The Teacher's Pet
The Australian
The Teacher's Pet
The Australian
Tuesday 08 September 2020 : Janine Vaughan was a young woman with many friends, a loving family and a good job. She lived in a country town famous for one of the...
Sunday 23 August 2020 : A young woman disappears into a rain-soaked night. A country town divides on rumour and speculation. And the relentless quest of a family to...
Friday 05 April 2019 : As Chris Dawson's defence team, police and prosecutors work hard to prepare for a murder trial which may be heard some time next year, 2020,...
Friday 15 February 2019 : A new podcast from The Australian.Tracy fell in love with Max Tavita, a man who won her over with tales of a life in the investment world...
Wednesday 05 December 2018 : Nearly 37 years after Lyn Dawson disappeared, police have arrested Chris Dawson over the alleged murder of his wife, taking him into custody...
Thursday 29 November 2018 : Following an incredible groundswell of community interest ignited by this podcast, September saw a stunning development in the case with...
Friday 17 August 2018 : After 36 long years, failed police investigations, two coronial inquests, and countless appeals from Lyn's family, the case is stronger now...
Thursday 09 August 2018 : Before the first coronial inquest, police tap phones in the lead-up to digging in a relatively small area around the swimming pool at...
Thursday 02 August 2018 : Some of them hadn't seen each other since Cromer High days more than 30 years ago but they came together in a show of force, determined to...
Thursday 26 July 2018 : Chris Dawson was interviewed by police in 1991, and then never again. But Sue Strath, Lyn's loyal friend, kept agitating for a further...
Thursday 19 July 2018 : After six difficult years, the volatile marriage was over. Joanne felt she had become ‘disposable’, as Lyn had been years before, and...
Thursday 12 July 2018 : Leaving the dark shadow of Lyn’s disappearance behind, Chris moved his young new wife and children north to Queensland, into a home on...
Thursday 05 July 2018 : Lyn Dawson had been missing for three years when her worried friend Sue wrote to the Office of the Ombudsman - an independent government...
Thursday 28 June 2018 : On January 15, 1984, Chris and Joanne wed at Bayview. With no veil, and in a non-traditional dress, the young bride looked like a flower...
Thursday 21 June 2018 : In the days and months following Lyn's disappearance, Chris Dawson put forth a range of suggestions as to her possible whereabouts. Perhaps...
Thursday 14 June 2018 : In January 1982, as most Australians enjoyed a carefree holiday season, Lyn Dawson was trying to pick up the tattered threads of her...
Thursday 07 June 2018 : Humiliated and broken by her husband's affair, Lyn finally asked Joanne to leave the Bayview home. The teenager walked out, and into the...
Thursday 31 May 2018 : 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....
Wednesday 23 May 2018 : Cromer High School's pin-up sports teacher Chris Dawson pursued year 11 student Joanne Curtis with the sort of relentless determination he...
Friday 18 May 2018 : 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 -...
Wednesday 16 May 2018 : A star footballer. His school girl lover. A wife who vanishes. The Australian’s Hedley Thomas digs deep into a cold case which has been...
The Teacher's Pet
The Australian
The Night Driver - Episode 1 - Sisters
Janine Vaughan was a young woman with many friends, a loving family and a good job. She lived in a country town famous for one of the...
Introducing: The Night Driver
A young woman disappears into a rain-soaked night. A country town divides on rumour and speculation. And the relentless quest of a family to...
Special Update Episode
As Chris Dawson's defence team, police and prosecutors work hard to prepare for a murder trial which may be heard some time next year, 2020,...
Introducing: Who the Hell is Hamish?
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A new podcast from The Australian.Tracy fell in love with Max Tavita, a man who won her over with tales of a life in the investment world...
Arrest
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Nearly 37 years after Lyn Dawson disappeared, police have arrested Chris Dawson over the alleged murder of his wife, taking him into custody...
Digging
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Following an incredible groundswell of community interest ignited by this podcast, September saw a stunning development in the case with...
Decision Time
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After 36 long years, failed police investigations, two coronial inquests, and countless appeals from Lyn's family, the case is stronger now...
The System
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Before the first coronial inquest, police tap phones in the lead-up to digging in a relatively small area around the swimming pool at...
Momentum
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Some of them hadn't seen each other since Cromer High days more than 30 years ago but they came together in a show of force, determined to...
Loyalty
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Chris Dawson was interviewed by police in 1991, and then never again. But Sue Strath, Lyn's loyal friend, kept agitating for a further...
Damaged
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After six difficult years, the volatile marriage was over. Joanne felt she had become ‘disposable’, as Lyn had been years before, and...
Dreamworld
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Leaving the dark shadow of Lyn’s disappearance behind, Chris moved his young new wife and children north to Queensland, into a home on...
Hopeless
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Lyn Dawson had been missing for three years when her worried friend Sue wrote to the Office of the Ombudsman - an independent government...
The Rings
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On January 15, 1984, Chris and Joanne wed at Bayview. With no veil, and in a non-traditional dress, the young bride looked like a flower...
Gone
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In the days and months following Lyn's disappearance, Chris Dawson put forth a range of suggestions as to her possible whereabouts. Perhaps...
A Lovely Drink
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In January 1982, as most Australians enjoyed a carefree holiday season, Lyn Dawson was trying to pick up the tattered threads of her...
Soft Soil
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Humiliated and broken by her husband's affair, Lyn finally asked Joanne to leave the Bayview home. The teenager walked out, and into the...
Bruised
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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....
Cromer High
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Cromer High School's pin-up sports teacher Chris Dawson pursued year 11 student Joanne Curtis with the sort of relentless determination he...
Bayview
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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 -...
Trailer
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A star footballer. His school girl lover. A wife who vanishes. The Australian’s Hedley Thomas digs deep into a cold case which has been...
