Chris was a sports teacher at Cromer High School.

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.

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.

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.

The Teacher's Pet

The Australian's Hedley Thomas digs deep into a cold case which has been unsolved for 36 years, uncovering startling new evidence.

Episode 2 - Cromer High

Hedley Thomas The Teacher's Pet book: In conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winner Raymond Bonner

Hedley Thomas sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winner and former NYT foreign correspondent Raymond Bonner to discuss his new book, The Teacher's Pet.

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. 

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.

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

The Teacher's Pet podcast creator Hedley Thomas talks to I Catch Killers podcast host Gary Jubelin about Lynette Dawson

In this special episode of I Catch Killers, Hedley Thomas shares his personal connection to Lyn Dawson’s story with host Gary Jubelin.

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.

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.

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

The Teacher's Pet podcast creator Hedley Thomas talks to I Catch Killers host Gary Jubelin about his Chris Dawson investigation

In this special episode of the I Catch Killers podcast, Hedley Thomas joins host Gary Jubelin to discuss Lynette Dawson’s disappearance.

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.

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.

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