The Teacher's Pet

Investigative documentary on an unsolved murder case in Sydney from 1982 AI summary

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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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The Poisoned Wife – and a cop who didn’t buy her husband’s story

2026-09-13 · 17 min

Journalist Hedley Thomas joins us with a special insight into where his blockbuster podcast investigation The Poisoned Wife is heading. After the 1986 murder of Rosslyn McQueen, the Homicide Squad rolls into tiny…
Hedley Thomas’ new podcast: Sick To Death

2025-11-17 · 18 min

A blockbuster new podcast from The Australian and our investigative star reporter Hedley Thomas: Sick To Death is the horrifying true story of a surgeon who made catastrophic mistakes - and went unchallenged by a broken…
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From The Front: Roger Rogerson’s first kill? The mystery of ‘Shotgun Johnny’ Regan

2025-05-08 · 14 min

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From The Front: Chris Dawson is staying in jail

2024-06-13 · 18 min

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…
Listen to episode 1 of BRONWYN

2024-05-31 · 1 hr 12 min

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

2024-05-24 · 21 min

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…
From The Front: The Teacher's Appeal

2024-05-13 · 19 min

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

2023-11-27 · 1 hr 2 min

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

2023-11-18 · 51 min

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…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2018 · over 8 years
Typical length: 53 min
Format: Serial Meant to be heard in order

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