Cromer High School's pin-up sports teacher Chris Dawson pursued high school student JC with the sort of relentless determination he showed as a star of rugby league. Chris had model good looks, an easy charm, and students looked up to him.See o

Episode 4 - Soft Soil

1 Jun 7th, 2018 1h 2m

Humiliated and broken by her husband's affair, Lyn finally asked JC to leave the Bayview home. The teenager walked out, and into the home of Chris's twin brother, Paul, a few hundred metres down the same street. Tensions continued to rise. And

Episode 1 - Bayview

May 18th, 2018 41m 13s

Lyn was a devoted wife and mother. She adored her husband, but he betrayed and humiliated her in the most callous way. Now she's gone - missing, a likely victim of murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 5 - A Lovely Drink

1 Jun 14th, 2018 1h 4m

In January 1982, as most Australians enjoyed a carefree holiday season, Lyn Dawson was trying to pick up the tattered threads of her marriage. JC was taking tentative steps to extricate herself from her affair with Lyn's husband. And Chris Daws

Episode 3 - Bruised

May 31st, 2018 49m 40s

As Chris brazenly moved his teenage lover into the family home, Lyn saw the cracks in her marriage widen. It was crumbling all around her. Unable to believe the worst of her husband, she responded with denial, but to her family and friends Lyn'

Special Update Episode

1 Apr 5th, 2019 17m 10s

Preparation for the murder trial begins. The team behind The Teacher's Pet podcast series takes down the first 16 episodes in Australia, to help ensure Chris gets a fair trial.The Teacher’s Pet is currently not available to listen to in Austra

Episode 16 - Arrest

Dec 5th, 2018 45m 17s

Nearly 37 years after Lyn Dawson disappeared, police have arrested Chris Dawson over the alleged murder of his wife, taking him into custody and preparing his extradition to Sydney where he will face court. When the knock on the door came, the

Episode 15 - Digging

Nov 29th, 2018 1h 29m

Following an incredible groundswell of community interest ignited by this podcast, September saw a stunning development in the case with police returning to the Bayview house to conduct a new and more thorough search for the remains of Lyn Daws

Episode 14 - Decision Time

Aug 17th, 2018 2h 2m

After 36 long years, failed police investigations, two coronial inquests, and countless appeals from Lyn's family, the case is stronger now - and once again it's in the hands of the office of the DPP. Regardless of their decision, the NSW polic

Episode 13 - The System

Aug 9th, 2018 1h 30m

Before the first coronial inquest, police tap phones in the lead-up to digging in a relatively small area around the swimming pool at Bayview, where they find a woman's cardigan. The crime scene officer on that dig describes what he believed we

Episode 12 - Momentum

Aug 2nd, 2018 1h 12m

The detective Damian Loone escalates his murder investigations, interviewing many witnesses in a quest for the truth. And the area of "soft soil" comes back into focus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 11 - Loyalty

Jul 26th, 2018 1h 15m

Chris Dawson was interviewed by police in 1991, and then never again. But Sue Strath, Lyn's loyal friend, kept agitating for a further investigation, and in 1998 Detective Damian Loone was assigned to the case. Curiously, the earlier investigat

Episode 10 - Damaged

Jul 19th, 2018 1h 24m

After six difficult years, the volatile marriage was over. JC felt she had become ‘disposable’, as Lyn had been years before, and feared for her life. She fled back to Sydney, telling friends she was convinced Chris had murdered his first wife.

Episode 9 - Dreamworld

Jul 12th, 2018 1h 4m

Leaving the dark shadow of Lyn’s disappearance behind, Chris moved his young new wife and children north to Queensland, into a home on acreage near the newly-opened theme park, Dreamworld. Isolated behind high fences, JC lived the life of a 'St

Episode 8 - Hopeless

Jul 5th, 2018 1h 6m

Lyn Dawson had been missing for three years when her worried friend Sue wrote to the Office of the Ombudsman - an independent government watchdog - about the lack of police action in the case. We go looking and recover a long-forgotten file aft

Episode 7 - The Rings

Jun 28th, 2018 1h 7m

On January 15, 1984, Chris and JC wed at Bayview. With no veil, and in a non-traditional dress, the young bride looked like a flower girl. On her hand, she wore Lyn's rings. Chris's brother Paul and his wife Marilyn were witnesses.See omnystudi

Episode 6 - Gone

Jun 21st, 2018 57m 38s

In the days and months following Lyn's disappearance, Chris Dawson put forth a range of suggestions as to her possible whereabouts. Perhaps she had gone north to think about their marriage. Maybe she'd joined a cult, or a religious group. But w

From The Front: Chris Dawson is staying in jail

Jun 13th, 2024 17m 43s

This is an episode of The Australian's daily news podcast, The Front. Chris Dawson has suffered another humiliation, losing an appeal against his conviction for the 1982 murder of his wife Lynette in 1982. Find out more about The Front podcast

Listen to episode 1 of BRONWYN

May 31st, 2024 1h 12m

The Teacher's Pet creator Hedley Thomas returns with a new podcast investigation for The Australian. Subscribers to The Australian and registered users hear episodes of ‘Bronwyn’ first. Plus, you can read more about this case and see exclusive

From The Front: Hedley Thomas’ new cold case podcast, 'Bronwyn'

May 24th, 2024 20m 31s

Where is Bronwyn Winfield? The devoted mum has been missing since 1993 – and the man behind The Teacher’s Pet is on the case. Go to theaustralian.com.au/bronwyn to listen. Plus, you can read more about this case and see exclusive stories, map

From The Front: The Teacher's Appeal

May 13th, 2024 18m 58s

Christopher Michael Dawson has launched an appeal, arguing Justice Ian Harrison got it wrong — and claiming he’s not guilty of Lyn’s murder. The Front is covering the NSW Supreme Court proceedings every day. Find out more about it here, or kee

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

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 1m

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

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

Nov 18th, 2023 50m 36s

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,

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

Nov 18th, 2023 47m 56s

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

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

Nov 10th, 2023 25m 30s

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.