TRUE CRIME: A Disappearance, A 4-Decades-Old Cold Case, And A Conviction Finally Delivered
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 30: Chris Dawson and team arrives at NSW Supreme Court on August 30, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Dawson, a former Newtown Jets rugby league player, is accused of murdering his wife Lynette and disposing of her body in January 1982. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Analysis

TRUE CRIME: A Disappearance, A 4-Decades-Old Cold Case, And A Conviction Finally Delivered

Ashe Schow

On January 8, 1982, Lynette Dawson’s mother called to make lunch plans with her daughter for the next day, but Lynette, a 33-year-old mother of two, failed to show up.

Six weeks later, on February 18, Lynette’s husband, Chris, reported her missing.

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