hedley Thomas and David Murray

2023/09/12

Hedley Thomas, Claire Harvey and David Murray reveal how our smash-hit podcasts get made. Find out more about The Front podcast here and read about this story and more on The Australian's website or search for The Australian in your app store. This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and original music is composed by Jasper Leak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 16 - Arrest

2018/12/05

Chris is arrested over the alleged murder of Lyn.

Episode 15 - Digging

2018/11/29

Police continue to search for clues.

Episode 14 - Decision Time

2018/08/17

Police pledge to continue investigating the case.

Episode 13 - The System

2018/08/09

The Justice system struggles to find answers to Lyn's disappearance.

Episode 12 - Momentum

2018/08/02

Former Cromer High students share their experiences.

Episode 11 - Loyalty

2018/07/26

Police ramp up investigations into the case.

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4.5 out of 5

6949 reviews

Natstan03 2023/09/01

Subtitles

These voice recordings of folks on the phone are so mumbled and heavily accented- I normally do not have a hard time with understanding deep accents b...

soul24 2023/12/18

5 episodes of material max

This podcast is well-done but it spends way too much time droning on and on about the same basic facts. I know that true crime podcasts are a great w...

clynnk 2023/12/15

I Wanted To Like This

I am a true crime podcast junkie, however I am super sensitive to extra wet mouth noises and have diagnosed misophonia. Hedley’s thick, sticky voice h...

everydaytrader 2023/12/07

Unbelievably Repetitive

I have listened to a ton of podcasts. When I saw the “repetitive” reviews, I ignored them and assumed they didn’t like going into great detail on a su...

guajiro6805 2023/11/17

Amazing Story, Horribly Written

This story is as fascinating as it is awful. Sadly, it is completely ruined by hands down the worst writing in podcasting history. It is totally disjo...

Ms_Mustang 2023/03/08

Well told, but very repetitive

I very much enjoyed this podcast. The narration is well done, and I like how detailed the host gets making sure many people are interviewed. My compla...

Bijtop 2023/08/16

Dragged on and on.

Not very succinctly done. Lots of repetitive information per episode

such vbjczgb 2023/05/31

too much substance

this podcast was fantastically well researched but incredibly repetitive and drawn out

TB231 2023/04/05

What a Journey

Wow, I’m so happy for Lyn’s family. What a relief and well done to this podcast for making this happen.

RTMig 2023/03/09

Glad this has been resolved and Justice has been served

Great work on the investigation. I’m incredulous that Lynne’s “friends” did nothing after her disappearance. So disappointing.